Institutional Partners
Partners
80|20 Foundation
The 80|20 Foundation invests in San Antonio’s future by issuing grants to public charities that Attract, Grow, and Retain San Antonio’s future workforce and job-creating entrepreneurs. Since 2021, they have supported our microlending branch in San Antonio.
California Community Foundation
Since 2012, the California Community Foundation has provided anchor support for two Los Angeles locations. Ongoing support from the Foundation has been instrumental in bringing microfinance to women entrepreneurs in the region, and in helping to provide thousands of women with access to affordable capital
Grameen America partners with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's CDFI Fund to further expand our microloan program. This collaboration enables sizeable impact, generating economic growth and opportunity across the nation’s most vulnerable communities.
Community Foundation of NJ
We are grateful for the funding provided through CFNJ to support our growing reach across the state of New Jersey.
As a founding supporter, The Dalio Foundation first enabled Grameen America’s launch in 2008 and has since provided ongoing support to help us reach tens of thousands of women entrepreneurs nationwide and expand our footprint.
Empire State Development Corporation
For over a decade, the Empire State Development Corporation has provided Grameen America with support for its microloan program at multiple branches across New York City.
Gerald L. Lennard Foundation
Since 2020, the Gerald L. Lennard Foundation has been a philanthropic partner of Grameen America, supporting our microloan program and the Grameen Promotoras: Community Health Worker & Educator program.
The Halperin Foundation
Since 2023, The Halperin Foundation has generously supported Grameen America’s microloan program, providing opportunity to women entrepreneurs in underserved communities across the nation.
The Hearst Foundations create opportunity for people of all backgrounds from underserved communities, and have partnered with Grameen America to maximize the delivery of microfinance programs and tools to low-income women in Charlotte, North Carolina and Houston, Texas. The Foundations also provided generous support towards the Economic Relief and Recovery Package in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation
The Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation supports Grameen America's national expansion and microloan, credit, savings and financial education programs across the United States.
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles supports Grameen America's program in Los Angeles through their General Community Grants program and via generous support from the Michael & Irene Ross Endowment Fund.
With a mission of creating life-changing and sustainable social impact, The Leon Levine Foundation has supported Grameen America in expanding the microloan program in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation
The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation’s mission is to promote sustainable, inclusive and just communities by supporting programs and organizations focused on arts and culture, health and well-being, education, the environment and economic development. Since 2019, they have supported our Miami microlending branch.
Merancas Foundation
Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, The Merancas Foundation has been a philanthropic partner since our Charlotte branch opened in 2012.
MCJ Amelior Foundation
The MCJ Amelior Foundation provides support for Grameen America’s core microloan, asset- and credit-building programs, and helped us bring our program to the women entrepreneurs of Newark, New Jersey. The Foundation is also funding an external survey of Black women to learn about their needs, businesses and pain points, with the goal of identifying the unique challenges facing Black women that impact the efficacy of the Grameen America model, to be able to better serve this population.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Grameen America is proud to partner with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, which supports our microloan program in the communities in and around Trenton and Camden, NJ.
New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund
Grameen America is proud to partner with NJPRF to provide economic relief, recovery and direct assistance to our members in Newark and Union City, NJ. In addition, we are grateful to NJPRF for its anchor investment in our new branch to serve the Trenton-Camden corridor as part of our shared commitment to rebuild small businesses and address the economic impact of COVID-19 in New Jersey.
Seabreeze Foundation
Since 2012, the Seabreeze Foundation has supported Grameen America's microloan, credit- and asset-building and financial education programs across the U.S.
Grameen America values its continued partnership with the Seedlings Foundation, which has provided generous national support to its microloan program as well as key support to Grameen Promotoras in New York City.
The mission of Sobrato Philanthropies is to partner with communities to meet immediate needs, address systemic barriers, and pursue social justice to build a more equitable and sustainable world. Since 2018, Sobrato Philanthropies has supported Grameen America's program in San Jose, California.
U.S. Small Business Administration
With a shared commitment to strengthening our economy, the Small Business Administration has supported Grameen America in New York City and Los Angeles.
With a belief that the key to unlocking human potential is through opportunity creation, the Tarsadia Foundation partners with Grameen America to provide small loans to low-income women entrepreneurs in Harlem, Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles. The Foundation also provided generous support towards the Economic Relief and Recovery Package in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Together we are proud to help empower women to build business and improve the lives of their families and communities across the U.S.
The Tepper Foundation supports organizations working on the frontlines to expand opportunity. Since 2021, they have supported Grameen America’s expansion in New Jersey, including an innovative collaboration with Rising Tide Capital which provides technical assistance to low-income entrepreneurs across the state.
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation
For over a decade, the Empire State Development Corporation has provided Grameen America with support for its microloan and technical assistance programs at multiple branches across New York City.
The Studio @ Blue Meridian seeks to empower social sector leaders by providing flexible resources — both coaching and capital — that help accelerate their organizations’ readiness to significantly scale their reach, impact, and influence. As a participant in The Studio @ Blue Meridian, Grameen America is launching our new initiative, Elevating Black Women Entrepreneurs.
Supporters
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Hispanic Impact Fund at Austin Community Foundation
Institute for Family Health
Koonce Family Foundation
Long Beach Community Foundation
Ram and Lakshmi Sundaram Foundation
The Carlo & Micol Schejola Foundation
The International Alliance of Women