Seeding innovation in family mental health.
Luminary Impact Fund is a venture capital philanthropy working to improve the mental health of parents and children.
Why We Exist.
We are in a family mental health crisis. Parents and children are struggling to get the help they need, especially in under-resourced communities. Poor mental health in parents negatively affects their children and the reverse is also true.
With access to quality care, parents and children can thrive. We exist to find and advance solutions in family mental health.
of mothers in the US–1 in 2 moms on Medicaid–have a maternal mental health disorder, and 85% do not receive care.
youth in the US have a mental health disorder, and 50% never receive treatment.
of parents have quit their job or plan to in order to deal with [kids’] behavioral or mental health issues.
5x
more likely than non-depressed teens to have a depressed parent.
Our Approach.
As a 501c3, we raise funds from donors who share our commitment and vision to elevate family mental health. Returns from our portfolio will be reinvested to support emerging opportunities and to sustain our fund.
Source.
We source organizations focused on family mental health–serving children and/or their caregivers. We look for dedicated, promising entrepreneurs, often with lived experience, who have secured early market traction and developed viable strategies for meaningful impact and nationwide scale.
Invest.
We invest in early-stage organizations (for-profit and nonprofit) and provide 1:1 coaching as well as access to networks of best-in-class talent and resources.
Catalyze.
We catalyze advancement in the family mental health field by convening visionary, interdisciplinary leaders to put family mental health on the map and tackle systemic barriers to progress.
Who We Are.
• Co-Founder and Former CEO 2003-2023, Peer Health Exchange, a national non-profit providing health education by young people for young people
• Founding Board Chair, I AM ALS, the leading patient advocacy organization for ALS
• Board Member, Outer Coast and Off Assignment, formerly Board member of Dwight Hall at Yale, America Achieves, Generation Citizen, and Board Chair at Cow Hollow School
• Portfolio Lead, The Jenesis Group, family foundation focused on bolstering nonprofit organizations to build sustainable business models in pursuit of meaningful impact on youth
• Partner, New Profit, Inc, venture philanthropy fund and field leader known for combining the rigor of venture capital with the humanity of the nonprofit sector to advance equity and opportunity in America
• Managing Partner, Fine Capital Partners
• Board Chair, Ideo.org, leading design studio for a more just and inclusive world
• Partner at TSEF (The Social Entrepreneurs Fund)
• Angel investor, donor, and advisor to several successful social entrepreneurs and tennis players
Our Portfolio.
Our portfolio represents organizations that are directly serving families with high quality, accessible mental health care as well as those building the ecosystem of family mental health.
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