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Funders to approach for Acumen Fund Inc

New York$46M revenue136 funders on file

Acumen's mission is to change the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas.acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by jacqueline novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$170k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$3.8M–$14Mover two years, from 13–18 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$5.6Mfrom 14 new funders

Half the value is in your top 7 funders, of 160

$0$7.2M$14Mhalf from the top 7likely range1st10thAll 160
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationSimilar grantees: Accelerate Change Inc ($1.0M/yr), The Aspen Institute Inc ($720k/yr), Repower Fund ($300k/yr)1 in 18$970k
  2. 2Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSimilar grantees: The Asia Foundation ($67k/yr), Teach for All Inc ($280k/yr), The Century Foundation Inc ($360k/yr)1 in 11$260k
  3. 3Visa FoundationSimilar grantees: Accion International ($250k/yr), American Online Giving Foundation Inc ($7.6M/yr), The Asia Foundation ($260k/yr)1 in 11$240k

157 more funders on the list for Acumen Fund Inc

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