Philanthropy Northwest

Established in 2003 and expanded in 2012 through a merger with the More for Mission Campaign, Mission Investors Exchange (the Exchange) is a national program of Philanthropy Northwest that supports a membership network of more than 230 foundations and other philanthropic institutions. By providing information, tools, resources and a platform for learning, dialogue and collaboration among its members and expert advisors, the Exchange works to increase the successful use of program-related and mission-related investments by its members and to strengthen relevant public policy. This grant provides general operating support to the Exchange. By helping this important network of institutions meet the needs of its expanding membership and engage with an increasing number of peer networks serving other communities of investors, such as family offices, the grant advances the Foundation’s commitment to strengthening and informing the impact investment marketplace as a whole.

Mission Investors Exchange is administered by Philanthropy Northwest, a regional association of grantmakers with three decades of experience of promoting innovation and providing support to philanthropy. The Exchange’s 230 members include a wide-ranging mix of U.S. and international foundations and other organizations that work in partnership with foundations to aggregate and deploy capital for social needs. This grant builds on prior grants to the Exchange to strengthen the mission investing field through conference and investor working group support and research that examines the role played by philanthropic capital in the broader impact investing landscape and the field of philanthropy itself.

Philanthropy Northwest, a regional association of grantmakers, administers the PRI Makers Network, whose 165 foundation and affiliated organization members are exploring or using program-related investments (PRIs) to achieve philanthropic goals. The Network will use this grant to strengthen and expand training and education opportunities for foundations interested in using PRIs and other types of mission investments to promote social change, and to integrate the Network with a Harvard-based campaign known as "More for Mission," which will enable it to respond to a interest and information needs regarding PRIs, MRIs and other "double-bottom-line" investment tools.

In support of the Program Related Investment Makers Network (over three years).