Legacy Commitments

Stewarded with care. Endowed with meaning.

The Hart-Olivis legacy was never one of simple charity. Our commitments are deliberate, enduring, and deeply personal; rooted in the belief that true influence is measured not by accumulation, but by what one chooses to steward. Each initiative represented here reflects a thread of our values: protection of the vulnerable, elevation of Black brilliance, and the sacred work of legacy-building for generations to come.

These are not donations.

They are declarations of care, of culture, and of promise.

Explore the causes we steward, the futures we are shaping, and the quiet power of giving with intention.

Leadership

We believe powerful girls become grounded women who move with grace and choose with discernment. Our support of leadership programs for Black girls focuses not on performative achievement, but on cultivating grace, voice, and vision. Through curated opportunities, we invest in the social positioning, confidence, and legacy literacy of the next generation of sovereign women.

BLACK GIRLS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

PHILANTHROPIC COMMITMENT

Black Women’s Health

In our family and circle, we stand in defense of the sacred. In memory, in vigilance, and in reverence, we champion initiatives that shield Black mothers and their children from preventable harm. This commitment honors our ancestral lines and ensures the continuum of care, dignity, and survival in a system too often blind to both.

BIRTHFUND

HYPEREMESIS EDUCATION and RESEARCH FOUNDATION (HER)

Historic Preservation

History is not simply remembered. It is preserved with care and endowed with purpose. Our support of these organizations honor their roles as bastions of Black excellence and cultural power. We invest in the preservation of sacred institutions that shaped - and continue to define - the cultural architecture of our legacy.

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY

PHILANTHROPIC COMMITMENT

Cultural Patronage

We believe art is not a pastime; it is a preservation of soul. Through our patronage of Black artists, storytellers, and cultural historians, we honor the power of narrative, aesthetics, and memory. We support creators whose work safeguards our truths, reframes our history, and renders us unforgettable. This is more than appreciation. It is ancestral alignment.

YA LA’FORD

RICHARD WILSON

ERNIE BARNES

JOHN BIGGERS