Venture Impact Program
Seed capital for social impact.
Imagine you hear about a mission-driven company that's tackling an enormous environmental or social challenge that you care deeply about. Imagine if you could invest early in its success. Via philanthropy. Imagine no more.
The Venture Impact Program from MCF enables impact investing through philanthropy. It provides the unique ability to support both non-profit and for-profit businesses that are doing social or environmental good.
It’s an exciting way to launch mission-driven entrepreneurs, accelerate impact fund managers, and fund nonprofits.
How it works.
MCF has a partnership with ImpactAssets, a market leader in impact investing.
Leveraging ImpactAssets’ significant expertise, MCF is able to offer donors the ability to identify and support ventures in fields that matter to them personally. Whether locally or anywhere in the world, donors now have an opportunity to engage in impact investing by leveraging their philanthropic assets in a way that can have both a measurable impact and a possible financial return back to the donor’s fund at MCF.
Design your own portfolio.
Investments can be in companies, funds, and other enterprises that aim to solve social or environmental challenges while generating a financial return. All entities must have a commitment to measuring and reporting on their financial returns as well as social or environmental impact.
VIP in action.
Our case studies show the work.
Working Capital
Donors Guy Lampard and Suzanne Badenhoop leverage VIP to provide working capital to 10,000 Degrees.
Versatile Seaweed
Carson provided philanthropic start-up capital to Sway, a new company harnessing the power of seaweed to eliminate plastic-based pollution.
Investing in Marin’s Future
Mitch Cohen and Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures use VIP to invest in Marin's future.
