The KL Felicitas Foundation was created in 2000 by Charly and Lisa Kleissner, successful entrepreneurs. Charly and Lisa utilize their skills, networks, and know-how to achieve maximum impact in their philanthropic endeavors.

The Foundation’s mission is to:

• Enable social entrepreneurs worldwide to develop and grow economically sustainable, scalable enterprises with high measurable social impact.

• Empower rural communities and families through sustainable economic and social change.

• Advocate the Foundation’s sustainability, mission, and social investment strategy.

The Foundation’s core values are:

• Commitment to high touch approach.

• Belief that a grass-roots approach is more successful and sustainable than a top-down approach.

• Belief that many societal problems can be addressed most effectively through cross-sectoral partnerships and hybrid business solutions.

• Commitment to leverage as many aspects of the Foundation’s structure and activities as possible.

• Taking into account the holistic impact of our work.

The KL Felicitas Foundation has a proactive grant-making philosophy and therefore does not accept unsolicited grant proposals.

The Underdog Foundation works to meet community and environmental needs that cannot be met through simple investments. To date, over $7.25 million has been committed to the Underdog Foundation. The Underdog Foundation is not a source of only cash, but provides a place for investors, CEOs and advisors to provide mentoring and technical expertise to support non-profit organizations doing important work in our communities.

The interest areas of the Underdog Foundation are:

• Environment and Conservation

• Community Investment

• Women’s Entrepreneurship

• International Community Investment and Community Development

The Underdog Foundation, which does not accept unsolicited applications, chooses high-impact groups and supports them in the following ways:

• Giving grants to non-profits that have demonstrated ability to provide important community services.

• Applying an array of community investment models to provide effective capital to communities and organizations.

• Providing technical assistance to non-profits in areas of finance, marketing, operations, strategic partnering, and negotiations.

Forging vibrant, human relationships between partners in for-profit and non-profit organizations.