The Impact-Linked Finance Fund is set up as a Dutch foundation (“Stichting”) registered at the trade register under 34333546. Its governance structure is designed to safeguard its mission to provide finance to high-impact organizations and reward them for positive outcomes generated through their business activities as well as the financial and commercial sustainability of the Fund.
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Official name: Stichting Impact-Linked Finance Fund
Registered address: Prins Hendrikkade 21-E / 1012TL Amsterdam / The Netherlands
Website: https://ilf-fund.org/
Contact details: info@ilf-fund.org
Trade register registration: 34333546
Tax registration: 820623775
Impact-Linked Finance Fund corporate objective is:
(1) to support projects and activities of individuals, institutions, associations and businesses in the areas of sustainable development, social cohesion, well-being and culture by providing funding and linking funding conditions directly to the achievement of positive social, cultural and environmental contributions to society, as well as contributions that demonstrably improve the well-being of society in general and certain people in particular; and
(2) to perform everything (directly or indirectly) related or conducive to the above, all in the broadest sense.
The vision of Impact-Linked Finance Fund to comply with the corporate objective is set out in more detail on this website. Impact-Linked Finance Fund does not have any employees and has no intention of having employees. Services are provided by Roots of Impact and iGravity and other service providers on an arm’s length basis.
The Impact-Linked Finance Fund does not aim to make a profit.
The articles of association of Impact-Linked Finance Fund provide for remuneration rules. This means that the board shall determine the remuneration and further terms and conditions of employment of each board member. As such no other remuneration policy other than the remuneration rules from the articles of association apply. Impact-Linked Finance Fund doesn’t have employees and intends not to have employees. As such no employee remuneration policy has been established.
The Foundation adheres to the following guiding values:
We strongly believe that the impact performance of an enterprise can be affected by the way in which it is financed. We apply the Design Principles for Impact-Linked Finance in order to ensure maximum additionality and promote the most effective use of funds and engage in further development of these principles and its broader application in the field.
We apply highest transparency standards across the whole process from selection, structuring of financial transactions and outcomes to verification. We regularly share information and relevant indicators with the Advisory Board and the Investment Committee in order to get guidance and support.
The verification of impact will go beyond process validation of outcomes and include the contribution of the financing for the enterprise and the broader impact of its activities including unintended effects whenever possible and feasible.
We believe in the idea of “better terms for better impact” and advocate for applying this approach across business, policy and finance. We are committed to contribute to the field by sharing lessons learned and good practice as well as providing support to other actors engaging in Impact-Linked Finance.
We actively seek input and feedback from our stakeholders, in particular beneficiaries and organizations supported by the Foundation.
Overall responsibilities for the management of the Foundation rests with the Board of Directors in accordance with the Articles of Association, as outlined in more detail below.
The Board is supported by a Supervisory Board that supervises the policy of the board and the general course of events in the Foundation. It provides strategic guidance and has to approve any amendment of the Articles of Association. The Board appoints a Facility Manager for each dedicated fund as well as (in collaboration with funders) a Thematic Investment Committee which will take the final investment decisions based on the recommendations of the Facility Manager. Details about investment decision making, impact measurement & management as well as investment reporting can be found in the General Investment Policy & Guideline.
The Board of Directors (BoD) is in charge for operational management of the Foundation (i.e. the executive team). The BoD appoints members of the Thematic Investment Committees in coordination with the funders of the respective fund.
The Supervisory Board is acting as a supervisory body to the Board of Directors and is comprised of independent industry experts. Responsibilities include, among others, providing strategic advice to the Board of Directors, and approve changes to the Articles of Association.
The Thematic Investment Committee is set-up for every fund (typically a program funded by one or more donors or catalytic funders) and representing key funders and financing and thematic experts to oversee the investment strategy and follows closely the pipeline as well as the proposed transactions. Members agreed upon by BoD and funders of relevant program.
