As we step into the fall of 2025, this edition of our magazine explores philanthropy at its core. While our industry is typically measured by returns and performance metrics, we believe it’s greatest strength lies in its capacity to drive meaningful change.
The same capital that fuels innovation and builds wealth can be channeled into philanthropy, forging connections that strengthen communities and address society’s most pressing challenges.
Philanthropy has been part of iConnections’ DNA since the very beginning. When we launched in 2020, we created Funds4Food, a first of its kind event to support COVID-19 hunger relief that became the largest online capital introduction fundraiser of its time.
The response was extraordinary: $1.9 million raised, over 1,400 participants, nearly 3,000 video meetings, and hundreds of allocators and managers united around urgent relief. That moment demonstrated what our industry can accomplish when we align purpose with capital.