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Community
Invested in Change
The passions of our employees and our purpose-driven culture inspire the role we seek to fulfill in our communities.
Lived Values
Our daily interactions are guided by openness, trust, rigorous debate, and doing the right thing, even when it’s difficult. Similarly, our focus on long-term outcomes, an ownership mindset, and responsible stewardship is where we find alignment not just internally, but across the many stakeholders we serve. This extends to what we see as our integral role in our local communities.
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Audax Charitable Foundation
The Audax Charitable Foundation (ACF)* was created to positively impact the communities where we operate through the passions of our employees by supporting programs in the greater Boston or San Francisco areas focused on Education, Healthcare, Social Support & Services, and Arts & Cultural Programs.
The ACF mission was conceived by our team members, the foundation is organized and run by the Audax team, prospective grantees are nominated by individual team members, and each grant is ultimately recommended by a rotating cross-section of Audax volunteers. ACF has awarded over 50 grants to date, as of April 2026. Learn more in the ACF Annual Report.
ACF Case Studies
Inner City Weightlifting
In Spring 2023, ACF awarded InnerCity Weightlifting a one-time grant of $7,500. This gave the ACF visibility into the charity’s impact and the breadth of its work, which set the stage for a $50,000 multi-year grant awarded the following year…
Creativity Explored
Based in San Francisco, the mission of Creativity Explored is to partner with people with developmental disabilities to create an artistic, studio based collective where the creative capacity of any person can flourish…
The Wily Network
The Wily network serves Boston-area students navigating college without a safety net by offering clinical coaching, financial support, community building, and professional development…
Boston Community Pediatrics
In Spring 2023, Boston Community Pediatrics was awarded a $50,000 multi-year grant with a goal of supporting BCP's integrated care navigation and wellness program.
Best Buddies
In Fall 2024, Best Buddies was awarded a $50,000 multi-year grant to help expand and strengthen its Pre-Employment Transition Services (ETS) and Jobs programs in Greater Boston.
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The Food Drive
In Spring 2025, the ACF partnered with The Food Drive for the first time, with its grant supporting its work to address food insecurity and food waste across communities north of Boston.
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FamilyAid
In Spring 2025, the ACF partnered with FamilyAid for the first time, with its grant supporting their work to prevent families from becoming homeless in Greater Boston.
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Responsible Investing
Beyond Audax Private Equity's local communities, we are intentional in our efforts to help our portfolio companies have the same impact in the communities where their employees live and work. This stems from a belief that sustainability, governance and other non-financial factors represent a critical component to create, enable and protect value, build better businesses, and drive risk-adjusted returns over long-term investment horizons. These efforts are aligned with and guided by responsible investment priorities informed by the American Investment Council’s Guidelines for Responsible Investment and the UN Principles on Responsible Investing.
Continuous Improvement
In collaboration with third party consultants, our Responsible Investment Committee oversees the implementation of the firm’s responsible investment policy, reviews non-financial risks and opportunities, and discloses any material issues to appropriate stakeholders.
We leverage data to understand and improve efforts around resource conservation, waste reduction, carbon emissions and the impact of climate change, in addition to other areas, to create capabilities that foster continuous improvement.
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*“ACF” or “we” refers to the Audax Charitable Foundation and related philanthropic activities of Audax Private Equity. ACF recommends grants to charitable organizations, which to date have been made through a donor-advised fund administered by Fidelity Charitable. Fidelity Charitable retains exclusive legal control over all grantmaking decisions and distributions from the donor-advised fund.