Investing in Field Partnerships

Investments in funds and initiatives that demonstrate the powerful use of catalytic capital, with financing from the MacArthur Foundation

*The portfolio for field partnerships is fully committed at this time

Adjuvant Global Health Technology Fund

A program-related equity investment to help address overlooked public health challenges by financing the development of life-saving technology products for low- and lower middle-income countries.

Geographic Focus:
Global

Investment Amount:
$5.0 million

Alive Ventures

Equity investment to Acumen Latin America Early Growth Fund LP, a private equity impact fund managed by Acumen LatAm Impact Ventures, which invests in companies that tackle inequality in Colombia, Peru, and Central America, with a focus on agribusiness, education/access to formal jobs, and renewable energy.

Geographic Focus:
Latin America

Investment Amount:
$5.0 million

Ankur Capital Fund II

A program-related equity investment to provide early-stage capital to support tech-driven businesses in India that unlock economic opportunity for low-income people.

Geographic Focus:
India

Investment Amount:
$7.5 million

Impact America Fund II

An equity investment to provide catalytic venture capital to early-stage companies that are advancing economic agency for low- and moderate-income communities of color in the U.S.

Geographic Focus:
U.S.

Investment Amount:
$7.5 million

One Acre

A program-related investment loan to the One Acre Fund, a nonprofit social enterprise supporting smallholder farmers in Africa with financing and training through a new capital structure demonstrating the way catalytic capital can bridge financing gaps, spark additional investments, and help sustain and grow high-impact nonprofits.

Geographic Focus:
Africa

Investment Amount:
$10.0 million

Prime Impact Fund

An investment to address a critical capital gap for climate-relevant innovation by financing technology-based solutions with the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Geographic Focus:
Global

Investment Amount:
$5.0 million

SDG Loan Fund

A guarantee to provide credit enhancement for a $1.1 billion blended finance fund focused on emerging and frontier markets. Led by AllianzGI, Skandia and FMO, the fund will invest to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals, focusing particularly on decent work and economic growth (SDG #8); reduced inequality (SDG #10); and climate action (SDG #13).

Geographic Focus:
Global

Investment Amount:
$25 million

Terra Silva

In collaboration with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to launch Terra Silva, provided debt to launch an impact investing initiative designed to respond to global climate change by making investments focused on the conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of tropical forests worldwide.

Geographic Focus:
Global

Investment Amount:
$20.0 million

UP Fund

A program-related equity investment to help expand employment opportunity for historically marginalized populations in the United States.

Geographic Focus:
US

Investment Amount:
$5.0 million

Women in Safe Homes Fund

A program-related equity investment to help pioneer an alternative acquisition and leasing model to address the need for safe and affordable housing for women who are navigating difficult circumstances in the United Kingdom.

Geographic Focus:
UK

Investment Amount:
$5.0 million

Zero Gap

An equity investment to expand and accelerate The Rockefeller Foundation’s Zero Gap initiative, which aims to tap into mainstream markets and investors, scaling up investments into promising new finance vehicles that help to close the funding gap.

Geographic Focus:
Global

Investment Amount:
Up to $15.0 million