“When you are believed in with investment, that is very different than being told you can do anything. With funding, you can.”
Rita Idehai
Nigeria

Support our Work
The best way to support World Connect is with an unrestricted donation that advances community-led development priorities. Your investment will quickly go to work to launch a new local project or help one grow.
Join Us
Come meet the World Connect team at one of our upcoming events, or reach out to info@worldconnect-us.org to inquire about other opportunities to get more involved.
Attend an Event
We host an annual benefit dinner as well as smaller events throughout the year.
Travel with Us
We lead select trips to visit communities and project sites. To learn about our next trip, contact us at travel@worldconnect-us.org.
Get to Know our Projects
See how World Connect’s co-investments drive progress around the world. Join the momentum by donating to a project.
Cornerstone Circle
In recognition of those who have built the foundation of World Connect with support greater than $50,000 since our founding in 2005.
- Anonymous
- Jonathan and Kathleen Altman Foundation
- Debra and Mike Anderson
- Arrillaga Foundation
- Louise and Andrew Bedford
- Marcie Tyre Berkley and Forrest Berkley
- The Bicester Collection
- Leslie and George Biddle
- Clara Bingham and Joe Finnerty
- Joan Bingham
- Heather and Andy Boyd
- Kim and Paul Broder
- Stephanie Cabot and Marcus Lovell Smith
- Elena and John Coumantaros
- Ben Cushman and Marc Nadeau
- Betsy and Donald Daniel
- Glen Davis
- Delta Fund
- Abigail Disney and Pierre Hauser
- Tim Disney
- Jeanne and Benjamin Downs
- Barbara and Michael Eisenson
- Patricia and Alex Farman-Farmaian
- Charlie Fink
- Flour Mills Nigeria Plc.
- Lisa Giobbi and Paul Guilfoyle
- Ellen Goldberg and Barnaby Grist
- Tiffany and Peter Hall
- Amelia Haney and Max Semler
- Finn Haney and Fernanda Sumita
- Julia Haney and Carson Scott
- Maura and Bill Haney
- Patrick Healy
- Lucile and Jay Herbert
- Mary Higgins and John Lechner, IV
- Edwina and James Hunt
- Kristina Jones and Peter Hecht
- The Jerome Avenue Fund
- Amalie Kass
- Eve Kahn and Bradley Kulman
- Karin Day Kingsley and Paul Kingsley
- Lamar Advertising Company
- Marie Langlois
- Sang Lee and Chris Mansfield
- Emmanuelle and Hugues Lepic
- Diane Lifton
- Leisa Little and William Perry
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez
- Susan Disney Lord and Scott Richard Lord
- Isabel and Peter Malkin
- Laura and Scott Malkin
- Shelly and Tony Malkin
- MarketAxess
- Jenny and Tony McAuliffe
- George Montgomery
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation
- William O'Farrell
- Sarah and Peter O'Hagan
- Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota
- Project Redwood
- The Prosperity Fund
- JJ Ramberg and Scott Glass
- Jennifer and Sean Reilly
- Luly and Maurice Samuels
- Margaret and Andrew Schilling
- Megan and Christopher Scott
- Tarek Sherif
- Marilyn and Jim Simons
- Skyhawk Therapeutics, Inc.
- Shan Soe-Lin and Robert Hecht
- RG and Julia Solmssen
- Jennifer and Jack Sullivan
- Vitol Foundation
- Karen Wang and Paul Kwan
- Natacha and Anthony Weiss
- Sonya Moore-Wells and David Wells
- Natalie Williams
- Mary Menell Zients and Jeffrey Zients

“When you are believed in with investment,
that is very different than being told you can
do anything. With funding, you can.”
Rita Idehai
Nigeria
Join Us
Come meet the World Connect team at one of our
upcoming events, or reach out to info@worldconnect-us.org
to inquire about other opportunities to get more involved.
Attend an Event
We host an annual benefit dinner as well as smaller events throughout the year.
Travel with Us
We lead select trips to visit communities and project sites. To learn about our next trip, contact us at travel@worldconnect-us.org.
Get to Know our Projects
See how World Connect’s co-investments drive progress around the world. Join the momentum by donating to a project.
Cornerstone Circle
In recognition of those who have built the foundation of World Connect with support greater than $50,000 since our founding in 2005.
- Anonymous
- Jonathan and Kathleen Altman Foundation
- Debra and Mike Anderson
- Arrillaga Foundation
- Louise and Andrew Bedford
- Marcie Tyre Berkley and Forrest Berkley
- The Bicester Collection
- Leslie and George Biddle
- Clara Bingham and Joe Finnerty
- Joan Bingham
- Heather and Andy Boyd
- Kim and Paul Broder
- Stephanie Cabot and Marcus Lovell Smith
- Elena and John Coumantaros
- Ben Cushman and Marc Nadeau
- Betsy and Donald Daniel
- Glen Davis
- Delta Fund
- Abigail Disney and Pierre Hauser
- Tim Disney
- Jeanne and Benjamin Downs
- Barbara and Michael Eisenson
- Patricia and Alex Farman-Farmaian
- Charlie Fink
- Flour Mills Nigeria Plc.
- Lisa Giobbi and Paul Guilfoyle
- Ellen Goldberg and Barnaby Grist
- Tiffany and Peter Hall
- Amelia Haney and Max Semler
- Finn Haney and Fernanda Sumita
- Julia Haney and Carson Scott
- Maura and Bill Haney
- Patrick Healy
- Lucile and Jay Herbert
- Mary Higgins and John Lechner, IV
- Edwina and James Hunt
- Kristina Jones and Peter Hecht
- The Jerome Avenue Fund
- Amalie Kass
- Eve Kahn and Bradley Kulman
- Karin Day Kingsley and Paul Kingsley
- Lamar Advertising Company
- Marie Langlois
- Sang Lee and Chris Mansfield
- Emmanuelle and Hugues Lepic
- Diane Lifton
- Leisa Little and William Perry
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez
- Susan Disney Lord and Scott Richard Lord
- Isabel and Peter Malkin
- Laura and Scott Malkin
- Shelly and Tony Malkin
- MarketAxess
- Jenny and Tony McAuliffe
- George Montgomery
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation
- William O'Farrell
- Sarah and Peter O'Hagan
- Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota
- Project Redwood
- The Prosperity Fund
- JJ Ramberg and Scott Glass
- Jennifer and Sean Reilly
- Luly and Maurice Samuels
- Margaret and Andrew Schilling
- Megan and Christopher Scott
- Tarek Sherif
- Marilyn and Jim Simons
- Skyhawk Therapeutics, Inc.
- Shan Soe-Lin and Robert Hecht
- RG and Julia Solmssen
- Jennifer and Jack Sullivan
- Vitol Foundation
- Karen Wang and Paul Kwan
- Natacha and Anthony Weiss
- Sonya Moore-Wells and David Wells
- Natalie Williams
- Mary Menell Zients and Jeffrey Zients