A non-profit seed fund created in partnership with the Brown family and Brown-Forman.

Our Vision

We envision a community that has a deep understanding of the value of nature and what it means to the lives of human beings, to the prosperity of businesses and communities, and to relationships all around us.

Our Mission

To inspire joint action to improve our natural, social, and economic environment for future generations.

Core Values

Shared Learning

Everyone has something to share, and everyone has something to learn. We value diverse perspectives for an informed balance.

Joint Relationships

It’s all connected, so our approach is too. We value pilots that grow people’s knowledge, capacity and network connections.

Long-term Mindset

Sustainability takes generational patience. We value local action that builds scale along the many stages of growth.

Board of Directors

Andy Battjes, Secretary

Brown-Forman
Dace Brown

Brown Family
Eliza Brown, Board Chair

Brown Family
G. Garvin Brown IV

Brown Family
Owsley Brown III

Brown Family
Carter Chapman

Brown Family and Brown-Forman
oSha Cowley-Shireman

Owsley Brown II Family Foundation
Brian Fitzgerald, Treasurer

Brown-Forman
Sara Brown Fleishman, Vice Chair

Brown Family
Chris Fletcher

Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller
Barbara Hurt, Executive Director

Brown Family and Brown-Forman
Leah Kelly, Chair Convene/Seed/ Incubate Committee

Brown-Forman
Kelly Kowalczyk

Brown-Forman
Heather Lair

Meridian Institute
Virginia Lee, Chair Governance & Nominating

Independent Consultant
Elizabeth McCall

Woodford Reserve Master Distiller
Michael Sadowski

Independent Sustainability Advisor
Zach Wardlaw

Brown Family

Dendrifund

A branching seed fund.

At Dendrifund, we believe in making a big impact through small, intentional actions. Our name reflects this approach with the prefix Dendri-, meaning tree-like or branching in structure. It represents our philosophy that even small actions can lead to significant change. We also value the importance of family and sustainability, as reflected in the tree structure of our name, and our work in white oak forests.