Capital Partners Performance Report: Summary Analysis of Philanthropic Equity Campaigns

Since 2006, Nonprofit Finance Fund Capital Partners has supported 16 campaigns for philanthropic equity, totaling $312 million in financial investments. In this report summary, we provide an overview of the results of this work. The bottom line: Among NFF Capital Partners’ nine comprehensive philanthropic equity campaigns for which multi-year data are available, annual program delivery has grown on average by a factor of 3.1x, with a compound annual growth rate of 57%. You can also view the full report!

Since 2006, Nonprofit Finance Fund Capital Partners has supported 16 campaigns for philanthropic equity, totaling $312 million in financial investments. This report analyzes: the role of philanthropic equity in the nonprofit sector, results associated to-date with philanthropic equity investments, and key challenges to developing a robust capital marketplace for philanthropic equity. Philanthropic equity investments are high-stakes investments that have the potential to dramatically improve social outcomes, but are subject to the risks inherent to substantial change. Among NFF Capital Partners’ nine comprehensive philanthropic equity campaigns for which multi-year data are available, the impact-to-date makes the case for further philanthropic equity investments. The bottom line: Annual program delivery has grown on average by a factor of 3.1x, with a compound annual growth rate of 57%.