Public Charity

GRASSROOTS BUSINESS PARTNERS INC

GRASSROOTS BUSINESS PARTNERS INC is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.5M revenue, $2.6M expenses, $13.9M total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $43.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 262108051 WASHINGTON, DC International Economic Development NTEE: Q32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$13.9M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$43.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

GRASSROOTS BUSINESS PARTNERS, INC. DOES BUSINESS AS GRASSROOTS BUSINESS FUND. GRASSROOTS BUSINESS FUND STRIVES TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY REACHES EVERYONE. OUR MISSION IS TO GROW VIABLE BUSINESSES THAT GENERATE SUSTAINABLE EARNINGS OR SAVINGS FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES IN AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA.

Where $100 goes at Grassroots Business Partners Inc

How Grassroots Business Partners Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$60 Programs the work itself
$37 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $60 for programs

$59
Grassroots business fund (gbf) is heavily involved in building the field around impact investing by working closely with partner organizations, piloting new initiatives, and contributing lessons learned to…
98% of program spending
$1
Grassroots business fund (gbf) works with high-impact businesses (hibs) that are typically small or mid-sized by international standards, but economically engage large numbers of the poor
2% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Andrew Adelson
DIRECTOR Guillermo Ferreyros
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Harold Rosen
DIRECTOR Holly Wise
DIRECTOR Jaime Ramirez
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER/COO Lilian Mramba

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$42,737,488 4 grants
General Support
$300,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.5M $2.6M $13.9M
2024 $7.7M $9.9M $27.8M
2023 $5.4M $2.3M $19.4M
2022 $1.2M $1.9M $3.9M
2021 $2.8M $5.7M $4.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $3.5M (+26%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.9M.

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