Outsized Challenges Demand Creative Solutions Expanding Payout through Debt Financing

Many philanthropic institutions are exploring ways to access additional resources to respond to the deep seeded racial inequities that permeate most aspects of American society and the devastating effects of COVID-19, which is widening inequality around the globe.

The Ford Foundation joined with several other foundations in a novel approach to expand their giving—issuing a social bond in the U.S capital markets. Since then, other foundations have begun to follow suit.

If you are curious about the possibilities of debt financing to increase current payout levels through a social bond issue or other financial vehicles, come learn from the experiences of the Ford Foundation, including the factors that influenced their decisions as well as some of the specific legal, governance, and investment considerations of their approach.