1803 Fund

Growing rooted, prosperous life in the heart of Black Portland. We’re one of the largest Black investment funds in the world 🌱

[1803 Fund @1803_Fund]

Take a listen to how 1803 Fund CEO, Rukaiyah Adams, and Communications Manager, Juma Sei are making sense of this moment.

To learn more about 1803 Fund’s grant programs, visit our website 🔗

[1803 Fund @1803_Fund]

Last week, we announced an over $8 million investment in Black Portland 🌱

The money will go to 11 different organizations who make-up 1803 Fund’s inaugural cohort of community partners, For the Future.

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To learn more about this announcement and the work we’re doing at 1803 Fund, visit our brand new website 🔗 (https://t.co/lGK94arDcm)

We’re also featured in KOIN, Portland Business Journal, Willamette Week and The Skanner this week 📰 (https://t.co/3o9qi6fDyt)

[1803 Fund @1803_Fund]

After months of eager anticipation, we’re proud to announce an over $8 million investment in 11 organizations 🌱

These 11 make-up our inaugural cohort of “For the Future” community partners.

[1803 Fund @1803_Fund]

“I remember thinking that I wanted to use the skills I had developed over 20 years as a professional to do something transformative,” she says.

That commitment to transformation has now materialized as millions of dollars invested in our community.

[1803 Fund @1803_Fund]

We’re grateful to have you with us Juma 🤲🏿

If you haven’t already, take some time to learn about our new Communications Manager in this short video. 

@fruitofthejoom joins 1803 after telling stories on the radio for @NPR , and member stations @wdet and @wabenews.

[juma @fruitofthejoom]

(Peep my video!)

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Quitting your job and moving cross-country usually means a leap of faith. 

But this move wasn’t a leap. 

It was a homecoming–personally, and professionally.

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A Big Mac per person ain’t big enough, y’all! We’re thinking bigger about what “enough” looks like.

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What is wealth? And what is wealth to a Black person in America? Y’all let us know in the comments! 🌱

#BlackGirlMagic #blackwealth #blackbusiness #Investing

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The 1803 Fund is the largest Black woman-led investment fund in the country — we’re investing $400 million to build a generational well-spring for our community 🌱

#blackwealth #blackjoy #blackbusiness #wealthbuilding #womeninbusiness #investing #racialjustice

[Urban League of PDX @ULPDX]

Thank you to everyone who joined our 2023 Equal Opportunity Dinner in celebration of Black wealth, Black creators, and culture with honoree @missrukaiyah @1803fund. See you next year! #ULPDX, #BlackOregon and #NationalUrbanLeague #EODCelebration2023

[1803 Fund @1803_Fund]

We are grateful for our friends who joined us for community conversations on our brand and visual identity. It was a lively celebration and rich discussion to guide us as we move forward. Special thanks to @smithandconnors, our brand partner. Photos by
Shawnte Sims.

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"The Rebuild Albina effort by 1803 Fund is at once a recognition of the pain, rage and displacement as well as a commitment to each other. To heal. To empower. To root. Together."

— D’Artagnan Bernard Caliman, 1803 Fund's VP of Community Partnerships

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[Fast Company @FastCompany]

“It’s like a private equity fund for the people,” says 1803 Fund CEO Rukaiyah Adams. https://t.co/KdnSrBnncN

[1803 Fund @1803_Fund]

Great to see the Fund and @RukaiyahAdams featured in @FastCompany. We're going to create change.

[Fast Co. Impact @FastCoImpact]

“It’s like a private equity fund for the people,” says 1803 Fund CEO Rukaiyah Adams. https://t.co/ypTlCQzYKl

[Tjada D'Oyen McKenna @Tjada]

Excited to be back in Seattle. It's a great week to be in the PNW - and not just because the sun is shining. Inspired to see this incredible gift by the Knights to revitalize Portland's Albina neighborhood. I'm cheering you on @RukaiyahAdams & 1803 fund! https://t.co/OAOUKtrhxE

[Word is Bond 👑 @WordisBondPDX]

The Forum was held just two days before the announcement of the @1803_Fund supported by @Nike, which will bring $400 million in funding to rebuild the Albina neighborhood. By engaging Black youth in Forum, we are ensuring that our future leaders and residents of Albina are (3/4)

[Stoel Rives LLP @stoelrives]

Stoel Rives congratulates @1803_Fund on its launch and historic $400M contribution from Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny. 1803 Fund’s CEO Rukaiyah Adams and VP D’Artagnan Caliman noted this commitment could spark a renaissance for the entire city of Portland.

[Nick DePaula @NickDePaula]

BREAKING: Nike co-founder Phil Knight is pledging a $400 Million investment into Portland’s Black community.

The 1803 Fund will “aim to transform current & future generations of Black Portland through investments in education, place, culture & belonging in the Albina community.”

[Portland Business Journal @PDXBIZJournal]

“Today we are excited to announce the $400 million pledge that Phil and Penny Knight are providing through the 1803 Fund to help rebuild Albina, perhaps the largest private gift to a Black community in the history of our nation," said Tony Hopson. https://t.co/Ii4H5kNz5W