Solve for X

We adapt tools from the for-profit realm to bring private capital to the fight.

Solve for X Impact Corporation is a 501{c}3 that funds and supports environmental innovation research and development; we steward grants and manage program related investments.
Solve for X, L3C is a registered Social Enterprise; we implement the environmental innovation portfolio that emerges from the R&D phase.
Program Related Investments deploy and recoup assets in compliance with the IRS '5% Rule' for private foundations.
Debt Instruments (Convertible/Forgivable/Low interest) are proxies for traditional grants in the R&D phase.
Impact Investments of financial capital above the 5% threshold yield ROIs while furthering foundations' missions.
R&D tax credits boost the impact portfolio ROI in compliance with Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Joint Ventures are purpose-driven and time-bound agreements among complementary stakeholders.
Syndicates are powerful force multipliers that leverage resources, mitigate risk, and accelerate scale.
Technology Commercialization yields market-driven returns for solutions to big problems.
Reinvestment ensures sustainability and investment principal preservation.

Solve for X: Private Capital and Environmental Stewardship