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Impact Investing Charitable Trust
Impact Investing Charitable Trust, operating as Impact Foundation, was established in 2015 by Jeff Johns, Aimee Minnich, and Jeff Gentry in Lenexa, Kansas.
Impact Investing Charitable Trust
Impact Investing Charitable Trust, operating as Impact Foundation, was established in 2015 by Jeff Johns, Aimee Minnich, and Jeff Gentry in Lenexa, Kansas. The three former National Christian Foundation executives designed a public charity that allows families to place charitable assets into donor-advised funds, which then invest directly in for-profit enterprises the foundation deems redemptive. The donor interface is a charitable giving vehicle; the capital allocation functions more like an impact-oriented family office. The foundation invests across the capital structure — direct equity, venture debt, program-related investments, and buyout positions. It also makes loans to charities and holds a mix of alternative assets, including a charitable real estate portfolio, an art collection, and a cryptocurrency donations pool. Sectors range from early-stage technology to mixed-use property. The fund-of-funds sleeve extends reach through external faith-aligned managers, and the close partnership with Faith Driven Investor and The Gathering shapes proprietary sourcing — deal flow arrives through a network of Christian CEOs, entrepreneurs, and peer advisory groups like C12 Business Forums. An estimated $188 million is currently deployed (Altss estimate), though the foundation does not publicly disclose total assets. The operating team includes Steve Doerr, formerly of ExxonMobil, as COO, and Aimee Minnich, who also serves as a trustee with Praxis Mutual Funds. A partnership with Samford University’s Brock School of Business created the Brock Impact Investment Fund, a student-managed vehicle, extending the foundation's educational footprint. No recent operational event in the last 24 months has been publicly verified. The structural differentiator is a regulatory one: Impact Foundation is a public charity, not a private foundation, which means donor-advised funds inside it are considered tax-complete charitable gifts. That architecture permits the foundation to act as an LP and direct investor in for-profit enterprises while maintaining 501(c)(3) status — a layout that lets faith-driven family offices and individuals deploy charitable capital with the same instruments a venture firm would use.
General information
Firm type
Endowment / Foundation
Year founded
2015
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Lenexa, KS
Corporate office
Lenexa, KS, United States
Principals
Jeff Johns
Co-founder and CEO
Aimee Minnich
Co-founder, Chief Impact Officer, and General Counsel
Jeff Gentry
Co-founder
Steve Doerr
Chief Operating Officer
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Impact Foundation?
Co-founder Aimee Minnich serves as Chief Impact Officer and General Counsel and leads investment oversight alongside CEO Jeff Johns. The foundation draws on its co-founders' experience at the National Christian Foundation and a network that includes Praxis Mutual Funds, where Minnich is a trustee, to shape capital allocation.
Is Impact Foundation structured as a single family office or a public charity?
It is a 501(c)(3) public charity, not a single family office. The vehicle is a donor-advised fund platform: families contribute charitable capital that the foundation then invests in direct equity, debt, and real assets. The tax treatment is that of a completed charitable gift, though the foundation deploys capital like a direct investor.
Does Impact Foundation participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The foundation does both. It makes direct equity and debt investments in companies and also allocates through a fund-of-funds approach to external managers aligned with its faith-driven mandate. Recent strategy tags include buyout, early-stage venture, venture debt, and fund of funds.
What asset classes does Impact Foundation allocate to?
Direct venture capital and buyout positions, venture debt, program-related investments, and fund commitments to external managers form the core liquid and semi-liquid strategies. The foundation also holds a charitable real estate portfolio, a cryptocurrency donations pool, and a charitable art collection.
How does Impact Foundation source its deals?
Sourcing runs through faith-driven investor networks. The foundation has formal alignment with Faith Driven Investor, The Gathering, and C12 Business Forums — peer networks of Christian CEOs, business owners, and philanthropists. The three co-founders' previous roles at National Christian Foundation also provide a deep relational pipeline into faith-aligned capital and entrepreneurs.
Which sectors does Impact Foundation explicitly avoid?
The foundation does not publish an exclusions list, but its entire mandate is built around faith-driven impact. Deals are screened for spiritual and social transformation potential. The foundation will not back enterprises that conflict with its stated purpose of funding redemptive businesses, but specific negative screens are not detailed publicly.
Where does the underlying charitable capital come from?
Capital originates from families and individuals who open donor-advised funds at Impact Foundation. These donors make irrevocable charitable contributions, and the foundation then invests that pooled capital. The founders themselves came from the National Christian Foundation, one of the largest donor-advised fund sponsors in the US, and brought that distribution model to Impact.
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