Grants & Grantees

Featured Grantee

Of all the things a Benefit Corporation represents, “business as usual” is certainly not one of them. Now, thanks to the tireless work of one of our grantees, B Lab, the number of Benefit Corporations in the U.S. is on the rise. In seven states, most recently California and New York, B Lab has played a pivotal role in ushering the passage of groundbreaking legislation that has given birth to this new class of corporation. Benefit Corporations are required to create a material positive impact on society and the environment and to meet higher standards of accountability and transparency. The spread of Benefit Corporation legislation is finally establishing a legal framework that can accommodate for-profit entities whose social benefit purpose is central to their existence.

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Grants

• Philanthropy Northwest

  for use by its PRI Makers Network toward the costs of expanding its capacity to provide education and training programs for foundations...
  
  http://www.philanthropynw.org
  Location: Seattle, WA
  Initiative: Impact Investing
  Region Served: Global
  TERM of the Grant: 1/1/2012 – 12/31/2013
  Amount: $50,000
   

• Godeke Consulting

  in support of researching the landscape of potential impact investors to build a more robust market for social impact bonds in order to...
  
  http://www.godekeconsulting.com
  Location: New York, NY
  Initiative: Impact Investing
  Region Served: United States
  TERM of the Grant: 11/1/2011 – 7/31/2012
  Amount: $195,000
   

• Duke University

  for use by its Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship in support of a research project analyzing the sustainability and...
  
  http://www.duke.edu
  Location: Durham, NC
  Initiative: Impact Investing
  Region Served: Global
  TERM of the Grant: 10/1/2011 – 9/30/2013
  Amount: $300,000
   

• GIIRS, LLC

  in general support of its mission to create a social and environmental rating system for impact investors that represents a critical...
  
  
  Location: Berwyn, PA
  Initiative: Impact Investing
  Region Served: Global
  TERM of the Grant: 9/1/2011 – 12/31/2012
  Amount: $1,000,000
   

• Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.

  for use by the Global Impact Investing Network toward the costs of two of its programs: the Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (...
  
  http://www.rockpa.org
  Location: New York, NY
  Initiative: Impact Investing
  Region Served: Global
  TERM of the Grant: 12/1/2011 – 11/30/2014
  Amount: $2,000,000