Funder: MacArthur Foundation
Due Dates: Unsolicited proposals not accepted
Funding Amounts: Approximately $5 million annually in field-support grants; $750 million allocated for active impact investments
Summary: Supports catalytic investments and field-building grants that advance inclusive economic growth, climate solutions, equity, and inclusion.
Key Information: New impact investments are developed collaboratively with MacArthur program teams and investment partners.
Description
MacArthur Foundation’s Impact Investments program provides flexible, patient, and risk-tolerant capital to mission-driven enterprises and funds in the United States and globally. It addresses financing gaps left by conventional investors, supports social and environmental solutions, and seeks to unlock additional investment. Its investments aim to spur inclusive economic growth, address the climate crisis, and expand opportunity for underinvested communities.
Alongside investments, the program makes grants to strengthen the global impact-investing field, build the catalytic-capital ecosystem, and advance equity and inclusion in finance. Grant priorities include investor networks, learning and collaboration, impact measurement and management, standards, transparency, accountability, and public policy. Special initiatives include the Catalytic Capital Consortium and Benefit Chicago.
