Because capital should follow justice, not just returns.

For-People.

For-Planet.

For With-Profit.

The Problem

The U.S. government funds funded more nonprofits than all foundations combined.

As of May 2025, a new wave of Trumpist retrenchment is reshaping federal priorities:

  • Over 90% of USAID contracts have been terminated, gutting over 5,200 contracts and grants totaling approximately $58 billion.

  • The EPA’s $20B climate justice initiative has been rescinded, even after funds were awarded.

  • Climate-smart agriculture programs at the USDA have been entirely canceled.

  • Federal clean energy investments are stalling, quietly delayed or deprioritized.

  • Programs labeled “equity,” “climate,” “international,” or “DEI” face open political hostility — with funding stripped or blocked outright.

In 2025, the systems meant to fund social and environmental progress are breaking down.

On one side, community-rooted organizations are spending more time justifying their work than doing it. They’re navigating bureaucratic processes, shrinking grants, and a funding culture that often rewards familiarity over impact.

On the other, NGOs and funders are operating with increasing constraints. Under President Trump’s second term, federal support for climate action, civil rights, and international collaboration is being actively dismantled.

Meanwhile, funders — from institutions to intermediaries — are under pressure to do more with less, often without the on-the-ground relationships or capacity needed to respond effectively.

We are watching the gap widen — between those doing the work, and those with the resources to fund it.

Our Vision

Atharii exists to bridge that gap — with strategy, storytelling, and implementation support that moves mission-aligned capital into the hands of those doing the work.

We envision a world where impactful organizations — especially those led by and serving communities that have been historically excluded from power and resources — can access the funding, forge the partnerships, and obtain the support they need to thrive.

We envision a world where capitalism is reimagined not for-profit, but for-people and for-planet, “with-profit.”

A Letter from the Founders

We built The Atharii Collective because we believe this work matters — and we were tired of watching the people doing it get stuck, burnt out, or left behind.

Every week, we meet with leaders who are doing urgent, creative, deeply important work in their communities — and spending too much of their time trying to decode systems, write perfect grant language, or navigate partnerships with too little capacity. We’ve seen what’s possible when people are given just enough strategic support to move forward. And we’ve seen what’s lost when they’re not.

The Atharii Collective is our way of showing up for those people — with Clarity, Care, and Cooperation. Whether we’re helping an early-stage nonprofit map its funding strategy, supporting an NGO team through implementation, or helping a multilateral program redesign its reporting systems, our goal is the same: to build trust, move resources, and make impact work feel more possible.

We believe in community, not competition. In knowledge-sharing over gatekeeping. In translating complex systems into human language. In relationships that last longer than a grant cycle.

We know what it’s like to be on both sides of this — to be the one writing the proposal and the one reading it. We’ve worked in the field and inside institutions. We’ve felt the pressure of deadlines, the uncertainty of startup life, and the weight of missions that matter. We bring all of that experience with us, every time we say yes to a project.

We’re so glad you’re here,