Our Common Foundation

What Our Common Foundation does

Our Common Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation founded in 2007 by Dr. Matthew Wilburn King and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. For most of its operating history it functioned as a philanthropic incubator and fiscal sponsor, providing mentorship, administrative infrastructure, and capital to social and environmental entrepreneurs; the foundation reports incubating and fiscally sponsoring more than 40 initiatives and reaching over 50,000 people globally across regions including North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Following a December 2025 leadership transition — during which Dr. King stepped from CEO to Founder and Executive Board Member — the organization concluded its broad incubation program and restructured into a focused creative and philanthropic platform built around two flagship programs: Parsonage Gallery, a historic art space on the Maine coast exploring sacred ecology and curated by Dr. Aaron Rosen, and Ukraine Under Fire, a documentary film project led by Jordan Campbell documenting the war in Ukraine and human resilience, with screenings extending through 2026.

The foundation has no proprietary technology platform; its digital footprint is a WordPress website with PayPal-integrated donation flows and a Substack newsletter (Elemental) authored by the founder. Revenue derives entirely from tax-deductible charitable contributions accepted via PayPal, credit/debit cards, checks, wire transfers, and appreciated securities, with cumulative fundraising of $5.25 million since 2013. Operationally lean at 1-10 employees and governed by a board chaired by Glenn Ricci with Lina Barrera (Conservation International SVP) as Treasurer and Hugh Robert (Sherwood, McCormick & Robert) as General Counsel, the foundation's go-to-market is founder-driven visibility (including a TEDx talk exceeding one million views) and direct donor engagement rather than contracted revenue or product sales.

Name

Our Common Foundation

Legal name

Our COMMON Foundation

Website

https://ourcommonfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Our Common Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that operates a creative and philanthropic platform supporting Parsonage Gallery and the Ukraine Under Fire documentary, funded by tax-deductible donations and previously incubated 40+ social and environmental entrepreneur initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic and Social Impact Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ), Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

Keywords

• Nonprofit philanthropy
• Social impact incubation
• Fiscal sponsorship services
• Arts and culture funding
• Environmental grantmaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Our Common Foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization relying primarily on charitable donations from individuals. The foundation accepts donations via PayPal, credit/debit cards, checks, wire transfers, and appreciated securities. Donations are tax-deductible for donors. The organization has raised $5.25 million since 2013 to support its mission.
2. Fiscal Sponsorship Services: The foundation previously incubated and fiscally sponsored over 40 initiatives, providing administrative and financial infrastructure for social and environmental entrepreneurs. This model generated operational funding while supporting mission-aligned projects.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Our Common Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates as a creative and philanthropic platform supporting social and environmental entrepreneurs. It currently runs two flagship programs: Parsonage Gallery (a contemporary art space on the Maine coast) and Ukraine Under Fire (a documentary film project on the war in Ukraine), and sustains its operations through tax-deductible charitable donations.

Product overview

Our COMMON Foundation is a creative and philanthropic platform supporting bold ideas at the intersection of social impact, environmental sustainability, and public good. The foundation currently operates two flagship programs: Parsonage Gallery (a historic art space on the Maine coast exploring the sacred connection between ecology, creativity, and spirit) and Ukraine Under Fire (a documentary film project documenting the war in Ukraine and elevating stories of resilience, democracy, and human rights). Additionally, the foundation offers the Elemental newsletter as a direct communication channel from its founder. Founded in 2007 as a philanthropic incubator, the organization has evolved from a wide-reaching incubator into a focused creative and philanthropic platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Parsonage Gallery: A historic art space on the Maine coast exploring the sacred connection between ecology, creativity, and spirit. Led by Dr. Aaron Rosen.
• Ukraine Under Fire

Products and services

• Parsonage Gallery A historic art space on the Maine coast exploring the sacred connection between ecology, creativity, and spirit; serves as the foundation's flagship program, founded and curated by Dr. Aaron Rosen.
• Ukraine Under Fire A documentary film project documenting the war in Ukraine and elevating stories of resilience, democracy, and human rights. Directed by Jordan Campbell, with screenings and public education continuing through 2026.
• Elemental Newsletter A Substack-published newsletter providing direct and personal messages from the Founder, sharing timely updates about the foundation's work, program stories, and reflections on purpose, resilience, and quiet revolutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $5.2 million in mission-aligned capital catalyzed
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sundance Institute: Nonprofit dedicated to supporting independent storytelling through film and theater, including documentary filmmaking programs. Directly comparable through its support of independent documentary filmmakers, paralleling the Ukraine Under Fire initiative.
• Pollock-Krasner Foundation: Private foundation providing grants to individual visual artists and arts organizations. Directly comparable as a private foundation with grantmaking-plus-programmatic support for visual artists, similar in scale and approach to Our Common Foundation's Parsonage Gallery initiative.
• Creative Capital: Nonprofit that supports innovative artists working in visual arts, film/video, and emerging fields through grants and advisory services. Highly comparable as a small nonprofit foundation incubating and funding individual artists and creative entrepreneurs.
• Foundation for Contemporary Arts: Small private foundation making grants to innovative performing and visual artists. Comparable as a small-scale private foundation focused on contemporary arts with grantmaking-plus-incubation support for individual creators.
• Tides Foundation: Nonprofit foundation and fiscal sponsor supporting social-justice and environmental initiatives globally. Directly comparable given Our Common Foundation's prior model of fiscal sponsorship for 40+ social and environmental initiatives.

Broad incumbents

• Ford Foundation: Major U.S. private foundation with global programs addressing inequality, social justice, and creative expression. Broad incumbent whose private-foundation structure and grantmaking-plus-programmatic approach parallels Our Common Foundation's model at much larger scale.
• Barr Foundation: Private foundation supporting climate, arts, and education initiatives with both grantmaking and direct program operation. Comparable as a private foundation combining arts/climate program operation with grantmaking, similar to Our Common Foundation's Parsonage Gallery and environment focus.
• Open Society Foundations: Large private foundation supporting human rights, democratic governance, and civil society globally. Relevant broader incumbent for Our Common Foundation's Ukraine/human rights work and social-justice grantmaking orientation.

Regional players

• New England Foundation for the Arts: Regional private foundation supporting artists and arts organizations across New England, including Maine. Relevant regional peer given Parsonage Gallery's Maine-coast location and the foundation's arts-grantmaking model.

Emerging players

• Prince Claus Fund: International foundation supporting culture and development through grants to artists and cultural practitioners in developing countries. Comparable as a smaller-scale private foundation intersecting arts, ecology, and international development, similar to Our Common Foundation's mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OurCommonFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ourcommonfoundation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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