A non-profit seed fund created in partnership with the Brown family and Brown-Forman.
Our Vision
We envision a community that has a deep understanding of the value of nature and what it means to the lives of human beings, to the prosperity of businesses and communities, and to relationships all around us.
Our Mission
To inspire joint action to improve our natural, social, and economic environment for future generations.
Core Values
Shared Learning
Everyone has something to share, and everyone has something to learn. We value diverse perspectives for an informed balance.
Joint Relationships
It’s all connected, so our approach is too. We value pilots that grow people’s knowledge, capacity and network connections.
Long-term Mindset
Sustainability takes generational patience. We value local action that builds scale along the many stages of growth.
Dendrifund
A branching seed fund.
At Dendrifund, we believe in making a big impact through small, intentional actions. Our name reflects this approach with the prefix Dendri-, meaning tree-like or branching in structure. It represents our philosophy that even small actions can lead to significant change. We also value the importance of family and sustainability, as reflected in the tree structure of our name, and our work in white oak forests.
Board of Directors
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Andy Battjes, Secretary
Brown-Forman
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Dace Brown
Brown Family
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Eliza Brown, President
Brown Family
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G. Garvin Brown IV
Brown Family
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Owsley Brown III
Brown Family
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Sara Brown Fleishman, Treasurer
Brown Family
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Garvin Deters, Vice President/ Governance
Brown Family
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Brian Fitzgerald, Finance & Investment Chair
Brown-Forman
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Barbara Hurt, Executive Director
Brown-Forman and Brown Family
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Leah Kelly
Brown-Forman
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Kelly Kowalczyk
Brown-Forman
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Heather Lair
Meridian Institute
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Virginia Lee
Independent Consultant
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Elizabeth McCall
Woodford Reserve Master Distiller
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Michael Sadowski
Independent Sustainability Advisor
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Zach Wardlaw
Brown Family
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Help Us:
Convene by coming to the table with new networks, resources, and ideas.
Seed by getting involved with exciting and innovative initiatives from the ground up.
Incubate by taking action and ownership to help sustain the future.