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Large-scale collaboratives
The largest collaborative funds are uniquely situated to receive significant sums of philanthropic capital and put it to work quickly and effectively. Below is a list of funds that directed at least US$25 million in funding in 2021, as self-identified in the most recent survey by the Bridgespan Group. If this also describes your fund, but you don’t see your fund name on the list, please reach out to our team and let us know.
Many funds not on this list are also well positioned to channel major investments—please contact our team, or contact specific funds directly.
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Audacious Project
Primary issue area:
Issue agnostic -
Blue Meridian Partners
Primary issue area:
Economic mobility or development -
Borealis Philanthropy
Primary issue area:
Racial/ethnic justice -
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Primary issue area:
Community improvement -
The Charter School Growth Fund
Primary issue area:
Education K-12
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The City Fund
Primary issue area:
Education K-12 -
Climate and Land Use Alliance
Primary issue area:
Land use at the intersection of climate, forests, indigenous peoples and local communities -
Climate Leadership Initiative (CLI)
Primary issue area:
Climate change
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ClimateWorks Foundation
Primary issue area:
Climate change -
Co-Impact
Primary issue area:
Gender equity -
The END Fund
Primary issue area:
Global health -
Energy Foundation
Primary issue area:
Climate change -
Energy Foundation China
Primary issue areas:
Environment, energy, climate change -
Gates Philanthropy Partners
Primary issue area:
Global health -
Gates Philanthropy Partners' COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator Fund
Primary issue area:
Medical research -
GiveWell's Top Charities Fund
Primary issue area:
Global development -
The Global Fund
Primary issue area:
Health -
GlobalGiving
Primary issue areas:
Issue agnostic, natural disaster, complex humanitarian crisis -
Lever for Change
Primary issue area:
Issue agnostic -
New Profit
Primary issue area:
Education, economic mobility, democracy -
NewSchools Venture Fund
Primary issue area:
Education K-12 -
The New York Community Trust
Primary issue areas:
Workforce development, immigration -
One for Democracy
Primary issue areas:
Advocacy, governance -
The Proteus Fund
Primary issue areas:
Human rights and justice system reform -
Robin Hood
Primary issue areas:
Poverty and economic mobility -
State Infrastructure Fund at NEO Philanthropy
Primary issue areas:
Voting rights, democracy -
Tipping Point
Primary issue area:
Human services -
Water Table
Primary issue area:
Climate change -
WaterEquity
Primary issue area:
Financial services
Get in touch with our team
We are an initiative of the Philanthropic Partnerships team at the Gates Foundation. Our team believes that collaborative funds are uniquely positioned to accelerate giving and direct it where it is needed most. We are helping to develop a vibrant sector of diverse, high-performing collaborative giving vehicles. Working alongside our partners, we are building new platforms that encourage donors to give together to maximize their impact.