The announcement marks one of the fund’s largest investments and is expected to empower thousands of workers who have traditionally lacked economic stability and wealth-building opportunities, the press release said.

Over a period of five years, the Kendeda Fund will provide grants to four mission-driven organizations to lead the effort: The Fund for Employee Ownership (at the Evergreen Cooperative Corporation), the ICA Group, Nexus Community Partners and Project Equity.

According to an article published by Crain’s Cleveland Business, Kandeda’s goal is to enable more than 100 business transitions from private ownership to employee ownership.

In Kendeda’s press release, Fund Advisor Diane Ives called small businesses the “backbone” of their local economies. “They ensure that communities are vibrant, retaining the wealth they generate, and are resourceful in hard times.”

Read the full press release: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190826005064/en/Kendeda-Fund-Announces-24-Million-New-Grants

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