Changing the way the world tackles poverty
Acumen Fund’s global Partner community is the foundation of our work. It is a network of individuals and institutions that believes the fight against poverty begins with human dignity, and that real change will come through the work of enterprises that can effectively and sustainably provide critical goods and services to low-income communities. Our Partners are diverse and borderless, proving that it truly takes a global community of individuals and institutions to help solve the world's toughest problems.
More on what it means to be an Acumen Fund Partner can be found here. To join our community, please contact Batool Hassan, Head of Business Development, at bhassan@acumenfund.org.
Acumen Fund Stewards
($5,000,000+)
Aman Foundation • Amy Robbins • Andrea Soros Colombel & Eric Colombel* • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • The Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation • The Sapling Foundation* • The Three Dogs Foundation*
Leadership Partners
($1,000,000+)
Anonymous (3) • Abraaj Capital Employees • af Jochnick Foundation • The Alexander Family Foundation* • Barr Foundation • Blood Family Foundation • C. Hunter & Pamela T. Boll* • David & Susan Lyons • d.o.b Foundation • Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) • Google • Julius Gaudio & 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+)
Catherine S. Muther* • Edmond & Benjamin de Rothschild Foundations • Lehman Brothers • Phalarope Foundation* • Sidney E. Frank Foundation • Woodcock Foundation • The World We Want
Sustaining Partners
($250,000+)
Anonymous • DCD America, Inc. • George W. & Patricia A. Wellde* • Goldman Sachs • John L. Thornton • Kathryn and Robert Stewart • Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. • Nandan Nilekani • Nathan Laurell • Nike Foundation • Peery Foundation • Shawn & Brook Byers • The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, Inc. • The Sunil Paul & Michelle Odom Foundation • Susan & Gib Myers
Senior Partners
($100,000+)
Anonymous • Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation • Barry Haimes • Bohemian Foundation • Brightwurks • Brinson Foundation • Bruce Campbell • Charles & Roberta Katz Family Foundation* • David & Anita Keller Foundation • Diana Barrett • The Dow Chemical Company • Fadi Ghandour • Fiona & Stanley Druckenmiller • Francisco Garcia Paramés • Friso & Mabel van Oranje • Geraldine Laybourne • The Gilder Foundation • GV Prasad • The Harnisch Foundation • Herb Allen III • Mr. & Mrs. Hisham El-Khazindar • IDEO • Irving Foundation • Jay & Eileen Walker • Jill & Ken Iscol • Joe & Amy Novogratz • Jonathan & Jennifer Soros • Jose & Trish Suarez • Joseph and Susan Gatto Foundation • JS Bank • KCB Bank • Ken Fox • Ken Ofori-Atta • King Khalid Foundation • KL Felicitas Foundation • Lodestar Foundation • Margot Pritzker • Mr. Mark Lampert & Ms. Susan Byrd • The MCJ Foundation • Mediabrands • Michael & Sarah Peterson • Miles Morland • The Nommontu Foundation • The One Foundation • Osprey Foundation • Planet Wheeler Foundation • Resnick Family Foundation, Inc. • Rod and Liz Berens • Rural India Support Trust • Salesforce.com Foundation • Salvatore Ferragamo • Select Equity Group Foundation • Shaukat Tarin • Shopify • 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 (4) • Adnan Asdar • Ali & Hina Ashgar • Ali Jameel • Amjad Ali Khan • Ann & Thomas L. Friedman • APEX Foundation* • The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust • Carol Baker & Mark Stein • Charles & Susan Harris • Citi Foundation • The Cohn Family Foundation • Craig & Kirsten Neville-Manning • Elenor and Howard Morgan Family Foundation • Farooq Naseem • 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 • Khalid Qurashi • Krupa Family Foundation • Leslie Gimbel • Liebe & Bill Patterson • Maggie Kaplan • Mary Lyndon Haviland • Mike Velings • Muna Al Gurg • Nasim Beg • Nasreen Kasuri • Niko Canner • Orient Links Co. LLC • Peter Cain • Peter Kellner • Rachel McAdams • Sheryl and Dave Sandberg • Susan Petersmeyer • Ralph & Dorothy Bahna • Sadeesh Raghavan • Samir Rath • Sean Phelan & Audrey Mandela • Shaukat Murad • Steve Smith • Syed Babar Ali • Tahir Wahid • White & Case, LLP • W.L. Lyons Brown Foundation • Zafer Achi • Zafar Siddiqi
Development Partners
($10,000+)
Anonymous (15) • Abacus Wealth Partners, LLC Philanthropic Fund • Adventures of the Mind Foundation • Alan Boyce • Anne Wade & Gil Hagan • Ajay Parekh • Alec Hanson • Allegro Foundation • Aparna Ramaswamy • Argosy Foundation • Asif Khaja • Asiff Hirjii & Sarah Wigglesworth • Balamurali Ambati • Barry McHugh • Better World Fund • Bill & Betsy Meehan • Bloomberg LP • Bobby & Madhavi Rao • Brad Rosenberg • Carolyn S. Brody • Cathrine S. Steck Foundation • Chicago for Acumen • Christine A. Jacobs Family Foundation • Coburn Ventures • Commonwealth Secretariat • Connie Steensma • Conrad Clark • 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 • Erin Levin • Faisal & Tanya Mian • Fareed & Paula Throckmorton Zakaria • Fawad Anwar • Frances K. Dibner Fund • Gary Rindner • Geeta & Krishen Mehta • Gerry Ohrstrom • Glenn & Eva Dubin • GOOD Magazine • Grant Me the Wisdom Fund • GSRD • GVC Fund • Henriette Nielsen • Hilton Pharma Ltd • Hong Leong Holdings Ltd • Hunter Douglas • imago dei fund • Imc2 • Ingrid Stange • The Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation • James O'Shaughnessy • Mr. & Mrs. James R. Treptow • James Wong • Jennifer R. McCann*• Joan & George Hornig • John Hughes • John P & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation • John & Tina Novogratz • John Schaetzl • Joy Family Foundation • Julie Menin • K. Richard & Elizabeth Flynt Foundation • Katherine Collins • Katherine Fulton & Katharine Kunst • Kevin Kruse • Kristen Spindler & David Smoot • The Knight Family • Laird Norton Family Foundation • Laura & Gary Lauder* • Laurent Demuynck & Maia Ming Fong • Ms. Laurie Bernstein • Leith Greenslade • Lemelson Foundation • Lesley Goldwasser & Jonathan Plutzik • Lindsay & Brian Shea* • The Louie-Marsh Family Fund • Louis Legacy Foundation • Malik & Najmi Sarwar • Manoj Varghese • The Marjorie Merriweather Post Foundation • Marks Family Foundation • Marten Hoekstra • Martha & Toby Brooks • Mary Pat Ryan • Masahiko Sumiya • Matthew Dontzin • Matthew & Anupama Tate • Merrill Lynch • The Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Kirby Charitable Gift Fund • Michael Poppel • Mikael Ahlstrom • Mike Jacobellis • Miracle Noodle • ML Resources Social Vision • Mohsin Nathani • Monis Rahman • Montag Family Foundation • Morgan Stanley • Muneer Khan • Munib & Kamila Islam • Murray Dalziel • Murray Metcalfe • Narendra & Julie Rocherolle • Nathan Cummings Foundation • Neeraj Mehta & Jennifer L. Mehta • New York for Acumen • New York Life • Drs. Nishi and Pankaj Srivastav • Nuru Project • Origen • Pascal Roche • Paul Hastings, LLC • Paul Petruccelli • Pedro Ha • The Pershing Square Foundation • Peter F. Moore • Prashant and Usha Jhawar • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Puricom Water Industrial Corp. • Ram Sundaram • Ramesh & Neeraja Murthy • Ravi & Ginny Akhoury • Raymond Everett & Lucy Chow • Roger D. Bayat • Rohit Bansal • Romita Shetty & Nasser Ahmad • Ron & Beth Dozoretz • Ronald G. & Patricia J. Anderson • Rudy & Alice Ramsey Foundation • Russ Dirgantoro • Russell Faucett • S and P Goodwill Fund • Samuel M. Victor • San Francisco for Acumen • Sanne Charitable Trust • Sasha Rabsey & Fred Berkowitz • Schering Plough • Scott Turner • Shamaya Gilo • Sharique Siddiqui • Shehnaz & Shakil Tapal • Shirin Sultan Dossa Foundation • Simon Clark • Stage Right Enterprises • Stephanie Gaines • Steve Silberstein • Supporting Opportunity Foundation • Susquehanna Foundation • Syed Ali Zaidi • The Thanks Be To God Foundation • Thomas Cooper • Thomas Darden • Timothy J. Boyle • Toronto for Acumen • Unaizah Moonis • Venetia Maunsell • Verdele Polson • Wahid Maskatiya • Walid Muslih • Warren Jason • Wes Fuller • William Rosenzweig & Carla Fraccia • Zeelaf & Munir Mashooqullah • Margaret and Sharjeel Kashmir
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 • McKinsey & Company • White & Case LLP • Raee Public Relations & The Partnership Advertising
