MDF Partnership
Catalytic Capital Partners
A partnership between Impact Charitable and Mission Driven Finance, CCP leverages the deep, complementary capabilities of both organizations to connect more capital with communities.
Since inception in 2023 and as of December 31, 2024, IC & MDF have launched 5 funds through Catalytic Capital Partners, mobilizing over $16M in impact-first capital.
Design and manage blended capital funds with built-in infrastructure.
Catalytic Capital Partners (CCP) is a joint venture between Impact Charitable and Mission Driven Finance that helps fund managers, foundations, and investors design, build, and operate blended capital funds that drive resources directly into communities. By combining flexible nonprofit tools with professional fund management expertise, CCP makes it easier to move capital strategically and accelerate community wealth and power-building.
*with our Executive Director, Rich Hoops
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offerings
Fund Structuring & Strategy
Capital Deployment & Alignment
Investment & Transaction Services
Fund Administration & Operations
Compliance & Reporting
Fund Structuring & Strategy
Capital Deployment & Alignment
Investment & Transaction Services
Fund Administration & Operations
Compliance & Reporting
*with our Executive Director, Rich Hoops
Why Choose Us
Key Advantages of Partnering with Impact Charitable
Impact Charitable has mobilized $94M in impact-first capital (as of March 2025), while Mission Driven Finance manages $251M in assets and has deployed $185M into communities (as of December 2024). Together through CCP, we’ve launched 5 funds mobilizing over $16M since 2023.
Capital deployment strategies that build community wealth and power
We handle complex stakeholder alignment so you can focus on impact
From initial fund design through ongoing operations
Who We Serve
We design funding structures that center community priorities and build new pathways for capital access. Our approach recognizes that effective capital deployment requires creating bridges that connect communities directly to resources. By expanding access and streamlining capital flow, we help build community wealth and economic resilience while ensuring fund managers and investors have the infrastructure they need to succeed.
Fund Managers & Investment Advisors
Looking to launch impact-first funds but need infrastructure support to navigate compliance, blended capital structures, and multi-stakeholder coordination.
Foundations & Philanthropic Organizations
Seeking to deploy program-related investments (PRIs) and philanthropic capital alongside other funding sources to maximize community impact.
Family Offices & High-Net-Worth Individuals
Wanting to move beyond traditional giving into impact investing but needing professional fund management and fiduciary oversight.
Impact Investors & Institutions
Ready to participate in blended capital vehicles but requiring streamlined processes and shared infrastructure to reduce complexity and costs.
Meet the Leadership Team
Lauren Grattan
Co-founder & Chief Community Officer
Mission Driven Finance
David Lynn
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Mission Driven Finance
Rich Hoops
Executive Director
Impact Charitable
How It Works
Catalytic Capital Partners LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Impact Charitable was established to create significant efficiencies for impact funds and projects that are increasingly attracting a combination of private, philanthropic, government, and grant capital. The partnership leverages Mission Driven Finance's deep experience in fund management, administration, and investment advisory services while engaging Impact Charitable’s experience and expertise in philanthropic, impact-first investments, integrated capital funds, and flexible grantmaking capabilities.
Mission Driven Finance and Impact Charitable have a history of bringing new tools and innovations to the impact investing ecosystem, and this new partnership is constructed to connect more capital with the community in funding that is structured to create the most impact.
Mission Driven Finance brings:
Fund design, building, management, and administration
Investment advisory services, including due diligence and transaction structuring
Investor relationships, management, reporting
Impact Charitable brings:
Philanthropic Investment expertise (direct, PRI facilitation, aggregation)
Grantmaking expertise
Custom program design for integrating grants and investments
Experienced government contractor (experienced in compliance, local, state & federal award management)
Mission Driven Finance is an impact investment firm dedicated to building a financial system that ensures good businesses have access to sufficient, affordable capital.
Built from the ground up with a single purpose—to make it easy to invest in your community—all of their funds and structured products are designed to close financial gaps that will close opportunity gaps. They work with local and national investors to help them create the impact they want and work with businesses and community partners to help them get the capital they need. Mission Driven Finance was launched in 2016 in San Diego, CA, and is a Certified B Corporation.
In 2023, Mission Driven Finance was selected again for ImpactAssets’ IA 50 Fund Manager list, a category for experienced impact fund managers with a minimum three-year track record.
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