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The Ownership Economy
The Ownership Economy is a New York City-based organization that promotes ownership models enabling value creators to hold stakes and participate in governance. It supports various structures like ESOPs and cooperatives to foster a more equitable economy.
Overview
What The Ownership Economy does
What The Ownership Economy is
The Ownership Economy is a New York City-based organization that promotes ownership models enabling value creators to hold stakes and participate in governance. It supports various structures like ESOPs and cooperatives to foster a more equitable economy.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- March 5, 2026
Official channels
Find The Ownership Economy elsewhere
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Capability profile
The Ownership Economy as a community
Community overview
The Ownership Economy focuses on promoting ownership models that allow value creators—such as employees, contributors, customers, and communities—to hold stakes in the upside and participate in governance. The organization is based in New York City and aims to create a more equitable and resilient economy through various ownership structures.
Community focus
The Ownership Economy invests in and supports organizations that utilize employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), worker cooperatives, stewardship trusts, broad-based equity, and profit-sharing models. Their services include membership access, ownership certification, and consulting, aimed at operators, investors, and ecosystem builders.
Member value
Members gain access to ownership certification, consulting services, and a network of organizations focused on equitable ownership models. The community emphasizes governance that prevents mission drift and ensures meaningful participation in value creation.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Operators · Investors
- Benefits
- network-access and certification
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
Notable members
Notable organizations within The Ownership Economy include Holdfast Collective Foundation, REI Coop, Ethereum Protocol, Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, and Alaska Permanent Fund.
Common questions
What to know about The Ownership Economy
Upseed classifies The Ownership Economy under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 5, 2026
Known limits
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