A movement-controlled, democratically governed investment vehicle that shifts capital and power to build the regenerative economy.
The Just Transition Integrated Capital Fund (JTIC Fund) operationalizes the Just Transition Investment Framework in the form of a democratically controlled integrated capital fund governed by five movement partners. It was designed as a learning and capacity building vehicle for foundations to move endowed assets to community-controlled projects and funds that build the economic power and self-determination of frontline BIPOC and working class communities.
CORE VALUES
The JTIC Fund is challenging traditional investment models and putting justice, democratic decision-making, and community self-governance at the center. The four core values guiding the JTIC Fund are:
- Local community control
- Non-extractive finance and right relationships
- Rematriation
- Reparations
JTIC FUND INVESTMENT FOCUS
Through non-extractive financing in the form of 0% loans and catalytic grants, the JTIC Fund invests in the following areas:
- Community Land Ownership, Real Estate Assets, and Affordable Housing
- Food Systems and Health Equity
- Indigenous Movements and Land Back Initiatives
- Worker Self-Directed Initiatives
- Climate Resiliency
OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS FOR FUNDERS, INVESTORS, and MOVEMENT FUNDS
Our visionary Investment Policy Statement (IPS) serves as an open-source learning tool for democratically controlled investment funds and philanthropic institutions exploring how to define their investment policies, including the reimagining of returns, financial and social impact, risk mitigation, and fiduciary responsibility.
The IPS is just one of the many practical tools we offer. The JTIC Fund Tool Lending Library is a suite of resources to support you in thinking through the policies, processes, or materials you may need to apply a Just Transition lens to your investing, to shift capital and power to build the regenerative economy.
To learn more about how the JTIC Fund is re-writing the rules of finance and investing, read:
- How to Flip the Script on Foundation Reporting on the JTIC Fund’s aim to challenge and change the norms of financial reporting to align with solidarity economy and just transition investing goals.
- Those who will call the future now: On practicing democracy on how the JTIC Fund’s governing body is leaning into self-governance practices grounded in relationships of trust and untethered imagination.
The JTIC Fund was selected as one of The Transformative 25 funds changing the world and the financial landscape in 2024!
