RF Partners
Foundation

The RF Partners Foundation began in 2021 to provide grants to nonprofit organizations with missions that promote programs encouraging education, academic support, achievement, and leadership development.

For many years, the partners of RF have supported nonprofit organizations that are essential to the health and safety of New York and Chicago. During the global pandemic, we at RF decided to formalize and grow our efforts to help our local communities.

Our Mission

Education

Education breaks down barriers to opportunity

Leadership Development

Education inspires leaders

Community Growth

Education strengthens communities

Education Empowers Communities

“Supporting our communities is a fundamental part of who we are at RF Investment Partners. By providing resources to community agencies that empower students to take risks, build confidence, and expand their knowledge, we hope to increase the certainty of their success.”

Peter Rothschild

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at RF Investment Partners

Peter Rothschild

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at RF Investment Partners

Supporting
Community Growth

Internship
Initiative

At RF, we have a proud tradition of helping our communities. Through targeted grantmaking, the Foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on academic access and enrichment that are dedicated to serving low-income students of color in high school within the Chicago and New York metro areas, where the RF offices reside.

Our Internship Initiative offers opportunities to women and people of color in college and business school. Our goal is to recognize talented individuals, offer educational opportunities and reward hard work.

Supporting
Community Growth

Internship
Initiative

In 2024, the RF Foundation awarded two new organizations a two-year grant, each receiving $25,000 annually for their continued work in promoting academic achievements, leadership development, empowerment, and access to higher education among students of color. Congratulations to High Jump and Let’s Get Ready!

CitySquash and College Possible are entering the second year of their two-year grants – receiving a total of $50K each.

High Jump was granted a two-year grant of $25,000 per year in 2024-2026 to support its middle school enrichment programs. High Jump provides a positive and resource-rich environment where middle grade students receive academic enrichment, social-emotional skills training, and high school counseling with the goals of sending participants to high school that is the best match and fit for them, ensuring their success while they are there and enhancing their ability to gain admission to highly regarded four-year colleges and universities.

Let’s Get Ready was first granted $25,000 in 2021 to support its Access program for five hundred New York City students during the 2022 spring and summer semesters. We are proud to support them again in 2024-2026 with an additional two-year grant of $25,000 per year. Let’s Get Ready expands access to higher education in America by mobilizing, equipping, and empowering college students to help the next generation step up to college.

College Possible was granted a two-year grant of $25,000 annually for 2023-2024 to support its mission to close the college degree divide. Since 2000, its programs have helped empower more than 80,000 students from economically disadvantaged communities on their path to a college degree.

CitySquash was granted a two-year grant of $25,000 annually for 2023-2024 to support its after-school enrichment program — nurturing talent and motivation in individuals from economically disadvantaged households & helping them fulfill their academic, athletic, and personal potential.

The YWCA of Brooklyn, Inc. – YW Brooklyn LEAD program was granted a two-year grant of $25,000 annually for 2022-2023 to support its college access and leadership development program. YW Brooklyn LEAD supports women and girls in Brooklyn by bringing the community together to fight for a more equitable and just world.

OneGoal Graduation was granted a two-year grant of $25,000 annually for 2022-2023 to extend its service area and broaden its impact footprint to more underserved students across Chicago Public Schools. OneGoal is working to create a world where all students can earn a college degree and define their future.

Mikva Challenge was granted a two-year grant of $25,000 annually for 2021-2022 to support its youth development and civic education programs. Mikva Challenge develops youth to be empowered, informed, and active citizens who will promote a just and equitable society.

The Opportunity Network was granted a two-year grant of $25,000 annually for 2021-2022 to support its Fellows program. The Opportunity Network ignites the drive, curiosity, and agency of underrepresented students on their paths to and through college and into thriving careers, powered by a commitment to access and community.

The Posse Foundation was granted $25,000 in 2021 to support its Chicago program site. The Posse model works for both students and college campuses and is rooted in the belief that a small, diverse group of talented students – a Posse – carefully selected and trained, can serve as a catalyst for individual and community development.