Venture Jobs Foundation
Non-profit OrganizationsNew York, United States2-10 Employees
The Venture Jobs Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Rochester, New York, focused on impact investing to support small businesses in higher-poverty neighborhoods. Its work centers on funding early-stage and micro-lending programs that create job opportunities, particularly for lower and mid-skill level employment, with capital deployed to drive job growth in the Rochester region. By aligning charitable objectives with sustainable capital deployment, the foundation aims to alleviate poverty through expanded employment and improved quality of life in target communities. The foundation operates within the non-profit sector and positions itself as a community-focused investor whose activities are designed to mobilize resources toward social gains. Its recent initiative, the Capital Access for Entrepreneurs program, marks a concrete development in its effort to help small businesses accelerate growth and access capital in the local market. It is based at 260 East Main Street, Suite 2701, Rochester, and serves the surrounding area through its mission-driven approach.” } ] } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }