We work to measurably improve lives at the individual, community, and systems levels. Since 2011, we have mobilized more than $350 million to help people and communities. Learn more about our impact in our 2023 Year in Review.
We work with leaders across the country to create partnerships and investments that change lives.
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FEATURED WORK
Social Finance worked with the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services to improve service delivery and performance through outcomes-based metrics, impacting 42,000 families.
Social Finance is partnering with American Diesel Training Centers to train over 1,000 unemployed or underemployed people for jobs in the growing diesel tech industry.
Social Finance is partnering with New Castle County, Delaware and Children & Families First to expand access to quality prenatal and postnatal care for first-time, Medicaid-eligible mothers.
Home for Good is a $12.75 million Pay for Success project designed to help residents of Anchorage, Alaska experiencing persistent homelessness access permanent housing and supportive services.
Social Finance partnered with Ventura County, California to reduce recidivism and improve reentry outcomes for recently incarcerated individuals and their communities.
Through our work, we’re helping more than 30,000 Americans train for good jobs.
Blending public and private capital, our workforce and economic mobility portfolio expands job training, student-friendly financing, and supportive services for people facing barriers to education and employment. We're pioneering impact-first investments to upskill more than 30,000 Americans for in-demand jobs with advancement potential.
1,000+
learners
American Diesel Training Centers Career Impact Bond
62%
median increase in income
83%
of graduates whose tuition is covered by employers in the current investment
As a result of this training, I now have a steady job that will lead to bigger things. I’m so proud, because it’s not just a job—it’s a career that I can use to look after myself and my son.
Stephanie American Diesel Career Impact Bond graduate
We have worked with more than 600 organizations that seek accountable systems change. Together, we aim to reorient social and economic systems to support data-driven, outcomes-based practices.
We are proud to work with Social Finance, the recipient of our largest economic opportunity investment to date. They have met the challenge head-on, designing a first-of-its-kind loan fund to provide workforce training and support.
Hector Mujica Head of Economic Opportunity, Americas, Google.org
Pay It Forward, developed in collaboration with Social Finance, will make New Jersey stronger and fairer by providing access to job training for residents who need it most. Creating equitable opportunities is what we stand for.
Governor Phil Murphy State of New Jersey
American inequality is significantly a function of the way our economy is organized. By developing innovative financial tools, Social Finance is helping to shape the field of impact investing—and reshape our economy along with it.
Darren Walker President, Ford Foundation, at Workforce Realigned national launch event
New, sophisticated cross-sector partnerships are emerging that expand access to training and opportunity. Through this work, Social Finance helps business leaders adapt to a fast-changing economy and uncover better ways to invest in talent.
Lata Reddy Senior Vice President of Inclusive Solutions, Prudential Financial; Chair, The Prudential Foundation
Social Finance’s teams collaborate with agency staff in a way that encourages thinking, innovation, and implementation. Their innovative ideas from their research and work with other places have helped CT get projects over the finish line.
Beth Bye Commissioner, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood
We’re proud to support the UP Fund to scale Career Impact Bonds across the United States. Through this sustainable impact investing vehicle, the Fund aims to help catalyze economic mobility and close the nation’s skills gaps.
Eric Braverman CEO, Schmidt Futures
Social Finance helped us operationalize tools to understand outcomes of our nine programs that serve 60,000 children and youth. From design to implementation, they provided technical assistance that has been professional and specialized.
Sarah Abrahams Deputy Associate Commissioner, Prevention and Early Intervention, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
By helping individuals who have faced financial barriers achieve economic self-sufficiency, Social Finance is addressing a root cause of health inequity. This benefits health workers, patients, health institutions, and communities.
Dr. Lauren A. Smith Chief Health Equity and Strategy Officer, CDC Foundation