How we work
We believe that our communities cannot progress solely at the Capitol or in the courtroom. If we are to progress, it is in places where we gather—at our family dinner tables, our schools, our retail shops, and our parks—fostering critical thinking and modeling civic engagement for the rising generation. This is what we believe is true community, and we seek to re-establish communities as vehicles for social impact.
Our Approach
FOCUS Collective is our secular-service arm that transitions individuals, community members, and organizations from education to mobilization so that they are equipped with the resources necessary to engage in and defend the ideas of a free society.
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Through mission-driven, non-affiliated service, FOCUS is organized around four focus areas: Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Education, and Economic Mobility. To achieve our goals in these areas, we operate across three pillars — Solutions, Capital, and Development — that unify and leverage a family of purpose-built affiliates to execute our work.
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Under 'Solutions' we operate the following 501 (c)(3) non-profits, with programmatic, policy, advisory, and capacity-building arms at the state and local level, working in collaboration with partners in the nonprofit, public, and for-profit sectors. We also house a charter school focused on STEAM an classical education.
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The King's Charter
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Rooted Senior Program
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Future Founders Venture Lab
We also operate the following for-profit entities focused on offering unbiased media:
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FOCUS Media
'Capital' comprises several subsidiaries: a fintech for-profit that coordinates communal wealth building activities; a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI); and an equity interest in Isaacs, Smith, and Powell through which we invest, develop, and asset manage a range of business entities with the mission of increasing the success of entrepreneurs and small businesses, the driving force of our national economy.
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Koinit
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FOCUS Bank
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Isaacs Smith & Powell
Under 'Community Development' we operate a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and a for-profit entity that work together to plan and develop quality housing communities in the Southeast.
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The Smithsons Group
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One World, Inc.
Why it matters
18M
In 2023, about 18.0 million U.S. households experienced food insecurity, meaning they were at times uncertain of access or unable to acquire sufficient food.
60%
Nearly 6 in 10 (≈60 %) U.S. adults live with at least one chronic health condition
70%
While a majority of Americans (~70 %) believe upward mobility is possible for others, fewer than half believe their own economic situation will improve over the next few years.
