The Nareit Foundation has selected five organizations as 2026–2027 strategic grant partners, advancing its commitment to building a stronger, more competitive workforce for the REIT and commercial real estate industry.
As the industry navigates evolving workforce demands, shifting skill requirements, and the need to cultivate its next generation of leaders, investing in talent at every stage of the career lifecycle is essential to long-term industry growth and competitiveness.
Through its Dividends Through Diversity (DTD) Grant Program, the Foundation is supporting organizations that expand career awareness and access, strengthen workforce readiness and advancement, and develop leadership capabilities and succession pathways.
The 2026–2027 strategic partners are Project Destined, Robert A. Toigo Foundation, National Academy Foundation (NAF), Paradigm for Parity / NextUp, and FourBlock.
Collectively, these partnerships reach talent from high school and college through early- and mid-career development, senior leadership advancement, and military-to-civilian career transitions.
This strategic approach reflects the Foundation’s recognition that a strong industry depends not only on attracting new talent, but also on developing, advancing, and retaining the people who will drive its future success.
By investing across the talent lifecycle, the Nareit Foundation is helping strengthen the industry’s workforce today while building its leadership capacity for tomorrow.