Mission

From 2012 until 2023, the Principle Quest Foundation supported innovative education and creative mentoring programs for girls and women, with a focus on racial justice and gender equity. Created in 2012 by Charlotte Beyer, the foundation held retreats twice a year to discover new and better ways of empowering and mentoring women of all ages and backgrounds. Grants were made to 501(c)(3) organizations whose activities and programs actively support the foundation’s mission.

A focus on girls and women was urgent because the impact to our society when they are stereotyped or marginalized is significant.  First, the media sends a toxic message to young girls, showing images of highly charged sexuality that are emulated by girls everywhere and even worse, accepted by parents as just the way it is. Later, as young women join the work force, they encounter obstacles and often must choose between family and career. All of this is even more challenging for women and girls of color. Our society and our economy can gain measurable benefits when there are more women leaders and greater diversity in the corporate, academic and civic arenas.

After a 20 year career on Wall Street, Charlotte Beyer, founded the Institute for Private Investors in 1991, and as a mother and grandmother, she understands first hand the balancing act many women deal with every day. Her earliest philanthropic efforts funded scholarships at the Westover School, an all girls school in CT. Charlotte is the author of Wealth Management Unwrapped, a tangible legacy of her 40 year career in financial services, and in 2018 published Principle Quest Unwrapped, a workbook for facilitators; an updated version was released in March 2023.

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