Everything on this site is stated at length somewhere else. This page is the short version, in the plainest language available, for anyone who would rather not read an essay to find out what this is.
Is this a registered nonprofit or a charity?
No. The Jared Foundation is a private initiative. It is not a registered nonprofit, it holds no tax-exempt status of any kind, and nothing on this site should be read as claiming otherwise. The word "foundation" here is used in its older structural sense — the part that sits underneath and holds things up — and not as a description of legal status. The reasoning behind the name is on the home page.
Do you accept donations?
No. This initiative does not solicit or accept public donations. There is no appeal, no campaign, no membership, no subscription, and no payment mechanism anywhere on this website. If you ever encounter something that appears to solicit money in this initiative's name, it did not come from us.
Can I apply for funding or support?
No. There is no application process, no proposal form, and no programme to apply to. This initiative does not run an open call of any kind, and it would not be honest to leave a door open that does not exist.
Why is there no contact form or email address?
Because there is nothing to correspond about. A contact channel would generate applications, proposals and enquiries that could not honestly be answered, and an unanswered form is worse than no form. What is published on this site is the entirety of what is on offer.
What does this initiative actually do?
Publicly, it publishes essays — the twelve pages of this site — about opportunity, enterprise, mentorship, community, and thinking on a longer clock. It runs no programmes, holds no events, employs no staff, and has no premises open to visitors. It is a point of view, published.
Do you publish a list of what you support?
No, and that is a settled position rather than an oversight. The argument is set out in full in Quiet Generosity: publicity attached to a gift benefits the giver and charges the recipient, and an initiative that publishes its giving acquires an incentive to choose the giving that publishes well. Since nothing is solicited from the public, no public accounting is owed to anyone.
Who is Jared Sherwood?
The person this initiative is named for. He is a founder and managing partner at Fancy Hat, a boutique venture capital firm established in Gilbert, Arizona in 2016. He is a private individual rather than a public figure, and this site deliberately says nothing further about him — no biography, no portrait, no list of accomplishments, no quotations. That restraint is the format, not a gap waiting to be filled. See About.
Why does this domain have an unrelated history?
Because it did. A different organisation, unconnected to this one, used this web address until about a decade ago and then ceased operating; afterwards the address sat unused and was for several years taken over by unrelated spam. This site is a fresh start on a reclaimed address. Nothing from that history is continued, revived or endorsed here, and any archived link that describes the previous occupant's work does not describe anything on this site. It is addressed directly on the About page.
Can I reuse or quote what is written here?
Quote it freely with attribution. These are arguments, and arguments are more useful in circulation than in a walled garden. If one of them is wrong, saying so publicly is a favour.
Where should I start reading?
What We Believe is the compressed version of the whole position — four claims, stated so they can be argued with. From there, Why Small Business Matters and Mentorship are the two that carry the most practical weight, and Lessons from the Sonoran Desert is the one most likely to be enjoyable.