Social Impact Investments
Overview
The Snow Foundation continues to drive positive change through a growing and diversified impact investment portfolio.
As of December 2025, the Foundation committed $26.2m across 38 impact investments (representing 12% of corpus), with a target to grow the allocation to 20% of the corpus. This is up from $19.2m at the end of FY24. Catalytic capital (higher-risk, high-impact investments focussed on early-stage ventures) now represents 32% of active commitments, reflecting our ambition to support innovation and address complex social challenges. Our strategy is to blend financial returns with measurable social outcomes. The portfolio spans private debt, venture capital, social impact bonds, real assets, and public equity. The portfolio’s 5-Year return is 5% p.a.
Impact Investment allocation by Strategic Theme
Additionally, within our investment portfolio, we have chosen fund managers such as Third Link, Future Generation Investment Company (FGX) and Future Generation Global Fund (FGG) for their philanthropic and charitable nature.
Our earned investment income from these investments totalled $261,398 and was distributed to: Australian Women Donor Network, Beryl Women Incorporated, Bus Stop Films, Children’s Ground, Community Restorative Centre, Confit Pathways, Council On The Aging, DeadlyScience , Directions Health Services Ltd, First Steps Pregnancy Support, OzHarvest, Roundabout Canberra, Sisters In Spirit, Sober In The Country , Social Impact Hub Foundation, Sydney Community Foundation, The Social Outfit Incorporated , The Trustee For Hands Across Canberra Trust, The Violet Initiative Limited, The Warrior Woman Foundation Ltd, Toora Women Incorporated, Top Blokes Foundation, Ulladulla & Districts Community Resources Centre Inc., Wagec (Women’s And Girls Emergency Centre Incorporated), Waminda, With You We Can.
$26.2m | 38 investments
| Gender | |
|---|---|
|
Scale Venture Fund |
$2,000,000 |
|
Patamar Fund II |
$750,000 |
| First Nations | |
|
First Australians Capital Ltd |
$500,000 |
|
Ngutu College Ltd |
$350,000 |
|
Ochre Ventures Fund |
$2,000,000 |
|
Murray-Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund |
$1,000,000 |
| Youth | |
|
Compass Leaving Care Social Impact Bond |
$300,000 |
| Community | |
|
Disability |
|
|
Australian Unity Specialist Disability Accommodation Fund |
$3,000,000 |
|
AbilityMade Pty Ltd |
$550,000 |
|
Enabler Interactive |
$250,000 |
|
For Purpose Social |
$1,000,000 |
|
Jigsaw |
$250,000 |
|
Kindship |
$400,000 |
|
More Good Days |
$200,000 |
|
Synergis Fund |
$500,000 |
|
Cochlear |
$331,513 |
|
Homelessness |
|
|
Arc Social Impact Bond |
$250,000 |
|
CIM Impact Fund |
$500,000 |
|
CIM Social Housing Fund 1 |
$500,000 |
|
CIM Social Housing Fund 2 |
$1,500,000 |
|
Mental Health |
|
|
Foremind |
$400,000 |
|
End-of-life |
|
|
Tender Funerals |
$250,000 |
|
Violet Social Enterprise |
$100,000 |
|
Alcohol Addiction |
|
|
Clean Slate Clinic |
$1,000,000 |
|
Ecosystem |
|
|
Data |
|
|
Covidence Growth Capital |
$250,000 |
|
Seer Data & Analytics |
$305,000 |
|
Impact Investing |
|
|
Giant Leap Fund |
$250,000 |
|
Giant Leap Fund 2 |
$500,000 |
|
SEFA – Social Enterprise Finance Australia Loan Fund |
$300,000 |
|
SVA Diversified Impact Fund |
$500,000 |
|
NorthStar Impact Fund |
$750,000 |
|
Alternatives |
|
|
CSL Limited |
$305,826 |
|
ResMed Inc |
$238,608 |
|
Melior Australian Impact Fund |
$3,200,000 |
|
Palisade Impact Fund |
$500,000 |
|
CSIRO Funds I ($500,000), II ($250,000) and III ($500,000) |
$1,250,000 |
Impact investments that have been completed in the last year
| Verve Super | $200,000 |
| Aspire Social Impact Bond | $250,000 |