Economic Development Clients

Explore LOHAS clients working in Economic Development.

About Our Economic Development Clients

Economic development is a LOHAS client cornerstone. They invest in entrepreneurs, startups, and economic initiatives that create jobs, stimulate local economies, and foster innovation. By supporting inclusive economic growth and empowering marginalized communities, they promote prosperity and self-sufficiency, contributing to a more equitable and resilient global economy.

Inclusive Economic Growth Foundation

Inclusive Economic Growth Foundation

Inclusive Economic Growth Foundation's mission is to support local, responsible, and inclusive economic growth by helping underserved small businesses to thrive.

Fellowship Foundation

Fellowship Foundation

Fellowship Foundation supports parties pursuing a broader role in their communities or globally, seeking to move beyond success or notoriety to a place of growing significance in the world while demonstrating a commitment to honor, integrity, and philanthropy.

Supply Change Foundation

Supply Change Foundation

The mission of the Supply Change Foundation is to operate at the intersection of food, culture, and technology; We catalyze innovative solutions that positively impact the environment, build healthier communities, and increase inclusion and equity across the food and capital ecosystem

StartupOK Foundation

StartupOK Foundation

The mission of StartupOK Foundation is to support underrepresented and overlooked tech startup founders who are building in the state of Oklahoma.

Vessel Impact Capital Endowment

Vessel Impact Capital Endowment

The mission of Vessel Impact Capital Endowment is to help overcome the inequalities in the venture ecosystem by providing resources and support to founders, startups, and fund managers, with an emphasis on working together with funds, businesses, and nonprofits to generate wealth and capital creation for the underserved, disadvantaged, minority, and women communities.

Earlii

The mission of Earlii is to support emerging companies and help them bridge the valley of death and push humanity forward for first-in-class risk-takers in advanced industries like energy innovation, advanced manufacturing, and healthcare, with an emphasis on assisting those ventures led by socially and economically-disadvantaged individuals that may also qualify for alternative capital like grants and federal contracts.

Human Elevation Philanthropy

Human Elevation Philanthropy

The mission of Human Elevation Philanthropy is to support technologies that help people and communities realize their full potential and build better, safer, and healthier futures for people and the planet.

Boyd Street Endowment Fund

Boyd Street Endowment Fund

The Boyd Street Endowment Fund supports 1) venture-backed companies led by founders who are minorities, females, and/or socially or economically disadvantaged individuals; 2) organizations that seek to develop and invest in the University of Oklahoma ecosystem or the Oklahoma entrepreneurial community.

FUSE

To support startups, accelerators, and venture capital funds focused in Oklahoma and the surrounding states to revitalize and augment entrepreneurs, small business owners, and the local economy with a focus on life sciences, cleantech, and other advanced technologies.

ACESO Foundation

ACESO Foundation’s mission is to empower people and heal communities through economic development.

ATP Foundation

The ATP Foundation’s purposes are driving equitable and just access to and benefits from (1) the application of innovation or research to solving real-world problems around sustainable environmental, work, and health opportunities and (2) the educational initiatives supporting a broad constituency of emerging innovators.