C3 Grantmaking - Fostering Solutions and Infrastructure
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Other requirements
- Academic researchers
- Advisory services providers
- Organizations with expertise in impact investing and catalytic capital
Overview
Funder: Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3), housed at New Venture Fund
Strategic Partners: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Omidyar Network
Focus: Field building activities intended to help increase the amount, effectiveness, and impact of catalytic capital investments, including research, networking, peer learning, and activities that equip investors with knowledge and tools needed.
Program Overview
C3 Grantmaking program awards approximately $10 million in grants over three years to support multiple streams of work:
- Research strengthening evidence base
- Networking and peer learning
- Field building activities
- Support for identifying and dissusing best practices
- Development of informational resources
- Convenings and stakeholder engagement
Focus Areas
- Catalytic capital investments by foundations, development finance institutions, family offices, and ultra high net worth individuals
- Identifying and sharing catalytic capital best practices
- Developing informational resources
- Hosting convenings
- Strengthening and expanding use of catalytic capital in global impact investment field
Eligible Applicants
- Academic researchers
- Nonprofits
- Advisory services providers
- Organizations with expertise in impact investing and catalytic capital
Contact
- Phone: 202-595-1061
- Email: info@newventurefund.org
- For grant-related inquiries: Emily Duma (C3 grantmaking program officer)
What New Venture Fund actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 854
- Total given
- $359.56M
- Median grant
- $101K
- Range
- $5,400–$58.93M
- By dollars: District of Columbia 41%, New York 12%, California 11%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 46% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
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