Social Inclusion and Education
North America
| Investor | Investment themes | Type of investment | Amount of investment | Stage of investment | Eligible business entities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture Foundation | Quality education, decent work, economic growth, climate change | Grants | Social enterprise, Charity | ||
| Accion | Invest in products & services that benefit financially underserved people i.e. new technologies, data, and analytical tools. Like innovations in product, customer acquisition, and engagement approaches & embedded Finance & the intersection of financial services and agriculture, logistics, commerce, education, health, etc. | Equity & quasi-Equity | up to $1 million | From Pre-Seed to Growth-stage | For profit, Social enterprise |
| Acumen | Health, housing, water and sanitation, workforce development, financial inclusion, education, energy, agriculture. | Equity, Debt | $10-$300k | Seed+ | For profit with social purpose |
| Ascension Ventures | Fair by Design Fund - poverty premium (closed). Ascension Fund III - social inequalities, cost of living | Equity | £250k-£700k | Pre-seed to pre-series A | For profit, B Corps |
| CAFVenturesome | Loans, Equity, Debt | ||||
| DRK Foundation | Arts and Culture, Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment, Education, Environment and Climate Change, Food and Agriculture, Health, Social Justice, Systemic Poverty. | Grants | up to $300k | Series A, Series B | Independent nonprofit and impact-first, mission-driven for-profit entities |
| Impact Ventures | Equality | quasi-Equity, Debt, Equity | Seed | Social enterprise, For profit with social purpose | |
| Luminate | Digital threats to democracy | Grants | Social enterprise, For profit with social purpose | ||
| Macquarie Group Foundation | Breaking down barriers to employment. | Equity, quasi-equity, debt, funds. | $A500,000+ | n/a | Social enterprise, for profit, not for profit, charity, B Corp, fund |
| The Fore | Arts and culture; disability; economic development and employability; environment; health and wellbeing; housing and homelessness; human rights, law and justice; poverty and disadvantage; sport; women and girls; youth education | Grants | up to £30k | Seed | Not for profit, Charities, Community Benefit Societies, Community Interest Companies, Charitable Incorporated Organisations |
| TUI Care Foundation | Enabling education, empowering communities, lively landscapes, marine conservation. | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Not for profit, Social enterprise |
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