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.
2007-2008 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* • 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 • The Tokyo Foundation
Sustaining Partners
($250,000+)
Anonymous • DCD America, Inc. • George W. & Patricia A. Wellde* • Goldman Sachs • John L. Thornton • Nandan Nilekani • Nathan Laurell • Nike Foundation • Susan & Gib Myers • The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, Inc. • Woodcock Foundation
Senior Partners
($100,000+)
Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation • Anonymous • Brinson Foundation • Bruce Campbell • Charles & Roberta Katz Family Foundation* • David & Anita Keller Foundation • Diana Barrett • The Dow Chemical Company • Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller • 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 • KL Felicitas Foundation • Lodestar Foundation • The MCJ Foundation • Michael & Sarah Peterson • Miles Morland • The One Foundation • Planet Wheeler Foundation • Rod and Liz Berens • Salesforce.com Foundation • Select Equity Group Foundation • Shaukat Tarin • The Rockefeller Foundation* • Timothy Hodgson & Linda Netten • Tudor Investment Corporation • William E. Mayer • W.K. Kellogg Foundation* • Work-in-Progress Fund of Tides Foundation
Associate Partners
($50,000+)
Alan Hassenfeld • Amjad Ali Khan • Ann & Thomas L. Friedman • Anonymous (2) • APEX Foundation* • The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust • Charles & Susan Harris • Citi Foundation • The Cohn Family Foundation • Elenor and Howard Morgan Family Foundation • Farrokh Captain • The globalislocal Fund • Harriet Mouchly-Weiss • Hussain Dawood • Jay & Randi Coen Gilbert • Jeffrey C. & Suzanne C. Walker • Karin Helene Bauer • Kashif Zafar • Liebe & Bill Patterson • Maggie Kaplan • Margot Pritzker • Mary Lyndon Haviland • Matthew and Anupama Tate • Mr. Mark Lampert and Ms. Susan Byrd • Orient Links • Peter Cain • Peter Kellner • Petersmeyer Family Foundation • Ralph & Dorothy Bahna • Resnick Family Foundation, Inc. • Rory Riggs • Rural India Support Trust • Sadeesh Raghavan • Syed Babar Ali • Yaser Gamali • Zafer Achi
Development Partners
($10,000+)
Ajay Parekh • Alec Hanson • Allegro Foundation • Anonymous (6) • Asif Khaja • Babur Rafiq • Balamurali Ambati • Barry McHugh • Better World Fund • Bill & Betsy Meehan • Cathrine S. Steck Foundation • Christine A. Jacobs Family Foundation • Coburn Ventures • Crabby Beach Foundation • Craig and 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 • Dwight Anderson • 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 Wong • James O'Shaughnessy • Mr. & Mrs. James R. Treptow • Jennifer R. McCann*• Joan & George Hornig • John & Tina Novogratz • John Schaetzl • 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 • Leslie Gimbel • Lindsay & Brian Shea* • The Louie-Marsh Family Fund • Malik & Najmi Sarwar • The Marjorie Merriweather Post Foundation • Marten Hoekstra • Martha and Toby Brooks • Mary Pat Ryan • Masahiko Sumiya • Matthew Dontzin • Merrill Lynch • Mikael Ahlstrom • Mike Jacobellis • Mohsin Nathani • 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 • Peter F. Moore • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Puricom Water Industrial Corp. • Rachel McAdams • Ravi & Ginny Akhoury • Romita Shetty & Nasser Ahmad • Ron and Beth Dozoretz • Ronald G. and Patricia J. Anderson • S and P Goodwill Fund • Samir Rath • Sasha Rabsey and Fred Berkowitz • Schering Plough • Sean Phelan & Audrey Mandela • Shamaya Gilo • Sharique Siddiqui • Shehnaz and Shakil Tapal • Susquehanna Foundation • Syed Ali Zaidi • Thomas Cooper • Wahid Maskatiya • Wes Fuller • White & Case, LLP • William Rosenzweig & Carla Fraccia • Zeelaf & Munir Mashooqullah • Russell Faucett
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
