Just thinkin' about investments

I'm sort of obsessed with our investment system, and the way that it's divided between all-profit on the one hand, with publicly held companies doing whatever - anything - to increase profits while the CEOs are paid absurd sums; and charity on the other hand, where cash goes into businesses that do their best to relieve social pains and address tragedies and injustices.

I feel like there's this gap in the middle, i keep seeing businesses that wouldn't necessarily scale, and yet are doing o.k., but it causes the founders a lot of personal stress to stay on the for-profit side of the line. With grants and support, they could really expand their reach; but they don't qualify.

This is irksome! And yet i don't know which powers-that-be could help me solve this problem. if you're one of the people reading this blog, please help me solve this puzzle. 'night.