Grants paid by Acumen Fund Inc
EIN 13-4166228 · New York, NY · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE Q123
Acumen Fund Inc of New York, NY (EIN 13-4166228) reported 62 grants paid totaling $6,982,040 to 52 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$6,982,040
62 grants
Recipients
52
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 35 | $4,626,440 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $338,000 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | $1,157,159 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | $860,441 | — |
Top recipients
The 52 recipients receiving the most from Acumen Fund Inc, by grants paid, out of 52 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC 81-2102783 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| Acumen Capital Partners LLC 32-0450985 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $712,278 | 2024 |
| 60 Decibels Inc 83-2847769 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $647,938 | 2020 |
| Refugee Investment Network Inc 84-4496089 | A | Washington, DC | 2 | $484,986 | 2024 |
| Id Insight Inc 27-4933181 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $472,274 | 2020 |
| Climate Policy Initiative Inc 26-4129153 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $374,279 | 2023 |
| Myvillage LLC 36-4902854 | A | Nederland, CO | 1 | $245,000 | 2020 |
| Healthify Inc 46-3533797 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | 2020 |
| Climb Credit Inc 47-1345761 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $185,000 | 2020 |
| Burn Manufacturing Co 45-3247706 | A | City of Vashon County, WA | 1 | $160,500 | 2020 |
| Consejosano Inc 81-5164953 | A | North Hollywood, CA | 1 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Boulder Care Inc 82-2784808 | A | Portland, OR | 1 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| University of San Diego 95-2544535 | A | San Diego, CA | 1 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Esusu Financial Inc 82-4311750 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Earnup Inc 46-3307882 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Everytable Pbc 47-5369929 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Mindright Health Inc 84-2285932 | A | Newark, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Bw Industries Inc 84-2292459 | A | Fresno, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Resolve Innovations Inc 82-1027243 | A | Oakland, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Maziwa 84-4804829 | A | San Jose, CA | 1 | $95,566 | 2023 |
| Windgen Power USA Inc 45-3228803 | A | Hillsborough, NJ | 1 | $93,000 | 2020 |
| City of Samaritans Pbc | U | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $85,000 | 2024 |
| Staten Island Performing Provider System LLC 47-2544659 | A | Staten Island, NY | 2 | $85,000 | 2024 |
| Kaizen Health Inc 81-4644959 | A | Chicago, IL | 2 | $85,000 | 2024 |
| Simusolar Inc 47-2154274 | A | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $83,247 | 2023 |
| Biolite Inc 27-2826296 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $80,500 | 2023 |
| Sanergy Inc 36-4688468 | A | Brookline, MA | 1 | $50,491 | 2023 |
| Parity Lab Inc 87-1751365 | A | Trenton, NJ | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Solstice Power Technologies Inc 32-0493145 | A | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Azahar Coffee Company LLC 45-3537132 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Regents of the University of California 94-6002123 | A | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Brck Inc 46-3878519 | A | Orlando, FL | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation 75-3129705 | A | Fresno, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Zing Health Enterprises Lp 85-0546055 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Promethean Powers System Inc 26-1455570 | A | Somerville, MA | 1 | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Free From Market 86-2943988 | A | Kansas City, MO | 2 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Farmbox Direct Inc 46-4673014 | A | Boston, MA | 2 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Worklife Inc 20-5397231 | A | Cumming, GA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| The Resolution Project Inc 26-4394051 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Acumen Latam Capital Partners LLC - Alive 82-2358039 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Enlight Institute 83-0866066 | A | Tempe, AZ | 1 | $19,500 | 2020 |
| Handsome App Inc 83-0988915 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $18,000 | 2022 |
| Enzi Inc 85-1945912 | A | Virginia Beach, VA | 1 | $17,836 | 2020 |
| Imani Collective 45-1558325 | A | Dallas, TX | 1 | $14,514 | 2020 |
| Starfish International 26-1427966 | A | Brewerton, NY | 1 | $13,028 | 2020 |
| Refushe Inc 26-0239864 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $12,103 | 2020 |
| Azimuth Group Corp 81-2651720 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $12,000 | 2020 |
| Virginia Organization Inc 54-1674992 | A | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Rasa Public Benefit Corporation 87-2992893 | A | South Salt Lake, UT | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology 04-2103594 | A | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Zeraki Inc 88-0831056 | A | Dover, DE | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan 38-6006309 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 62 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Acumen Capital Partners LLC New York, NY | A | $412,278 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202523169349309452 |
| 2024 | Refugee Investment Network Inc Washington, DC | A | $333,163 | paid | CONDUCT RESEARCH, EDUCATE AND ADVISE ON HOW TO BUILD AND IMPLEMENT DURABLE REFUGEE-LENS INVESTING (RLI) STRATEGIES WORLDWIDE | 202523169349309452 |
| 2024 | Staten Island Performing Provider System LLC Staten Island, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202523169349309452 |
| 2024 | City of Samaritans Pbc Wilmington, DE | U | $25,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202523169349309452 |
| 2024 | Kaizen Health Inc Chicago, IL | A | $25,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202523169349309452 |
| 2024 | Farmbox Direct Inc Boston, MA | A | $10,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202523169349309452 |
| 2024 | Free From Market Kansas City, MO | A | $10,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202523169349309452 |
| 2024 | Zeraki Inc Dover, DE | A | $10,000 | paid | TA GRANT - TO ENABLE THE GRANT RECIPIENT TO IMPROVE PERSONALIZED LEARNING FOR STUDENTS USING ZERAKI LEARNING BY OPTIMIZING AI - VIA EA EDUCATION FACILITY | 202523169349309452 |
| 2024 | Rasa Public Benefit Corporation South Salt Lake, UT | A | $10,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202523169349309452 |
| 2023 | Climate Policy Initiative Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $374,279 | paid | LAUNCH AND OPERATIONALIZE THE CLIMATESHOT IMPACT INVESTING COALITION (CIIC) | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Refugee Investment Network Inc Washington, DC | A | $151,823 | paid | CONDUCT RESEARCH, EDUCATE AND ADVISE ON HOW TO BUILD AND IMPLEMENT DURABLE REFUGEE-LENS INVESTING (RLI) STRATEGIES WORLDWIDE | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Maziwa San Jose, CA | A | $95,566 | paid | CREATE ACCESS TO THE WEMA, A DISCREET, WIRELESS, AND PORTABLE BREAST PUMP, FOR VULNERABLE WORKING MOTHERS IN KENYA | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Kaizen Health Inc Chicago, IL | A | $60,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | City of Samaritans Pbc Wilmington, DE | U | $60,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Staten Island Performing Provider System LLC Staten Island, NY | A | $60,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Sanergy Inc Brookline, MA | A | $50,491 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Parity Lab Inc Trenton, NJ | A | $50,000 | paid | BUILD A LEGAL COUNSELING HELPLINE TO SUPPORT GRASSROOT ORGANIZATIONS LED BY WOMEN IN RURAL INDIA | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation Fresno, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TERMINATED EMPLOYEES OF BW INDUSTRIES, INC., AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (BITWISE) | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Simusolar Inc Oakland, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | TO FURTHER THE GRANT RECIPIENT'S MISSION PROVIDING REFUGEES IN THE BIDIBIDI REFUGEE CAMP WITH LOW-COST, FINANCED, SOLAR-POWERED IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Promethean Powers System Inc Somerville, MA | A | $40,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ESTABLISHING FPO NETWORKS THROUGH SSP | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Biolite Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $30,000 | paid | TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND PROTECT OUR PLANET THROUGH THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF AFFORDABLE OFF-GRID RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTS TO LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Farmbox Direct Inc Boston, MA | A | $30,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Free From Market Kansas City, MO | A | $30,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202443209349318104 |
| 2023 | Worklife Inc Cumming, GA | A | $25,000 | paid | VALIDATE THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF WORKLIFE, INC. | 202443209349318104 |
| 2022 | Acumen Capital Partners LLC New York, NY | A | $300,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202333199349302213 |
| 2022 | Acumen Latam Capital Partners LLC - Alive New York, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES | 202333199349302213 |
| 2022 | Handsome App Inc Austin, TX | A | $18,000 | paid | TO LAUNCH A PILOT TO TEST IF THE HANDSOME PLATFORM CAN GENERATE NEW INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BEAUTY AND BARBER INDUSTRIES | 202333199349302213 |
| 2020 | Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC New York, NY | A | $1,000,000 | paid | WAREHOUSED LOANS TO ELIGIBLE ENERGY ACCESSCOMPANIES, WHOSE OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PRIOR TO THE CLOSINGOF THE ENERGY ACCESS RELIEF FUND (EARF) | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | 60 Decibels Inc New York, NY | A | $647,938 | paid | SUBAWARDS FOR AGRICULTURAL INVESTING RESEARCH PROJECTS | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Id Insight Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $472,274 | paid | USE STATISTICAL METHODS TO EXPLORE THE CAUSAL LINKS BETWEEN THREE POULTRY COMPANIES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN WELL-BEING FOR FARMER HOUSEHOLDS REARING THEIR CHICKENS | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Myvillage LLC Nederland, CO | A | $245,000 | paid | GRANT FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND COMPLETE THE TRAININGS FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Healthify Inc New York, NY | A | $200,000 | paid | GRANT FOR ACUMEN AMERICA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Burn Manufacturing Co City of Vashon County, WA | A | $160,500 | paid | SUPPORT BURNS PREPARATION TO LAUNCH COMMERCIAL PAYG EPCS AND A PILOT OF 100 PAYG EPCS | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Climb Credit Inc New York, NY | A | $150,000 | paid | GRANT FOR ACUMEN AMERICA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Consejosano Inc North Hollywood, CA | A | $150,000 | paid | GRANT FOR ACUMEN AMERICA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Boulder Care Inc Portland, OR | A | $150,000 | paid | GRANT FOR ACUMEN AMERICA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Earnup Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $150,000 | paid | GRANT FOR ACUMEN AMERICA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | University of San Diego San Diego, CA | A | $150,000 | paid | SUBAWARD TO SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOCIAL INNOVATORS THROUGH THE FOWLER GLOBAL SOCIAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Esusu Financial Inc New York, NY | A | $150,000 | paid | GRANT FOR ACUMEN AMERICA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Everytable Pbc Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | GRANT FOR ACUMEN AMERICA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Mindright Health Inc Newark, NJ | A | $100,000 | paid | GRANT FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Resolve Innovations Inc Oakland, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | GRANT FOR ACUMEN AMERICA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Bw Industries Inc Fresno, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | GRANT FOR ACUMEN AMERICA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Windgen Power USA Inc Hillsborough, NJ | A | $93,000 | paid | PILOT ELECTRIC PRESSURE COOKERS (EPCS) WITH A TARGET OF 400 CUSTOMERS BY EOY 2021 TO LEARN ABOUT CONSUMER WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY UNDER TWO DIFFERENT FINANCING SCHEMES: STANDARD CONSUMER LOANS, AND ON BILL FINANCING. | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Biolite Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $50,500 | paid | EXPLORE FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MODERN COOKING SOLUTIONS AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL FOR SCALE | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Solstice Power Technologies Inc Cambridge, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | GRANT FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Azahar Coffee Company LLC New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | GRANT FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of California Berkeley, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | SUBAWARD TO DEVELOP A SUITE OF RESOURCES FOR STUDENT SOCIAL INNOVATION COMPETITIONS | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Zing Health Enterprises Lp Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | GRANT FOR ACUMEN AMERICA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Brck Inc Orlando, FL | A | $50,000 | paid | GRANT FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Climb Credit Inc New York, NY | A | $35,000 | paid | INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO SCALE THE CAPTURE AND SYNTHESIS OF OUTCOMES DATA | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Simusolar Inc Wilmington, DE | A | $33,247 | paid | FUNDING THE RESEARCH ON HOW GENDER DIMENSIONS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IMPACT THEIR ADOPTION OF SOLAR IRRIGATION | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | The Resolution Project Inc New York, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | SUBAWARD TO SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOCIAL INNOVATORS THROUGH THE RESOLUTION PROJECT | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Enlight Institute Tempe, AZ | A | $19,500 | paid | GRANT FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Enzi Inc Virginia Beach, VA | A | $17,836 | paid | GRANT FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Imani Collective Dallas, TX | A | $14,514 | paid | GRANT FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Starfish International Brewerton, NY | A | $13,028 | paid | GRANT FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Refushe Inc Chicago, IL | A | $12,103 | paid | GRANT FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Azimuth Group Corp Brooklyn, NY | A | $12,000 | paid | IMPROVING SALES STRATEGY | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Virginia Organization Inc Charlottesville, VA | A | $10,000 | paid | SUBAWARD FOR RESEARCH ON COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN POST-CONFLICT REGIONS OF COLOMBIA | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | A | $10,000 | paid | SUBAWARD TO DEVELOP A SUITE OF RESOURCES FOR STUDENT SOCIAL INNOVATION COMPETITIONS | 202143199349324699 |
| 2020 | Regents of the University of Michigan Pittsburgh, PA | A | $10,000 | paid | SUBAWARD TO DEVELOP A SUITE OF RESOURCES FOR STUDENT SOCIAL INNOVATION COMPETITIONS | 202143199349324699 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202523169349309452 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443209349318104 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333199349302213 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202143199349324699 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/134166228.json.
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