Initiatives
Who
We Are
Strategic philanthropic commitments help us direct impact capital where it’s needed most, supporting emerging solutions and innovation.
The Blue Haven Initiatives team mobilizes risk-tolerant capital through a range of instruments, including grants and catalytic capital, to drive systems change that can create lasting social and environmental impact.
In addition to grants, we deploy capital into companies and through intermediaries, such as funds and pooled grant vehicles, to support mission-driven organizations, entrepreneurs, and innovators when we are confident impact will be achieved. Two strategic areas we focus on are building the practice of impact investing and addressing transient market pain points.
Building Impact Investing
Blue Haven’s co-founders started their impact investing journey over a decade ago and have benefited from the constantly evolving research, tools, and peer networks that have made the field more accessible. Because our team recognizes the critical role grant capital plays in supporting the continued advancement of impact investing, we partner with organizations that are building communities, conducting research, and developing robust tools to encourage new impact investors and inform existing ones.
Addressing Market Pain Points
We partner with teams addressing systemic market challenges within impact investing and the broader investing ecosystem. This is an important part of our effort to close capital gaps in early climate innovations, address information gaps within climate and the energy transition space and support emerging asset managers.
Our Focus
Grants
Capital Type
Grants, recoverable grants
Ticket Size
$50K – $250K awards for new grantees
$100K – $500K awards for longer-term partners
Sectors
Addressing Market Pain Points
Building Impact Investing
Catalytic Investments
Capital Type
Debt, blended structures, pay-for-success, funds
Ticket Size
$250K investments, no follow-on funding
Sectors
Climate Change
Asset Management
Geographical Focus
Portfolio
Building Impact investing
Addressing Market Pain Points
Legacy Portfolio
