Informed giving.
Trustworthy programs.
Hope for humanity.

Love Builds Where Suffering Breaks

The world can feel overwhelming, fragile, and full of urgent need.  Risk is real – but so is the chance to respond with courage and clarity.

Third Ladder is your philanthropic investment partner, helping you engage that reality wisely – through local therapeutic care and carefully chosen international programs.

We believe generosity is most meaningful when it is thoughtful, guided, and effective. Your gifts are stewarded with the rigor of financial investments and the care of human connection.

We invite you to extend the ladder – and climb with purpose.

You want your generosity to make a real difference. Third Ladder helps you act wisely – grounded in local care, reaching across the world. 

– 7 vetted grassroots international programs 

– 1 domestic direct services program

– Choose a program to invest in or direct it to any critical need 

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“Third Ladder treats the donor relationship as more than a transaction.  As an investor, I am more than simply part of an assembly line.  They take the time to share the real impact of giving and thoughtfully answer technical questions.  No matter how siloed my daily life may feel, I’m reminded that we all stand on a ladder of human connection – our choices steady or shake the footing of others.”

– David Kolokolo, Third Ladder Partner

“It is an equalizer among us that each one of us can be a ladder as much as each one of us needs one at times to lift us out of the broken into the beautiful.”  Naomi Zacharias Zumback, Executive Director