Social Inclusion and Education
Worldwide
| 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 | ||
| Alter | Social and environmental challenges | Equity | €1m to €30m | Series A+ | For profit with social purpose |
| Blue Earth Capital AG | Social impact - improving the lives of underserved people (inclusive Finance, healthcare, education, affordable housing, energy access, food and agriculture, job creation, protect the environment). Environmental impact - reducing greenhouse gas emissions (energy transition, electrification, redesigning industrial processes, circular economy). | Debt, Equity | For profit, For profit with social purpose. | ||
| Blue Impact | Carbon neutral transport, renewable energy, smart buildings and cities, reporting, reducing and removing GHGs, sustainable food systems, improved industry and materials, women empowerment, protecting biodiversity. | Pre-Seed, Seed and sometimes Series A and B. | |||
| Blue Orchard | Inclusion, climate | Debt, Equity | For profit, For profit with social purpose | ||
| Calvert Impact | Affordable housing, community development, education, environmental sustainability, health, microfinance, renewable energy, small business, sustainable agriculture. | Loans, Equity | For profit with social purpose, Social enterprise | ||
| Collibri Foundation | Education | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Charity | ||
| Comic Relief | Reducing inequality and poverty | Grants | Charity, Not for profit | ||
| Echoing Green Fellowship | Climate change, health, education, human rights, poverty, racial justice | Equity | Seed | Social enterprise | |
| Ford Foundation | Inequality and social justice | Grants | $1000-$125,000,000 | Not for profit | |
| Foundation S – The Sanofi Collective | My child matters, climate action and health resilience, humanitarian aid and medicine donations, neglected tropical diseases (sleeping sickness) | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Charity | ||
| Help Alliance | Education | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Social enterprise, Charity | ||
| IKEA Foundation | Regenerative agriculture, green enterprise, productive use of renewable energy, reducing GHG emissions, helping vulnerable communities adapt to climate change | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Charity | ||
| IKEA Social Entrepreneurship | Inclusion, equality, livelihood | Grants, Loans, Equity | Seed+ | Social enterprise | |
| ING Netherlands Foundation | Gender equality, human rights, education. The protection of cultures, heritage and the environment | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Social enterprise, Charity | ||
| Inuit Foundation | Inclusion, education, employment, sustainable development | Grants, Equity | Seed+ | Not for profit, Charity | |
| Kois Invest | Education and employment, climate and nature, health | For profit, For profit with social purpose, Social enterprise | |||
| Plantine | Business services, financial services, health and education, sustainable communities, healthy living, environment and resources, sustainable choices | Equity | £10-£50 million | Seed, Series A+ | For profit with social purpose |
| Porticus Amsterdam CV (Porticus Global) | Education, earth, faith, society, SMEs, arts | Donations (Philanthropy), Grants | Not for profit | ||
| R&Co4Generations | Entrepreneurial mindsets - eg collaborative projects to unlock potential; skills and talents - eg tutoring, mentoring and scholarship programmes; environment and innovation - eg innovative solutions to address social inequalities or climate change | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy), Equity | Not for profit, Social enterprise | ||
| Ring Capital | Reasonable ways of consuming and living, sustainable business models and modes of production, inclusive and solidarity society, wellbeing and fulfilment | Equity | €500k-15million | Seed+, depending on Fund | For profit, For profit with social purpose |
| Robert Bosch Stiftung | Health - making healthcare fit for the future. Education - daycare and school for the 21st century. Global issues - joint solutions to global challenges, promoting peace and stability to alleviate human suffering. | Grants | Seed+ | Not for profit | |
| Stichting DOEN | Regenerative economy with the use of natural materials, renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, landscape restoration and restoration of the living environment. Social solidarity and building a society in which everyone can participate. Power of imagination as a collective process. | Loans, Equity, subsidies | Social enterprise, Not for profit, For profit with social purpose | ||
| The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation | Urgent and lasting change for children at scale | Grants | Up to $100m | Early + Growth | Grants |
| 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 |
| The Human Safety Net | Families living in vulnerable circumstances with children under the age of 6. Refugee inclusion through work and entrepreneurship in their host countries. | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Social enterprise, Not for profit | ||
| The Philips Foundation | Technology that enables access to quality healthcare, strengthening community and primary healthcare, building financially sustainable healthcare solutions, exchanging experience to drive sustainable change. | Equity, Grants | Social enterprise, Not for profit | ||
| TUI Care Foundation | Enabling education, empowering communities, lively landscapes, marine conservation. | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Not for profit, Social enterprise | ||
| unreasonable | Education, energy and environment, food and water, health, new frontiers | Accelerator, Incubator | Seed+ | For profit with social purpose | |
| Vitol Foundation | Supporting deprived children and families in low and middle income countries. | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Not for profit | ||
| Wilstar Social Impact | Empowerment - strengthening communities for a more sustainable future. Education and economic equality - laying the foundations for a more inclusive society. Action on climate change - leaving our environment and planet in a better condition for future generations. | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | up to $100,000 | Social enterprise, For profit with social purpose | |
| World YMCA | Empowering young people and communities to make positive change | Grants, Donations (Philanthropy) | Not for profit | ||
| Yunus Social Business | Poverty and the climate crisis | Loans | 100k-500k | Seed+, Series A | For profit with social purpose, Social enterprise |
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