Funding Sources

Global Partnerships raises philanthropic and investment capital to provide opportunity for people living in poverty. Charitable contributions support our operations and programs including identifying, screening and monitoring our MFI partners. Investment capital sourced from institutions and accredited investors is loaned to our MFI partners through our Microfinance Funds.

Global Partnerships Microfinance Fund 2005 (GP MFF 2005) is a $2.0 million fund composed of $200,000 in philanthropic capital as equity leveraged 10 times by $1.8 million in private capital from qualified individual and institutional investors. GP MFF 2005 is currently invested in eight partners in four Latin American countries.

Global Partnerships Microfinance Fund 2006 (GP MFF 2006) is an $8.5 million fund composed of $255,000 in philanthropic capital as equity leveraged at a ratio of 32 to 1 by $8,245,000 in socially motivated debt capital from qualified individual and institutional investors. The fund closed in March 2007 and was disbursed to 14 qualified MFI partners in six countries.