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The Malone Family Umoja (Unity) Fund

Our Family.
Our Fund.

Together We Can Do It!

Since 2015 the Malone-Davis family has pooled a little each month to help each other today and build wealth for the generations that follow.

2015Founded in Oakland
2021Reached our first $5,000
$350,000Family protected
5 of 15Members giving today
Where we are right now

We did what we set out to do. Now we rebuild, together.

The fund protected and helped our family. Now we bring it back to $5,000 and keep it there, so the life insurance stays paid and the fund can grow.

Updated as the family givesFund Phase 2 · Rebuild

Rebuild the reserve

10% of the way back to $5,000

5 of 15 family members giving monthly

Next unlockAt $5,000 with 15 members giving, family help opens again and everything above $5,000 starts working for the family.
What we have done together

Ten years of showing up for each other

$5,000

Goal reached in 2021

Six years of steady giving got us to our first goal.

Done
$350,000

Family protected

A life insurance policy since December 2023, for the generations that follow.

Done
Help

Loans to family

Short-term loans to family members when they needed it most.

Done
Support

Family supported

Gifts to family gatherings, and standing together in times of loss.

Done
Family only

The full money story is for family

Year-by-year balances, where every dollar goes, and your own giving live in the family space.

Members also get

  • See your own giving and receipts
  • Watch family interviews and share your story
  • Pick roles at family events
  • Vote on where the money goes
  • Ask for help when it is open
  • Add your family business
The Malone family home
The Malone family home
Umoja means unity

A promise made on the first day of Kwanzaa

Umoja (oo-MO-jah) is the first of Kwanzaa's seven principles. We put it to work with money: we pool a little, we help each other, and we build something that lasts past us.

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How every dollar works

Simple on purpose

The $5,000 floor comes first. Only what is above it moves on.

You give

$10 to $25 a month, plus $50 to $100 once a year.

We keep $5,000

The floor that keeps our $350,000 life insurance paid.

The extra works

Above $5,000: family help, and investments that grow.

We own

Property, a family business or franchise, assets that last.

Get involved

Three ways to be part of it

Give

Pick an amount that fits you. Every member counts toward our goal of 15.

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Show up

Pick a role at family events: Thanksgiving prep, helping a family, a house refresh.

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Join the family space

See the fund, share photos and videos, and vote on where the money goes.

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What is happening

Events and family news

Coming up

New events show here as soon as they are added.

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Latest news

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In their words

Be the first to share your story

Words, a photo or a short video. The fund managers read it first, and it goes public only if you say yes.

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Get in touch

Questions? Ideas? We want to hear them.

Send a note to the fund managers, or get the monthly family newsletter.

David Malone Jr.
Quinton Sankofa
Jeff Malone

Your note goes to all three fund managers.

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