What is the UNICEF USA Impact Fund for Children?

The UNICEF USA Impact Fund for Children (IF4C) is a tax-exempt affiliate (subsidiary) organization of UNICEF USA — serving as its impact investing arm.

The Impact Fund for Children exists to develop and implement financial solutions to ensure every child is healthy, educated, protected, and respected. We believe truly scalable, long-term impact will only be accomplished when we complement philanthropy by engaging the vast capital pools across financial markets to work for every child.

The Impact Fund’s key offering is the Bridge Fund, a debt fund that fast-tracks critical funding to the field to eliminate cash gaps and to provide uninterrupted and expedited access to critical programs for children.

In addition to managing the Bridge Fund, we seek to drive more capital toward outcomes for children, across public and private markets. Aligned with these goals, the Impact Fund has co-developed a Child-Lens Investment Framework, which serves as a roadmap for investors to frame strategies and direct capital toward advancing child outcomes and minimizing child harm.