Impact investing

A creative way to grow lasting change

Put your NCF fund balance to work by investing in opportunities that combine spiritual impact with
financial returns.

Put your fund balance to work for good

Most NCF givers recommend grants from their fund to charities so they can make a tangible difference for the causes they love. But a growing number of givers are using their fund balance itself to generate charitable good. With impact investing, your fund’s assets are invested in private companies, venture funds, or nonprofits that are achieving spiritual impact. Once the investment is made, the entity puts the money to work, and the earnings go back into your fund. So, while furthering the causes you love, your fund also has the potential to generate financial returns.

Expanded kingdom impact

Make a charitable impact while the money in your NCF fund is waiting to be granted to the charities you love.

Purposeful growth

Simultaneously help today’s major causes and possibly generate returns for your Giving Fund.

Wise capital stewardship

Integrate the investment of your charitable capital into your family’s long-term stewardship and generosity plans.

How it works

After giving cash or non-cash assets to NCF, you select from a variety of unique impact investing options to make a difference for your favorite causes. Any financial returns go back to your fund, which you can use to recommend other investments or for recommending grants to charities.

Impact investing

With impact investing, you have a powerful way to make a spiritual impact with your fund balance, while possibly generating returns for your Giving Fund, too. Here are some options for achieving your goals.

Impact Investment Pools
When available, easily choose from NCF's curated impact investment pool options, ranging in purpose, type, and potential return. Please connect with your NCF team to learn when the next impact investing pool will be available.
Supporting organization
If you already have impact investing ideas in mind and you have a large, stable grantmaking balance (generally $5M+), a supporting organization (SO) with NCF may be a good solution for you. SOs provide broad flexibility for investing and the ability to make impact investments of your choosing.
Impact Foundation
Because NCF does not do all types of impact investments, some givers choose to work with other charities, like our friends at Impact Foundation. Their flexible options for time-sensitive or smaller investments might provide the solution you need.
Impact Investment Pools
When available, easily choose from NCF's curated impact investment pool options, ranging in purpose, type, and potential return. Please connect with your NCF team to learn when the next impact investing pool will be available.
Supporting organization
If you already have impact investing ideas in mind and you have a large, stable grantmaking balance (generally $5M+), a supporting organization (SO) with NCF may be a good solution for you. SOs provide broad flexibility for investing and the ability to make impact investments of your choosing.
Impact Foundation
Because NCF does not do all types of impact investments, some givers choose to work with other charities, like our friends at Impact Foundation. Their flexible options for time-sensitive or smaller investments might provide the solution you need.
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