Thomas Penny

National Academy Foundation operates as a national network of education, business, and community leaders who work together to ensure high school students are college, career, and future ready. The company was founded by Sanford I. Weill in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

DC Central Kitchen, Inc. develops and operates social ventures targeting the cycle of hunger and poverty. The firm's program is to prepare adults facing high barriers to employment for careers in the food service industry. It serves homeless shelters, schools, and nonprofits. The company was founded by Robert Egger in 1989 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

SOME, Inc. provides food, clothes and health care services. The firm helps the poor and homeless men, women and children by offering foods, clothing and health care services. It also provides programs that address the root causes of homelessness and poverty through job training, addiction treatment, counseling and other support services. The company was founded by Horace McKenna in 1970 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.