The biggest barrier to ecological restoration isn't political will or shovel-ready land — it's that practitioners can't find the right capital among dozens of fragmented instruments. The Restoration Capital Toolbox is being built to close that gap.

Conservation in Missouri depends on capital that doesn't yet exist at scale — and most of the institutions that benefit from healthy land sit outside the funding equation. With the Missouri Department of Conservation, we're mapping where the dollars flow, where they don't, and what would change that.

Small businesses are the connective tissue of rural communities, but the people running them often can't access the capital, coaching, or sustainability planning they need. With Edward Jones, the Main Street Initiative delivers all three to the operators holding their towns together.