New York, United States · Established 2001
Acumen
Patient capital for a better world.
(About)
Global non-profit changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in social enterprises.
Acumen was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, United States. Today it is an established organisation, working on impact investing, poverty and enterprise and known within the sector for its tagline "Patient capital for a better world.".
The organisation currently operates in 11 countries, with major presence in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Global non-profit changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in social enterprises. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at acumen.org.
(Verified profile)
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Structure & mandate
Acumen is headquartered in New York, United States, established in 2001. See the linked official sources for full governance and finances.
Key public programmes
- ▸Impact investing — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Poverty — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Enterprise — see official programme pages for details.
Founded
2001
HQ
New York
United States
Countries of work
11+
Independent registers
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(Public perception & reviews)
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(Work in the field)
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(Where we operate)
Active in 11 countries.
- India
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Nigeria
- Ghana
- Rwanda
- Colombia
- Peru
- United States
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