Linking Institutional Investors To Communities

Category: CI Research & Insights, IG Research & Insights, SRI Research & Insights, AC RSS
Source: Anna Steiger

Institutional investors such as public pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, and universities are increasingly allocating capital to community investments. These investments have the dual purpose of earning high financial returns while spurring economic growth in underserved areas. To date, public pension funds around the country have committed $11 billion to economic development investments. Since 2000, market-rate, mission-related investments from foundations funded by program funds and endowment funds grew at a 19.5 percent compound annual rate.

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