Cascade Advising
Strategic advisors to philanthropic families advancing economic mobility
The path from poverty to prosperity has been narrowing for decades.
Automation and AI are accelerating (and disrupting) that trend.
Philanthropic families want to act but feel enormous pressure.
They fear looking naive, choosing wrong, and getting blamed.
The right choices need deep knowledge and trusted partners.
We help families get smart and give well.
We help families with
material assets...
Families employ professionals across investment and administration, but philanthropy commonly falls to generalists
We fill this gap with the expert rigor, field intelligence, and philanthropic networks typically reserved for foundations managing billions
...maximize their
anti-poverty philanthropic impact...
Our clients want strategies that reflect their values and experience, while being confident their approach actually works
We navigate the field's complexity—what's proven, which organizations deliver, what to avoid—so you can chart your authentic path without risking the unknown
...using foundation-grade expertise unavailable to most individual donors.
Having advised $100M+ in leading foundations' economic mobility grantmaking, we bring all that experience to you directly
We work with you personally on strategy, then coordinate with your team to implement
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