About Global Development Incubator
We match ambitious leaders, strong ideas, and capital with the implementation power required to launch and scale transformational social impact ventures.
Focus Areas
climatemigrationhealthagricultureyouth employmentmental healthvalue-based carefood systemsblended finance / impact investing
Who They Fund
agricultural researchersfarmers and agricultural producerseducational institutions and extension servicesrural/agricultural communities
About Global Development Incubator
The Global Development Incubator Inc backs ventures it has identified, vetted, and incubated, rather than running open public grant competitions. Its grantmaking is tied to a 2–3 year model that combines strategy, operations, implementation, handoff support, and connections to funders and partners. The largest recent award in the record went to Aceli Africa Inc for agriculture research and education, and that same initiative received two earlier grants for programs and general support, showing sustained support over multiple years. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches beyond agriculture. In the recent grants list, Refugee Investment Network Inc received support for programs and general support, and Business for Health Solutions International Inc appears twice for the same broad purpose. Colibri Catalyst Inc also appears in the record, reflecting the organization’s role in incubating and supporting initiatives that sit alongside its own fiscal sponsorship and partnership work. The pattern is less about one-off awards and more about funding ventures that need operating infrastructure, incubation, and implementation capacity. Grants are typically in the mid-hundreds of thousands, with a few multi-million-dollar commitments standing out in the recent history.
What Global Development Incubator Funds
Agriculture is the clearest thematic anchor in the recent grants. Aceli Africa Inc received $12,731,616 in 2025 for agriculture, research, and education, following earlier support in 2024 and 2023 for programs and general support. That sequence points to a long-running commitment to an agricultural finance and implementation effort rather than a single project. The foundation also funds migration-related work through Refugee Investment Network Inc, which received $848,731 for programs and general support. In health, Business for Health Solutions International Inc received grants in 2023 and 2024 for programs and general support, showing another repeated area of support. Climate work appears in the record through Alliance for Global Water Adaptation Inc, which received grants in 2024 and 2025, including one tagged research and climate change.
How Global Development Incubator Gives
Typical grants sit in the mid-hundreds of thousands, with a p25 of $272,958, a median of $344,682, and a p75 of $540,842. The recent record also includes a much larger commitment to Aceli Africa Inc, which helps explain the wide spread between routine support and flagship investments. Recurrence is a defining feature: several grantees appear in multiple years, including Aceli Africa Inc, Business for Health Solutions International Inc, Isf Advisors Inc, Colibri Catalyst Inc, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation Inc, and Gdi Solutions Inc. The foundation is a regular funder and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is structured around incubation, partnership, and fiscal sponsorship rather than an open application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.9M
Total Assets
$16.6M
Total Revenue
$21.5M
Total Expenses
$21.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $273K and $541K, with a median of $345K.
25th Percentile
$273K
Median
$345K
75th Percentile
$541K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ELIZABETH VANDERWOUDE
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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