Building Alignment for Impact

At Vault89, we understand that the solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges can be rediscovered through our humanity. As a social-impact ecosystem founded on the principles of honesty, curiosity, and forgiveness, we exist to build what should exist.

Vault89 Strategies

Our approach blends systems thinking, lived community insight, and practical execution to support meaningful social impact. Our team’s multidisciplinary expertise reflects the complexity of our partners’ needs and enables us to navigate that complexity to turn ideas into action.

Vault89 Ventures

Our investment thesis centers on mission-aligned founders building solutions we believe in. When market solutions fall short, we build and scale our own. Through patient, aligned capital and strategic partnership, we support ventures designed for durable growth and measurable impact.

Vault89 Properties

Our real estate investment thesis is to support Vault89’s programs, initiatives, and long-term mission. These assets provide the physical foundation for place-based work, including initiatives delivered through public-private partnership.

Exterior view of the Family First Community Center in Renton with a sign in the foreground, a modern building with large windows, and trees around it during daytime.

Impact Development

We advance place-based projects that expand access to services and strengthen community capacity. We help communities activate spaces that reflect their needs, priorities, and potential.

Four young volunteers standing wearing matching "Back to Action" shirts celebrating their service.

Coalition Building

We build coalitions that generate coordinated impact at scale. By convening stakeholders and bridging perspectives, we create alignment around purpose, roles, and direction.

Governor Inslee and Vault89 CEO, Doug Baldwin Jr., discussing policy considerations.

Government Affairs

We partner with civic leaders to unlock innovation across governance, service delivery, and policy design. By elevating community priorities and navigating institutional constraints, we help translate vision into viable policy action.

Multiple bins filled with fresh vegetables including tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, cucumbers, and lettuce representing the types of food rescued during Vault89's More Than Food Project.

Impact Strategy

We identify high-leverage opportunities to advance social impact for the communities we serve. Our strategies are practical, tested, and built to move from insight to action.

Redefining Social Impact

“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.”

— Maya Angelou