Beneficial Returns

Beneficial Returns is an impact investment manager founded in 2016 that provides debt financing to social enterprises in Latin America and Southeast Asia. The firm focuses on companies that work to alleviate poverty and protect the natural environment, with a focus on sectors like sustainable agriculture. It provides loans, typically ranging from $50,000 to $500,000, to businesses that are often too large for microfinance but too small for institutional loans. The firm sources its capital from philanthropic investors, such as donor-advised funds and private foundations, and manages specific funds like the Beneficial Returns Fund and the Reciprocity Fund.