Impact Investing
Our Impact Investing initiative is advancing whole health by extending the Foundation’s ability to create positive social change beyond our existing portfolio.
Overview
In mid-2024, the Foundation launched a new impact investing program with a $10 million commitment. The program is providing loans to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and social enterprises that advance whole health in under-resourced communities. Through loans with interest rates below prime rates, these partners will address social issues, including access to care, food insecurity, and health disparities.
The Foundation will leverage these investments to provide inclusive and affordable financing for purpose-driven businesses that may not have traditional banking resources available to them. More accessible and impact-aligned capital across business stages can enable a wider range of businesses, including minority/women-owned ones, to scale impact and accelerate positive change in their communities.
The Foundation will make investments in states across the country, prioritizing communities where we can meaningfully affect the health and well-being of children and their families.
The Foundation is partnering with Mission Driven Finance®, a Certified B Corporation in California, that mobilizes capital to increase inclusive and equitable access to education, health, and wealth. Mission Driven Finance is co-founded and co-owned by a woman of color and features an intentionally diverse team.
Learn more about Impact Investing.
Portfolio
Abide Women’s Health Services
Based in Texas, Abide Women’s Health Services exists to improve birth outcomes in communities with the lowest quality of care by offering healthcare and complementary services that are easily accessible, holistic, evidence-based, and free of judgment. The capital from this investment allows Abide to move forward with its plan of opening a birth center and providing continuity of care for its clients.
Psyched Services
Psyched Services is a special-education and behavioral health service provider based in California and dedicated to delivering innovative and evidence-based psychological and behavioral solutions. Psyched Services partners with families and schools to provide diagnostic assessments, training, coaching, counseling, resources, and expert guidance.