For DAFs and Philanthropy
Turn generosity into critical mass affordable housing production.
OneMillion.Homes is the execution log for a Scale-Built Housing operating system—a new American housing infrastructure that delivers 500+ home annual batches in underbuilt urban and rural communities. Partnering with MovementKC (501c3), your Philanthropic and DAF capital unlocks the readiness stack that cities need so production can run at critical mass—fast.
What you fund (high-leverage readiness)
Your gifts de-risk and accelerate the parts of the system that traditional capital won’t touch—then crowd in large follow-on dollars.
Homebuyer Readiness
Credit coaching, down-payment/closing-cost bridges, mortgage packaging, post-purchase stewardship.Workforce & Local Business Readiness
Paid apprenticeships, upskilling, safety/QA, onboarding neighborhood-owned suppliers.Civic & Site Readiness
Site control support, entitlements, infrastructure alignment, community benefits agreements.Community Restoration
Blight removal, public realm, culture-preserving activation that lifts absorption and stability.
These readiness lanes are delivered by MovementKC (501c3) and plug directly into the Scale-Built engine run by Together.Homes (for-profit cooperative).
Why this matters
Production, not pilots: Readiness dollars flip the switch from fragmented projects to 500+ home batches sized to real demand.
Homeownership first: Targets middle-market families who can qualify—turning cost-burden into equity.
Durability: Climate-resilient homes at 1/5 energy use lower monthly costs and increase household stability.
Compounding impact: Each batch builds local capacity—jobs, vendors, civic muscle—that reduces cost and time in the next batch.
Vehicles that fit philanthropic intent & tax strategy
Grants (unrestricted or program-specific)
Fund readiness lanes with clear production milestones and outcomes.Recoverable Grants / PRIs
Revolving support for homebuyer bridges, pre-dev advances, or workforce cohorts; returns recycle into the next batch.Guarantees / First-Loss
Catalyze senior capital for execution while keeping mission at the center.Outcome-Based Gifts
Tie disbursements to verified metrics: owners created, cost/time compression, jobs placed, energy performance.
(MovementKC administers grant-funded programs and reporting; Together.Homes executes batch production; OneMillion.Homes reports system-level progress.)
What we report (simple, auditable)
Owners created (first-time, cost-burden relieved)
Time-to-permit / time-to-start (vs. baseline)
Workforce outcomes (local hires, apprenticeships, certified vendors)
Affordability & performance (PITI + utilities, 1/5 energy usage)
Neighborhood indicators (vacancy down, small-biz spend up)
You’ll get a readiness → production line of sight: dollars in → batches delivered → families housed → jobs and savings realized.
Example uses of philanthropic capital
Underwrite a Homebuyer Bridge Fund tied to a specific 500-home batch.
Launch a Workforce Cohort (paid apprenticeships + certifications) feeding directly into scheduled sites.
Fund Site Readiness (community agreements, entitlement prep) that shaves months off starts.
Sponsor a Neighborhood Absorption Package (blight removal + public realm) that increases take-up and retention.
Where philanthropy fits in the platform
MovementKC (501c3): runs the readiness stack and impact reporting.
Together.Homes (co-op): builds in standardized 500+ batches.
OneMillion.Homes: public execution log; city playbooks, batch updates, impact dashboards.
Neighborbuilt (for-profit): category owner/data backbone; ensures the data flywheel compounds across cities.
How to engage
Program brief with milestones and reporting cadence.
Grant / PRI / Guarantee documentation and kickoff.
Contact
impact@1M.homes
Statement of intent
Philanthropy is the catalyst that turns intent into throughput. Fund the readiness that lets cities run one strategy—not a thousand one-offs—and watch production scale, families own, and local economies move from low-production to high-production—batch after batch.
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