Launched in 1983 as Public Interest Projects, NEO Philanthropy is a national leader in innovative philanthropic solutions. NEO Philanthropy brings together and strengthens the work of philanthropic institutions, nonprofit groups and other public interest organizations. NEO Philanthropy , a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission brings together and strengthens the work of philanthropic institutions, nonprofit groups and other public interest organizations who share a vision of a society that ensures justice, dignity and opportunity for all people. It does this by leading large-scale collaborative grant-making funds on a range of social justice issues, providing fiscal sponsorship and management to projects and campaigns, and developing organization and field-focused capacity building initiatives.