“The big, donor-backed funding collaborative Blue Meridian Partners supports Partners for Rural Impact as part of its Place Matters portfolio. Blue Meridian works to identify, make large investments, and scale initiatives to combat poverty across the nation; it counts major funders among its partners, including Ascendium Education Group, Ballmer Group, the Duke Endowment, the Gates Foundation, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies and MacKenzie Scott.”