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Amplifi Foundation

Lifting Families. Empowering Minds. Rebuilding Lives.

We strengthen what holds people up: families, education, and resilience in crisis. Every gift becomes change that lasts, one life at a time.

90%
90% of every gift goes toward programs on the ground
3 focus areas: family, education, disaster relief
Our mission

Compassion is the spark. Action is the work.

Amplifi Foundation invests in what matters most: families, education, and resilience in times of crisis. We don't start from scratch. We amplify what already works, so help reaches further and lasts longer.

Amplify what works

We put funding and attention behind local programs that are already creating change, so their work reaches more people.

Partner, don't parachute

We work alongside community and grassroots organizations who know their people best.

Build for the long term

From a child's first years to a family's financial footing, we invest in change that compounds.

Three pillars, one mission

How we turn support into lasting change

Each pillar meets a different moment of need, and each one strengthens the others. Together they carry a person through every stage of hardship, from a child's first years to a community's recovery.

Pillar 01A parent and two young children sharing a meal at a community table

Family & Children

The family is the foundation of every thriving community. We protect children from harm, meet urgent needs, and equip parents, because a stable home is where a child's future begins.

Family supportChild welfare & protectionFood, shelter & healthcareParental supportEarly childhood development
Pillar 02A student writing while a teacher leans in to help

Education

Education is the most powerful tool for breaking the cycle of poverty. We support the whole journey, from the classroom through entrepreneurial and financial-literacy education, so people can find work and build lasting independence.

Access to educationQuality of learningEntrepreneurial educationFinancial literacyVocational & lifelong learning

An investment in learning pays off for generations.

Pillar 03An aid worker handing a box of supplies to a family

Disaster Relief

When crisis strikes, fast response keeps families together and protects the progress they've made. Mental-health support is part of every phase of recovery.

Emergency responsePreparedness & resilienceRecovery & rebuildingMental-health support
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Why it matters

Your gift, one life at a time.

The numbers show the scale of the need, but change happens to people, not statistics. A child sleeps safely. A parent finds steady footing. Your gift is the moment help arrives.

A mother holding her young child close by a window
One family, changed
1

Your gift becomes groceries, a warm bed, a safe night.

A family in crisis needs stability before anything else, so we meet the urgent need first.

2

Stability becomes a child in a classroom.

When home is secure, a child can learn, and the skills to build a livelihood come within reach.

3

Learning becomes independence that lasts.

Financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills turn short-term help into long-term independence.

90%To programs

Built so your dollar reaches the people it's for.

Too much giving disappears into overhead before it ever reaches the ground. We keep our costs lean so the vast majority of every gift goes directly to families, learners, and communities in crisis.

Target allocation. Independently reported figures will be published as the Foundation's programs scale.

333M
children live in extreme poverty worldwide.
UNICEF · 2025 · 1 in 6 children
272M
children and youth are out of school today.
UNESCO · 2025 · out of school
45.8M
people were displaced by disasters in a single year.
IDMC · 2025 · a record high
About us
Braiden Shaw, founder of Amplifi Foundation

A rising tide lifts all boats.

Amplifi Foundation was born from a simple conviction: that no one should be locked out of a stable home, a good education, or the tools to build a life of their own.

Founder Braiden Shaw built his career teaching everyday people the financial principles usually reserved for the wealthy, and he has seen what happens when someone finally gains control of their future. Amplifi brings that same belief to philanthropy. We meet people in crisis with dignity, then give them the education and economic tools to rise for good. The goal is independence, not dependence.

Braiden Shaw
Founder, Amplifi Foundation

The most direct way to help is to give.

We're a lean operation focused on funding what works. Right now, financial support is where you make the biggest difference.

Donate

Every contribution goes to work funding programs that create measurable change for families, learners, and communities in crisis.

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Partner with us

Foundations, businesses, and donor circles can align financial support behind our three pillars through grants and giving partnerships.

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Advocate

Amplify the voices of the communities we serve. Sharing our mission with your network costs nothing and goes further than you might think.

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Your action, amplified.

Compassion becomes change when it meets the right hands at the right moment. Be the reason help arrives.

Amplifi Foundation

Lifting Families. Empowering Minds. Rebuilding Lives. We amplify resources and voices into change that lasts.

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