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A diagram that switches between the Mercy Corps, Ground Up Investing / Corus, One Acre Ventures, and Heifer Impact Capital structures

Mercy Corps, Ground Up Investing / Corus, One Acre Ventures, and Heifer Impact Capital structures A parent organization box, a fund row, and a portfolio box, all the same size, stacked in one column shifted slightly left of center. For Mercy Corps and One Acre Ventures, the fund row splits into two boxes side by side. For Mercy Corps, the parent and fund row have no direct connecting line; instead a right-angle arrow runs from the parent box to a Mercy Corps Ventures box off to the side, and a branching line runs from that box back into both fund boxes, showing Mercy Corps Ventures as the manager of both funds. The fund row connects to the portfolio box below it with a labeled arrow. Arms-length fund manager "Future model for INGOs" Adjacent diversification Integrated into programming Mercy Corps One Acre Fund Corus International Heifer International NGO, 40 offices Staple crop farmer network fmr. Lutheran World Relief Core business is programming Core business, field presence ~50% of origination Fund I Evergreen Ground Up Investing Fund I, self-managed One Acre Ventures Warehouse phase Off balance sheet Fund II Resilient Future Fund Climate adaptation GUI Fund II $20M raising then $75M Fund III 1AV Fund phase Oikocredit, AgDevCo, ResponsAbility (planned) Heifer Impact Capital No separate fund manager 35 direct deals, no intermediation Mercy Corps Ventures Fund manager IDH Investment Mgmt Fund manager One Acre Ventures Fund Manager Joint venture Equity Debt Equity → Debt Direct loans Portfolio companies Agri-SMEs GUI portfolio companies Farmers & co-ops, direct Social enterprises Staple → cash-crop shift Mountain Harvest, DelAgua + more