The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Foundations Seek to Tie Investments to Their Charitable Missions

By Ian Wilhelm

A growing number of foundations are making loans or investments to achieve their charitable goals, says a new report.

The report, which examined 92 philanthropies, says the number of funds involved in so-called mission-related investing doubled in the last 10 years, with 42 active in such investments in 1995 and 90 in 2005. The amount of assets...

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