Podcast episode
Episode 232 – Deploying $1.4T in Faith-Driven Capital | Aimee Minnich
Aimee Minnich says the donor-advised fund era taught a generation of Christians how to give money away. It didn’t teach them how to invest it. Nearly two decades into building one of the fastest-growing platforms for faith-driven capital, she’s convinced the next chapter of generosity isn’t about writing bigger checks — it’s about learning a whole new language.
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Episode Notes
Aimee Minnich has spent nearly two decades building the infrastructure behind faith-driven generosity — and she says the donor-advised fund revolution solved one problem while creating another. We know how to give money away. Most of us have no idea how to deploy it.
In this conversation, Aimee traces the origin story of Impact Foundation, the shift from grants to impact investments, and why $1.4 trillion sitting in donor-advised funds and private foundations represents one of the largest untapped opportunities in the Kingdom economy. She and Justin dig into cross-cultural investing, a foster care housing initiative in Tennessee, and why the next frontier is institutional capital, not just individual deals.
This episode is an invitation to rethink what it means to steward not just your giving, but your entire balance sheet, as an act of discipleship. Watch the full episode on YouTube or continue to stream audio on your favorite podcast platform.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold open: the currency of God’s kingdom
01:28 From philosophy degree to law school
06:12 Where faith and work movements converged
08:21 The origin story of donor-advised funds
11:37 Why intentionality is replacing transaction
12:52 The “three customers” test behind Impact Foundation
13:20 2014: the moment everything shifted
15:45 God’s economy runs on generosity, not transactions
18:00 Apple orchards, pig farms, and what actually gets funded
19:03 A foster care housing initiative built on public-private capital
21:21 Market forces and the growth of the movement
21:58 The ring around Henry’s neck
24:26 The joy and guilt of learning to give well
25:24 Why cross-cultural investing changes everything
27:02 Toward a modern discipleship of the balance sheet
28:32 Holiness, humility, and the fear that leads to joy
31:53 Institutional capital: the next frontier
34:25 What still stands in the way — and what gives Aimee hope