We partner with organizations that are changing the world.
Who we support
Aperio partners with organizations that share our vision for a world in which everyone can thrive. We support nonprofit leaders, boards, fundraisers, and operations teams in creating a path to more dynamic, sustainable revenue growth for their missions.
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We support new and small nonprofits in professionalizing fundraising, starting with the building blocks of every successful program: a list, an engagement plan, and a compelling case.
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We work alongside savvy leaders to design strategies, build capacity, and accelerate relationship-building—ensuring returns on investment at every step of the way.
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We specialize in supporting multi-affiliate organizations in pooling resources, enhancing organizational design, streamlining processes, and kickstarting dynamic, collaborative growth.
Food security
The pandemic shone a spotlight on the truth: millions of people in the U.S. and billions around the world are food insecure. Aperio partners with organizations to help donors understand this complex issue—and then join efforts to accelerate solutions. Our expertise ranges from securing transformational philanthropic investment to building the technical systems that underpin these high-volume fundraising programs.
Action Against Hunger
Alameda County Community Food Bank
Arkansas Foodbank
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Feeding America
Feeding South Dakota
Feeding South Florida
Food Bank For New York City
Food Bank of Northern Nevada
Food Bank of South Jersey
The Global Foodbanking Network
Maui Food Bank
Meals on Wheels America
North Texas Food Bank
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
South Michigan Food Bank
Community & housing
Each community faces unique challenges—and has unique resources available to drive change. Aperio partners with nonprofits leading the way to more diverse, inclusive, and equitable communities. We support their fundraising teams in building sustainable funding for basic needs services, as well as securing investment in their initiatives to propel systemic change.
Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing
Catholic Charities of Boston
Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa
CARE International
Generation Housing
LifeMoves
Saint Louis Park Emergency Program
United Way of Rhode Island
YMCA of Greater New York
Gender justice & support for women and girls
Gender justice is central to our vision for a world in which everyone can thrive. We partner with organizations that are fighting for gender justice, supporting women and girls, and protecting rights—especially through an intersectional lens, with a focus on racial justice. We support fundraising teams in building their case for support and engaging a broad and diverse coalition of donors in their movements.
Global Foundation for Girls
Legal Momentum
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault
Moms First
Power to Decide
Society of Family Planning
UltraViolet
United WE
Women Who Code
Women’s Education Project
Education &
opportunities
Nonprofits are pioneering new ways to create opportunities to thrive through education, coaching, training, and network development. Aperio supports these organizations in adapting their fundraising models to the ever-changing landscape, aligning their fundraising approach with their values, and generating more sustainable revenue growth.
Aligned
America Needs You
Atlas Corps
Fender Play Foundation
First Tee of Silicon Valley
Global Good Fund
Kinfolk
Latinx Education Collaborative
Sacramento State University
United World Schools
Climate justice & environment
It will take all of us to fight climate change, care for those affected, and move to a more just relationship with our environment. Nonprofits of all sizes are leading the way. Aperio supports them in building fundraising programs rooted in inclusive grassroots fundraising, catalyzed by strategic investments from an increasingly engaged philanthropic community.
Climate Justice Alliance
Climate Refugees
Conservation Lands Foundation
Hawkwatch International
Global Warming Mitigation Project
Pacific Institute
Pet Sustainability Coalition
Sankofa Community Development Corp.
Tennessee Aquarium
Democracy, human rights, and humanitarian aid
Political freedom, stability, and peace depend on civic engagement—domestically and globally. Aperio supports nonprofits that create pathways for people to get educated, inspired, and involved in improving political systems. We specialize in cutting through the clutter, seeing and seizing opportunities for transformational partnerships, and creating systems to engage a large base of supporters.
Atlantic Council
ACLU
Center for Election Science
Kids In Need of Defense
International Rescue Committee
Millennial Action Project
One for Democracy
Health &
mental health
Nonprofits play a central role in our healthcare system—providing essential research, medical, and wraparound services to improve health and mental health. Aperio simplifies fundraising for organizations in this sector through diversification beyond events. We specialize in designing and launching major gifts programs through talent development, board engagement, stewardship system design, and strategic storytelling.
Ability KC
Americares
Autism Research Institute
Cancer and Careers
Children’s Cancer Research Foundation
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
Fountain House
Gift of Life
Lupus Foundation
Make-A-Wish America
The Monell Center
Shatterproof
Steven G. Cancer Foundation
Other
changemakers
Our work is as varied as our nonprofit community. We work with organizations with big visions, bold leadership, and a readiness to grow their fundraising programs to the next level.
Anonymous Philanthropy
IndieSpace
Jackson County CASA
National Trust on Historic Places
Shaker Museum
The Trace
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
This is your time to thrive.
Your time to cut through the clutter. To accelerate capacity-building. To generate new revenue quickly and sustainably. We built Aperio Philanthropy to bring ideas like yours to life so that you—and your community—can thrive.