Expanding access to education, mentorship, and opportunity for individuals and communities, advancing economic mobility, entrepreneurship, and long-term community benefit.
501(c)(3) Status Pending
Expanding access to education, mentorship, and opportunity for individuals and communities, advancing economic mobility, entrepreneurship, and long-term community benefit.
Steward · Structure · Sustain
The Proxenia Foundation advances its mission through three interconnected areas, each focused on strengthening the systems that support responsible hospitality innovation over the long term.
The Foundation provides stewardship across the hospitality innovation ecosystem by promoting responsible governance, long-term thinking, and alignment between industry, technology, education, and community.
This includes supporting efforts that emphasize:
Stewardship ensures that innovation advances trust, inclusion, and durable value.
The Foundation supports the structures that enable broader participation in hospitality innovation, particularly where barriers to access exist.
This includes strengthening:
Structure focuses on building the connective frameworks that allow talent, ideas, and opportunity to move more freely through the ecosystem.
The Foundation supports initiatives that contribute to the long-term health and resilience of the hospitality innovation ecosystem.
This includes:
Sustain centers on outcomes that persist and compound over time.
The Proxenia Foundation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation operates for the public benefit and is not organized or operated for the private benefit of any individual or related for-profit entity.
Drawing inspiration from the ancient Greek concept of proxenia—the practice of hospitality and support for strangers in foreign lands—the Foundation embodies a modern commitment to opening doors, creating connections, and fostering opportunity for those seeking to build their futures through education and entrepreneurship.
No part of the net earnings of the Foundation shall inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. All activities are conducted in furtherance of the Foundation's charitable and educational mission.
The Proxenia Foundation engages with a range of aligned organizations across hospitality, technology, education, and community development.
These include independent accelerators, educational institutions, operator groups, and public-sector partners working at the intersection of innovation and hospitality.
Explore an aligned program:
Proxenia Accelerators