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Grant recipient EIN 04-3478123International aid

Who funds Root Capital Inc?

42 private foundations gave Root Capital Inc in Cambridge, MA $44.3 million across 114 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

114 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Gordon and Llura Gund FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2025

    To help further charitable purposes of organization.

    $500,000
  2. B Corry and Donna J McFarland FoundationLakewood, WA 2025

    Relief and education

    $250,000
  3. Grant and Lara Gund FoundationConcord, MA 2025

    To help further charitable purpose of organization

    $200,000
  4. Eagle FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Program and Project Support

    $1,500,000
  5. The Ezrah Charitable TrustCharlotte, NC 2024

    General support to Root Capital's work with small and growing agricultural businesses around the world

    $1,000,000
  6. Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  7. Gordon and Llura Gund FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    To help further charitable purposes of organization.

    $500,000
  8. Wagner FoundationCambridge, MA 2024

    Wai evolution & innovation grant

    $450,000
  9. The Gaudio Family FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $250,057
  10. Grant and Lara Gund FoundationConcord, MA 2024

    To help further charitable purpose of organization

    $200,000
  11. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Unrestricted

    $40,000
  12. The Gertler Clark Foundation IncWeston, MA 2024

    General

    $30,000
  13. The Fine and Greenwald FoundationAventura, FL 2024

    International development

    $10,000
  14. Dunn Family Charitable FoundationAndover, MA 2024

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  15. Fthree FoundationCarrollton, GA 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  16. Eagle FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Program & project support

    $1,500,000
  17. The Ezrah Charitable TrustCharlotte, NC 2023

    General support to root capital's work in providing financing and technical assistance to small and growing agricultural businesses in developing economies.

    $1,000,000
  18. Visa FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    To support expanding access to capital for gender inclusive agri-SGBs

    $800,000
  19. Gordon and Llura Gund FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    To help further charitable purposes of organization.

    $500,000
  20. Wagner FoundationCambridge, MA 2023

    Wai evolution & innovation grant

    $450,000
  21. Wagner FoundationCambridge, MA 2023

    Women in agriculture 2019-2021 business plan

    $250,000
  22. The Gaudio Family FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $200,055
  23. Grant and Lara Gund FoundationConcord, MA 2023

    To help further charitable purpose of organization

    $200,000
  24. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncBoston, MA 2023

    Towards investing and advancing efforts for data governance policies and practices to maximize opportunities and protect root capital from risks during a period of significant growth.

    $80,000
  25. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  26. Dunn Family Charitable FoundationAndover, MA 2023

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  27. Fthree FoundationCarrollton, GA 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $117
  29. Wal-Mart FoundationBentonville, AR 2022

    People in supply chains

    $2,800,000
  30. Eagle FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Program Support

    $1,500,000
  31. The Ezrah Charitable TrustCharlotte, NC 2022

    General support to root capital's work providing financing and advisory services to small and growing agricultural businesses in the global south

    $1,000,000
  32. Visa FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To support expanding access to capital for gender inclusive agri-SGBs

    $900,000
  33. Wagner FoundationCambridge, MA 2022

    Women in agriculture 2019-2021 business plan

    $750,000
  34. Gordon and Llura Gund FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    To help further charitable purposes of organization.

    $500,000
  35. Grant and Lara Gund FoundationConcord, MA 2022

    To help further charitable purpose of organization

    $200,000
  36. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncBoston, MA 2022

    Towards investing and advancing efforts for data governance policies and practices to maximize opportunities and protect root capital from risks during a period of significant growth.

    $120,000
  37. Shockwave FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Invests in the growth of agricultural enterprises so they can transform rural communities

    $100,000
  38. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Eastern DRC

    $43,200
  39. Dunn Family Charitable FoundationAndover, MA 2022

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  40. Fthree FoundationCarrollton, GA 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  41. Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund IncGalveston, TX 2022

    Assist 501(c)(3) organization

    $250
  42. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $112
  43. Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000,000
  44. Wal-Mart FoundationBentonville, AR 2021

    People in supply chains

    $1,362,855
  45. Wagner FoundationCambridge, MA 2021

    Women in agriculture 2019-2021 business plan

    $1,000,000
  46. Visa FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    To support expanding access to capital for gender inclusive agri-SGBs

    $800,000
  47. Rippleworks IncSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General support

    $500,000
  48. Gordon and Llura Gund FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    To help further charitable purposes of organization.

    $300,000
  49. Grant and Lara Gund FoundationConcord, MA 2021

    To help further charitable purpose of organization

    $300,000
  50. The Gaudio Family FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $200,000
  51. Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation)Houston, TX 2021

    Cultural/environmental

    $200,000
  52. Ebb Point Foundation- BlackRockPennington, NJ 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $150,000
  53. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    To unlock opportunity, root capital invests in the growth of agricultural enterprises so they can transform rural communities. These businesses purchase crops such as coffee, cocoa, or grains from thousands of smallholder farmers. They connect members to markets and help improve farming practices. With growth, these businesses become engines of impact that can raise incomes and create jobs, empower women and young people, sustain peace, and preserve vulnerable ecosystems.

    $40,000
  54. The Gertler Clark Foundation IncWeston, MA 2021

    Kenyan & ghanaian initiatives

    $25,000
  55. Dunn Family Charitable FoundationAndover, MA 2021

    Unrestricted gift

    $20,000
  56. Vesper FoundationBrecksville, OH 2021

    General

    $20,000
  57. Fthree FoundationCarrollton, GA 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  58. Ricochet FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2021

    General fund

    $3,000
  59. Leslie S & Marcia C Ray Foundation IncBeverly, MA 2021

    General operating budget

    $2,500
  60. The Jenzabar Foundation IncBoston, MA 2021

    Charitable donation

    $1,500
  61. Helen J and Thomas Nelson Urban Sr Charitable Foundation IIIDes Moines, IA 2021

    Support for rural areas of africa and southeast asia

    $250
  62. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $98
  63. Wal-Mart FoundationBentonville, AR 2020

    People in supply chains

    $2,190,272
  64. The Ezrah Charitable TrustCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $1,300,446
  65. Eagle FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Community development/economic empowerment

    $1,100,000
  66. Wagner FoundationCambridge, MA 2020

    In support of the women in agriculture 2019-2021 business plan

    $1,000,000
  67. The Kendeda FundWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $525,198
  68. The Gaudio Family FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $200,000
  69. Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation)Houston, TX 2020

    General support

    $200,000
  70. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $150,000
  71. Wagner FoundationCambridge, MA 2020

    In support of covid-19 response for geg recipients in peru

    $124,000
  72. Grant and Lara Gund FoundationConcord, MA 2020

    To help further charitable purpose of organization

    $100,000
  73. Ebb Point Foundation- BlackRockPennington, NJ 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $65,500
  74. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    To unlock opportunity, root capital invests in the growth of agricultural enterprises so they can transform rural communities. These businesses purchase crops such as coffee, cocoa, or grains from thousands of smallholder farmers. They connect members to markets and help improve farming practices. With growth, these businesses become engines of impact that can raise incomes and create jobs, empower women and young people, sustain peace, and preserve vulnerable ecosystems.

    $30,000
  75. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $15,000
  76. Dunn Family Charitable FoundationAndover, MA 2020

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  77. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    To unlock opportunity, root capital invests in the growth of agricultural enterprises so they can transform rural communities.

    $8,700
  78. The Jenzabar Foundation IncBoston, MA 2020

    Charitable donation

    $6,000
  79. The Magis Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  80. Fthree FoundationCarrollton, GA 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  81. Ricochet FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2020

    General fund

    $3,000
  82. Elliott Badgley Foundation IncHingham, MA 2020

    General Purpose

    $2,500
  83. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $84
  84. Eagle FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    Hunger and poverty

    $1,000,000
  85. Grant and Lara Gund FoundationConcord, MA 2019

    To help further charitable purpose of organization

    $200,000
  86. Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation)Houston, TX 2019

    General support

    $200,000
  87. Mulago FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $200,000
  88. Ebb Point Foundation- BlackRockPennington, NJ 2019

    Unrestricted general

    $125,000
  89. The Gaudio Family FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $95,000
  90. Landry Family FoundationBoston, MA 2019

    Exempt purpose

    $50,000
  91. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Helping Smallholder Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

    $50,000
  92. Pace-Able Private FoundationBerkeley, CA 2019

    General Support

    $40,000
  93. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    To unlock opportunity, root capital invests in the growth of agricultural enterprises so they can transform rural communities.

    $20,000
  94. The Magis Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $11,000
  95. The Jenzabar Foundation IncBoston, MA 2019

    Charitable donation

    $6,000
  96. Fthree FoundationCarrollton, GA 2019

    General support

    $5,000
  97. Ricochet FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2019

    General fund

    $1,000
  98. Helen J and Thomas Nelson Urban Sr Charitable Foundation IIIDes Moines, IA 2019

    Educational

    $250
  99. Eagle FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    Global rural development

    $500,000
  100. Mulago FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $300,000
  101. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    To support a project that will explore the adaptability of root capital's efficient impact frontier model to a broader range of sectors and capital types as a tool for more effective impact measurement and management.

    $125,000
  102. Ebb Point Foundation- BlackRockPennington, NJ 2018

    Unrestricted general

    $125,000
  103. Grant and Lara Gund FoundationConcord, MA 2018

    To help further charitable purpose of organization

    $100,000
  104. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Helping Smallholder Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

    $50,000
  105. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $50,000
  106. The Shapiro FoundationNeedham, MA 2018

    International relief

    $25,000
  107. Biggs Family Charitable FoundationBrewster, NY 2018

    General charitable purpose of the organization

    $25,000
  108. The Magis Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  109. Pace-Able Private FoundationBerkeley, CA 2018

    Grant for work in Latin America

    $20,000
  110. Fthree FoundationCarrollton, GA 2018

    General support

    $5,000
  111. The Jenzabar Foundation IncBoston, MA 2018

    Charitable donation

    $4,000
  112. Rheinfrank Foundation IncWilliamstown, MA 2018

    Provide funding that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training and strengthening market connections for agricultural small and growing businesses.

    $1,000
  113. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 2018

    Matching Grant

    $75
  114. The Shapiro FoundationNeedham, MA 2017

    International relief

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other international aid organizations in Cambridge, MA and are not among Root Capital Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 19 grants Preselected only $15,591 to similar organizations
  2. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 7 grants Accepts applications $2,251,500 to similar organizations
  3. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 22 grants Accepts applications $484,000 to similar organizations
  4. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 16 grants Preselected only $10,612 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 13 grants Preselected only $9,376 to similar organizations
  6. Robert and Virginia Shiller FoundationBelmont, MA 12 grants Preselected only $32,000 to similar organizations
  7. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 13 grants Accepts applications $13,755 to similar organizations
  8. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 10 grants Preselected only $1,961 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 04-3478123 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.