A private nonprofit foundation, Cherokee Gives Back serves as the philanthropic arm of Cherokee, the leading private equity firm investing capital and expertise in brownfield redevelopment. Cherokee Gives Back is dedicated to improving the lives of the world’s poor and disadvantaged by applying sound business practices and compassionate service in two strategic areas:
- Engaging in philanthropic activities that catalyze positive, sustainable change and improve lives and across the world.
- Complementing the positive work of Cherokee by providing philanthropic activities that alleviate poverty and strengthen neighborhoods in the communities in which the firm serves. Cherokee Gives Back philanthropic activities are wholly separate from investments that are made by Cherokee.
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Cherokee Gives Back is dedicated to improving the lives of the world’s poor and disadvantaged by applying sound business practices and compassionate service to catalyze positive, sustainable change. |
Cherokee Gives Back was founded on Cherokee’s enduring belief that nonprofit initiatives, community involvement and public service are fundamental corporate tenets. Since its inception, Gives Back has helped fund $28 million in nonprofit and community-based initiatives in the United States, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Romania, Russia, China and India. Cherokee pledges 10 percent of its profits to assist those with the greatest need both at home and abroad. Cherokee Gives Back takes a holistic approach that focuses on the key program areas described on our Web site. |
Lyston Peebles - Managing Director, Cherokee Gives Back
LaToya King - Associate, Cherokee Gives Back
Kim Shaw - Program Coordinator, Cherokee Gives Back
John Vaughn - Program Manager in Ethiopia, Cherokee Gives Back
Briana Harper - Program Manager in Ethiopia, Cherokee Gives Back
Biniyam Assefa - Program Director in Ethiopia, Cherokee Exchange Program |
