Cordes Foundation

the cordes foundation was created in 2006 by ron and marty cordes following the sale of ron’s investment management business. in 2014 ron and marty were joined by their daughter stephanie as vice chair. why we exist: we champion bold, innovative solutions to the world’s toughest problems – with a focus on alleviating global poverty and empowering women and girls to fully participate in the development of their communities. what we believe: we believe in social entrepreneurship - harnessing the power of the capital markets to drive game-changing ideas to scale, and in the critical importance of elevating women and girls in society via education, health care, human rights advocacy and self-employment opportunities. we also believe in activating the “other 95%” of our portfolio – moving beyond our annual grants budget to fully activate 100% of our portfolio resources in impact investments directed toward our mission. how we deliver impact: connect: we connect social entrepre