WHAT IS ENTERPRISE CAPITAL?
Enterprise Capital is a better way to build financial strength for nonprofits — making it possible to achieve more through access to the same long-term, flexible capital available to businesses.
Our successful Enterprise Capital approach has already delivered resources that have helped:
Delta Circles maintain financial stability as it worked to scale efforts to address generational poverty in the Arkansas Delta.
Sustain Venceremos whose mission is to ensure the human rights of poultry workers.
Grow the Delta Community Development and Law Center’s ability to advocate for and produce affordable housing.
The Arkansas Enterprise Capital Grant Fund includes a diverse group of investors, including:
Co-Investors
Nonprofits are seeking opportunities for simpler investment structures that advance their mission, agility, sustainability, innovation, efficiencies, and effectiveness. Traditional philanthropic giving is generally project-based, short-term funding that limits nonprofit potential. Enterprise Capital is unrestricted capital injected at the enterprise/organization level. Enterprise Capital delivers:
Long-Term Support
Multi-year grants provide predictability, strategic flexibility, and breathing room for transformation—not survival.
Unrestricted Funding
Multi-year grants provide predictability, strategic flexibility, and breathing room for transformation—not survival.
Larger Grant Amounts
Fund the organization, not just a project. Trust nonprofits to allocate resources where needed—just as you would trust a business’s executive team.
Grants Not Debt
Grants are more powerful than loans. Use PRIs only when paired with grants to avoid burdening organizations with repayment risk.
Nonprofits are seeking opportunities for integration. Funding alone isn’t enough. Enterprise capital aligns sources of funds, uses of funds, and capacity-building services to strengthen performance and impact. Integrating financial capital with a deep bench of organizational support ensures nonprofits can absorb capital effectively. Enterprise Capital provides:
Capacity + Capital
Combine enterprise grants with leadership coaching, strategy development, and technical assistance.
Cohort Support & Consulting
Provide wraparound services—just like business accelerators do for startups—so nonprofits grow into strong, scalable organizations.
Fragmented philanthropy creates waste and confusion. Enterprise Capital promotes collaboration. Enterprise Capital supports:
Friendly Tech
Accessible grant platforms. No one should need a PhD in grant portals to apply.
Shared Metrics, Not Siloed Reporting
Design metrics with nonprofits and peer funders. Focus on learning and impact—not burdensome accountability.
Trust-Based Philanthropy
Flip the script: imagine you were applying to nonprofits for the right to invest in their mission.
HERE AND NOW:
The First in the South
Arkansas Is the South’s first enterprise capital fund —bringing a national model into a local context. Your investment here pioneers a smarter approach. ​
A Crucial Time
Amid federal instability and nonprofit precocity, Arkansas nonprofits need bold investment —now.
An Exportable Model
What starts in Arkansas can influence national practice. Let's build something here that sets the tone for what's possible across the country.