Zero Gap Fund's Catalytic Capital Keeps Multiplying: $30M Sustains $1.05B for the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero Gap Fund's Catalytic Capital Keeps Multiplying: $30M Sustains $1.05B for the UN Sustainable Development Goals

PR Newswire

NEW YORK, July 16, 2026

The Rockefeller Foundation-led impact investing collaboration with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation releases its 7 th annual report, showing impact investing remains a critical bridge for advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals amid cuts to official development assistance.Since 2019, $30 million in catalytic capital has mobilized $1.05 billion in private investment — a 35x leverage ratio.NEW YORK, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid sharp cuts to development assistance over the past year, The Rockefeller Foundation today released its annual Zero Gap Fund: 2025 State of the Portfolio report, highlighting the critical role of catalytic capital in addressing the world's most pressing challenges. As of December 2025, the Zero Gap Fund (ZGF or the Fund) had facilitated the mobilization of more than $1.05 billion—about a 35x leverage—in private finance across 12 high-impact investments spanning food and nutrition security, climate adaptation, healthcare access, U.S. jobs and more. To date, the Fund has fully committed $30 million, $28 million of which has been deployed, with four of its investments exited.