Nathan Cummings Foundation

09/03/2026

We are excited to be working with Clinton Presidential Center on this initiative and look forward to our journey together.

10/14/2025

This week, NCF’s President and CEO, Rey Ramsey, joined Michelle Renee Jackson, MDiv of Simuel + Murray on the podcast Black Philanthropy to discuss philanthropy through the lens of investing, the importance of authentic relationships, navigating fear, and more.

Listen using the link below or search for it in your favorite podcast app.

https://www.simuel-murray.com/podcast-black-philanthropy/episode-013

10/03/2025

Founded by Dr. Nashlie Sephus, The Bean Path () is a tech nonprofit based in Jackson, Mississippi dedicated to bridging the digital divide. They empower individuals and organizations with the skills and resources needed to thrive in a digital world.

The Bean Path is an outstanding partner, and we look forward to their bright future in Jackson.

09/18/2025

Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) was proud to support ’s Impact Conference last week in New York City. NCF’s President & CEO, Rey Ramsey, spoke about our foundation’s journey to 100% mission-aligned investing, emphasizing the critical importance of approaching this work with humility and recognizing our role as one contributor among many in addressing complex systemic challenges and advancing justice. Navigating the complexities of aligning capital with values requires listening deeply, expanding sight lines, acknowledging what we don’t know, and focusing our efforts on building sustainable and innovative solutions.

07/23/2025

NEW STUDY: In the manufacturing sector, community benefits agreements are emerging as a replicable, enforceable tool for communities to hold companies accountable, and our CBA with New Flyer is a national model.

➡️ Read more in a new case study: bit.ly/CBAcasestudy

07/23/2025

NEW STUDY RELEASED: A community benefits agreement (CBA) with New Flyer, the largest electric bus manufacturer in North America, is reshaping how public investments benefit communities and challenging the old playbook of how companies do business in the South.

The CBA highlights how a bold coalition of labor, community, and advocacy groups were able to meet a global corporation at the table to negotiate a complex, multistate CBA. The success of the CBA in Alabama in particular highlights the South as the site of a robust worker-led movement where coalitions are organizing in innovative ways. A new case study from the Jay Mehta Community Benefits Resource Center, a program of Jobs to Move America, details how it was done.

Key findings include:
🔑 CBAs offer a replicable framework for equitable economic development that prioritizes equitable training and hiring opportunities.
🔑 CBAs are a way to ensure public spending comes with public accountability. 🔑 CBAs are a tool to reduce past harms and offer community benefits to populations that often lack access to high-paying manufacturing jobs.
🔑 CBAs are mutually beneficial to communities, labor, and developers. This study makes the case that embedding equity and transparency into public-private partnerships is not optional—it’s essential.

🔗 Read the full case study and recommendations here: bit.ly/CBAcasestudy

07/22/2025

Nathan Cummings Foundation is proud to share our 2024 Impact Report, a reflection of our ongoing journey to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice. Guided by our values and our commitment to impact through interdependence, this report highlights how we’re deploying the totality of our assets — capital, people, knowledge, voice, and relationships — to contribute to lasting solutions.

Read our report here: https://lnkd.in/g6Sifz3C

04/01/2025

NCF’s Justice Journey is driven by our pursuit of fairness, informed by data, guided by our values, and rooted in the interdependence that fosters new pathways for opportunity and solutions.

Read more from NCF President & CEO, Rey Ramsey:

Justice is not Illegal, and advocacy for ideas and reforms to elevate the human condition and spirit are protected by the U.S. Constitution. We will not allow the fog of injustice to impair our sightlines in the pursuit of fairness. Nathan Cummings Foundation has long partnered with institutions and...

03/28/2025

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lisa Hall, a visionary leader and steadfast champion of impact investing. During her five years on NCF’s Investment Committee, Lisa’s wisdom, courage, and unwavering commitment to justice helped shape NCF’s mission-aligned investing journey, leaving a lasting impact on our work and philanthropy.

Lisa’s legacy lives on in the movement she helped build and the lives she touched. We are forever grateful for her leadership, friendship, and dedication to a more just and equitable world.

May her memory be a blessing.

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