Global Impact Investing · Week of Oct 12, 2026

MacArthur Foundation lifts its impact investment pool 50% to $750 million

MacArthur Foundation · 2026-10-08

The MacArthur Foundation is raising its impact investment allocation by 50% to $750m, starting in 2027, with repaid capital redeployed into new deals. It also extended its pledge to pay out at least 6% through 2028. A major foundation scaling up signals impact investing is now a core philanthropic tool.

Vocabulary
  • charitable payoutshare of assets a foundation spends on charity each year
  • lines of creditpre-approved borrowing limits that can be drawn as needed
  • redeployput returned capital back to work in new investments
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