Investing in Innovation
Acumen Fund's community of investors is an innovative group of problem solvers who are revolutionizing the way the world measures the return on an investment. They believe that combining investment capital with financial acumen, entrepreneurial approaches and targeted management assistance will yield the highest social return on philanthropic dollars. Our investors are diverse and borderless, proving that it truly takes a global community of individuals and institutions to help solve the world's toughest problems.
For more information about joining our Partner community, please contact Sasha Dichter, Director of Business Development, at sdichter@acumenfund.org.
Acumen Fund Stewards
($5,000,000+)
Aman Foundation • Amy Robbins • Andrea Soros Colombel & Eric Colombel • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • Raj & Asha Rajaratnam • The Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation • The Sapling Foundation* • The Three Dogs Foundation*
Leadership Partners
($1,000,000+)
Abraaj Capital Employees • The Alexander Family Foundation* • Blood Family Foundation • C. Hunter & Pamela T. Boll* • David & Susan Lyons • d.o.b Foundation • Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) • Google.org • Julius Gaudio and Chandra Jessee • LF Foundation • Lundin for Africa Society • Mahvash & Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation • Partridge Foundation • Peter & Devon Briger Foundation • Skoll Foundation • Zennström Philanthropies
Keystone Partners
($500,000+)
Anonymous (2) • Catherine S. Muther* • Edmond & Benjamin de Rothschild Foundations • Lehman Brothers • Phalarope Foundation* • Sidney E. Frank Foundation
Sustaining Partners
($250,000+)
Anonymous • DCD America, Inc. • George W. & Patricia A. Wellde* • Goldman Sachs • John L. Thornton • Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. • Nandan Nilekani • Nathan Laurell • Nike Foundation • Susan & Gib Myers • The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, Inc. • Woodcock Foundation
Senior Partners
($100,000+)
Anonymous • Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation • Brinson Foundation • Bruce Campbell • Charles & Roberta Katz Family Foundation* • David & Anita Keller Foundation • Diana Barrett • The Dow Chemical Company • Fadi Ghandour • Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller • Francisco Garcia Paramés • Geraldine Laybourne • GV Prasad • The Harnisch Foundation • Herb Allen III • IDEO • Irving Foundation • Jay & Eileen Walker • Jill & Ken Iscol • Joe & Amy Novogratz • Jonathan & Jennifer Soros • Jose & Trish Suarez • King Khalid Foundation • KL Felicitas Foundation • Lodestar Foundation • Mark Lampert & Ms. Susan Byrd • The MCJ Foundation • Michael & Sarah Peterson • Miles Morland • Mr. & Mrs. Hisham El-Khazindar • The One Foundation • Planet Wheeler Foundation • Resnick Family Foundation, Inc. • Rod and Liz Berens • Rural India Support Trust • Salesforce.com Foundation • Select Equity Group Foundation • Shaukat Tarin • The Rockefeller Foundation* • The Tokyo Foundation • Tudor Investment Corporation • William E. Mayer • W.K. Kellogg Foundation* • Work-in-Progress Fund of Tides Foundation
Associate Partners
($50,000+)
Anonymous (3) • Adnan Asdar • Ali Jameel • Amjad Ali Khan • Ann & Thomas L. Friedman • APEX Foundation* • Atticus Trust • The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust • Carol Baker & Mark Stein • Charles & Susan Harris • Citi Foundation • The Cohn Family Foundation • Elenor and Howard Morgan Family Foundation • Farrokh Captain • The globalislocal Fund • Harriet Mouchly-Weiss • Hasan & Shameela Rizvi • Hussain Dawood • Jay & Randi Coen Gilbert • Jeffrey C. & Suzanne C. Walker • Karin Helene Bauer • Kashif Zafar • Leslie Gimbel • Liebe & Bill Patterson • Maggie Kaplan • Margot Pritzker • Mary Lyndon Haviland • Niko Canner • Orient Links Co. LLC • Peter Cain • Peter Kellner • Petersmeyer Family Foundation • Ralph & Dorothy Bahna • Rory Riggs • Sadeesh Raghavan • Syed Babar Ali • White & Case, LLP • W.L. Lyons Brown Foundation • Yaser Gamali • Zafer Achi
Development Partners
($10,000+)
Anonymous (8) • Aditya Kamath • Ajay Parekh • Alec Hanson • Allegro Foundation • Asif Khaja • Babur Rafiq • Balamurali Ambati • Barry McHugh • Better World Fund • Bill & Betsy Meehan • Bobby & Madhavi Rao • Carolyn S. Brody • Cathrine S. Steck Foundation • Christine A. Jacobs Family Foundation • Coburn Ventures • Connie Steensma • Crabby Beach Foundation • Craig & Jennifer Staub • Credit Suisse • Crown Family Philanthropies • Dan Toole and Beth Verhey • David & Keira Barry • David & Peggy Tanner Philanthropic Fund • David Rose• Denise & Ira Wagner • Dennis Miller • Dhiren & Katie Shah • Doug & Christine Rohde • Dubai for Acumen • Dwight Anderson • Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund • Fawad Anwar • Frances K. Dibner Fund • Gary Rindner • Geeta & Krishen Mehta • Gerry Ohrstrom • Glenn & Eva Dubin • GOOD Magazine • GSRD • GVC Fund • Hilton Pharma Ltd • Hong Leong Holdings Ltd • Hunter Douglas • Imc2 • Ingrid Stange • The Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation • James O'Shaughnessy • Mr. & Mrs. James R. Treptow • James Wong • Jason & Jenny Knight • Jennifer R. McCann*• Joan & George Hornig • John & Tina Novogratz • John Schaetzl • Jonathan Carp • K. Richard & Elizabeth Flynt Foundation • Katherine Collins • Katherine Fulton & Katharine Kunst • Laird Norton Family Foundation • Laura & Gary Lauder* • Laurent Demuynck & Maia Ming Fong • Leith Greenslade & Dominic Wilson • Lemelson Foundation • Lesley Goldwasser & Jonathan Plutzik • Lindsay & Brian Shea* • The Louie-Marsh Family Fund • Malik & Najmi Sarwar • Manoj Varghese • The Marjorie Merriweather Post Foundation • Marten Hoekstra • Martha and Toby Brooks • Mary Pat Ryan • Masahiko Sumiya • Matthew Dontzin • Matthew & Anupama Tate • Merrill Lynch • The Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Kirby Charitable Gift Fund • Mikael Ahlstrom • Mike Jacobellis • ML Resources Social Vision • Mohsin Nathani • Montag Family Foundation • Morgan Stanley • Munib & Kamila Islam • Murray Metcalfe & Nancy Lukitsh • Nathan Cummings Foundation • Neeraj Mehta & Jennifer L. Mehta • New York for Acumen • New York Life • Nuru Project • Paul Hastings, LLC • Paul Petruccelli • Peter F. Moore • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Puricom Water Industrial Corp. • Rachel McAdams • Ram Sundaram • Ravi & Ginny Akhoury • Raymond Everett & Lucy Chow • Roger D. Bayat • Romita Shetty & Nasser Ahmad • Ron & Beth Dozoretz • Ronald G. & Patricia J. Anderson • Russell Faucett • S and P Goodwill Fund • Samir Rath • Samuel M. Victor • Sanne Charitable Trust • Sasha Rabsey & Fred Berkowitz • Schering Plough • Scott Turner • Sean Phelan & Audrey Mandela • Shamaya Gilo • Sharique Siddiqui • Shehnaz & Shakil Tapal • Susquehanna Foundation • Simon Clark • Syed Ali Zaidi • Thomas Cooper • Wahid Maskatiya • Walid Muslih • Wes Fuller • William Rosenzweig & Carla Fraccia • Zeelaf & Munir Mashooqullah
Founding Partners
The Alexander Family Foundation • Andrea Soros Colombel & Eric Colombel • Apex Foundation • Catherine S. Muther • C. Hunter & Pamela T. Boll • Charles and Roberta Katz Family Foundation • Cisco Systems Foundation • George W. & Patricia A. Wellde • I Jerome Hirsch • Jennifer R. McCann • Laura & Gary Lauder • Lindsay & Brian Shea • The Novogratz-Caceres Family Foundation • Phalarope Foundation • The Rockefeller Foundation • The Sapling Foundation • The Sigrid Rausing Trust • TOSA • William H.A. Wright II • W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Pro-Bono Partners
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP • Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP • White & Case LLP • Raee Public Relations & The Partnership Advertising
