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Your Charitable Grants and Donations Enable You to Become an Impact Investor.
To invest in the impact opportunities of the R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund., you can make a tax-deductible contribution directly, or make a grant from your donor advised fund (DAF) or private foundation to Sprout Enterprise® for the R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund. You can also co-invest directly in select investment opportunities. The funds you invest will be reinvested again and again, multiplying the impact of your gift and the difference you make with your contribution.
Returns from our investments support the Kaliyachak Girls’ Learning Centre in rural Bihar, India. Our two-fold impact model creates both livelihoods and economic opportunities for artisans, as well as provides educational and vocational training programs for girls and young women in rural communities..
Sprout Enterprise® is an initiative of Friends of Tilonia, Inc, a U.S. 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Brooklyn, NY. Our EIN is 11-3569536.
You’ll find Friends of Tilonia, Inc. on GuideStar, Global Giving and other charitable giving platforms, including donor advised platforms, like Fidelity Charitable and DAFgiving360 (formerly Schwab Charitable), and corporate giving platforms powered by Benevity. You can also make your grant or donation directly to us.
Please contact us if you would like to make a gift of appreciated securities, or explore options for recoverable grants or co-investment.
Download the R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund brochure.
Download the Sprout Enterprise® 2024 Impact Report.
Contribute to the R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund
Kaliyachak Girls’ Learning Center in rural Bihar, India. More than 140 girls attend the center.
Collaborative Craft Projects works closely with more than 25 artisan communities throughout southern Africa.
Du Anyam promotes traditional wicker craft, while improving the livelihoods of over 400 women artisans in rural Indonesia.
Kumaon Tea has a new tea processing facility that will be owned by the tea farmers. 90% of the farmers are women.
Fair Weave is social enterprise now working with 120 women weavers in northern Cambodia to offer handwoven textiles.
Karghewale represents a community of more than 120 exceptional creative entrepreneurs in 12 states of India.
Sprout Enterprise® is an initiative of Friends of Tilonia, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization registered in the State of New York. A copy of our latest annual report is available by request or from the New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau, 28 Liberty Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10005.