On a Mission: How Foundations Are Leveraging Investment Dollars to Impact Health

Abstract

Impact investing enables foundations and other mission-based organizations to invest their dollars in for-profit and nonprofit organizations that do work with a positive social impact.This report provides an overview of mission investing in domestic health in 2012: foundations participating, topic areas of investment, dollar levels invested, profit status of investees, and investment vehicles. The report describes specific investments and offers examples of innovative strategies used by foundations