Beyond Capital Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BEYOND CAPITAL FUND (BCF) IS A WOMEN-LED EVERGREEN FUND STRUCTURED AS A U.S. 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ENTITY THAT HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN IMPACT AND GENDER LENS INVESTING. SINCE 2009, BCF HAS INVESTED IN CONSCIOUS LEADERS BUILDING ENTERPRISES TO ADDRESS THE GROWING NEEDS OF ONE BILLION CONSUMERS LACKING ACCESS TO BASIC GOODS AND SERVICES IN NASCENT MARKETS OF AFRICA AND INDIA. OUR VERTICALS SPAN AGRICULTURE, SANITATION & WASTE, FINANCIAL INCLUSION, AND HEALTHCARE.
- Income
- $249,507
- Spending
- $312,079
- Spent on programs
- 69%
- Reserves
- 29.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $80,000, treasurer/se
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 29.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 25% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1569% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $215,253 spent. WHAT DO WE DO? WE ARE A SOCIAL IMPACT FUND THAT INVESTS IN FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THROUGHOUT INDIA AND EAST AFRICA. THOUGH WE SEEK MARKET RATE FINANCIAL RETURNS, BEYOND CAPITAL IS STRUCTURED AS A NONPROFIT, AND WE CAN REMAIN PATIENT AND NOT PRESSURED BY ARBITRARY FUND HORIZONS, WHICH PERMITS US TO EMPHASIZE FIDELITY TO OUR SOCIAL MISSION ALONGSIDE OUR FINANCIAL MANDATE. FOR WHOM DO WE DO IT? WE INVEST IN BUSINESSES FOCUSED ON GREATER ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, WATER, SANITATION AND ENERGY, AS WELL AS FOOD SECURITY AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION, WHICH CAN INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND STANDARD OF LIVING FOR CONSUMERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID. WHEN DO WE DO IT? OFTEN, WE ARE THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL AND CAN BE DEPLOYED IN CONJUNCTION WITH FOUNDATION GRANTS OR REPAYABLE DEVELOPMENT GRANT CAPITAL. WE EXIST IN A CAPITAL GAP PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY BECAUSE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES APPEAR HIGHER RISK IN DEVELOPING MARKETS. OUR EXPERTISE AND FAMILIARITY WITH THESE MARKETS, MITIGATES THE CHALLENGES OF INVESTING IN WHAT ARE PERCEIVED HIGH-RISK INVESTMENTS FOR OTHERS. HOW DO WE DO IT? WE TACKLE THE LACK OF CAPITAL FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES BY PROVIDING SEED STAGE INVESTMENT, MANAGEMENT ADVISORY, PRO BONO RESOURCES AND MENTORING. WE MAKE "SEED" INVESTMENTS IN EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES. AT THE TIME WE INVEST, OUR COMPANIES HAVE DEFINED THEIR BUSINESS CHALLENGES AND OPERATIONS AND MEETING THE MARKET WORKING TO VALIDATE THEIR BUSINESS MODEL. IT'S INHERENT IN OUR NAME. IN ADDITION TO CAPITAL, WE PROVIDE "BEYOND CAPITAL" RESOURCES TO SOCIAL ENTERPRISES BOTH IN AND OUT OF OUR CAPITAL PORTFOLIO. IT'S A CRUCIAL PART OF OUR EARLY STAGE INVESTING STRATEGY. OUR "BEYOND CAPITAL" OFFERINGS INCLUDE PROVISION OF PRO- OR LOW- BONO LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ADVISORY ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS CONNECTION TO OUR NETWORK OF ADVISORS AND IN SOME INSTANCES, INVOLVEMENT IN OUR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. WE BRING LIKE-MINDED INVESTORS, EXPERTS AND OTHER PARTNER RESOURCES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION AND TO BROADEN THE SCOPE AND REACH OF IMPACT INVESTING AS A DISCIPLINE. WHAT DO WE DO? WE ARE A SOCIAL IMPACT FUND THAT INVESTS IN FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THROUGHOUT INDIA AND EAST AFRICA. THOUGH WE SEEK MARKET RATE FINANCIAL RETURNS, BEYOND CAPITAL IS STRUCTURED AS A NONPROFIT, AND WE CAN REMAIN PATIENT AND NOT PRESSURED BY ARBITRARY FUND HORIZONS, WHICH PERMITS US TO EMPHASIZE FIDELITY TO OUR SOCIAL MISSION ALONGSIDE OUR FINANCIAL MANDATE. FOR WHOM DO WE DO IT? WE INVEST IN BUSINESSES FOCUSED ON GREATER ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, WATER, SANITATION AND ENERGY, AS WELL AS FOOD SECURITY AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION, WHICH CAN INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND STANDARD OF LIVING FOR CONSUMERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID. WHEN DO WE DO IT? OFTEN, WE ARE THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL AND CAN BE DEPLOYED IN CONJUNCTION WITH FOUNDATION GRANTS OR REPAYABLE DEVELOPMENT GRANT CAPITAL. WE EXIST IN A CAPITAL GAP PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY BECAUSE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES APPEAR HIGHER RISK IN DEVELOPING MARKETS. OUR EXPERTISE AND FAMILIARITY WITH THESE MARKETS, MITIGATES THE CHALLENGES OF INVESTING IN WHAT ARE PERCEIVED HIGH-RISK INVESTMENTS FOR OTHERS. HOW DO WE DO IT? WE TACKLE THE LACK OF CAPITAL FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES BY PROVIDING SEED STAGE INVESTMENT, MANAGEMENT ADVISORY, PRO BONO RESOURCES AND MENTORING. WE MAKE "SEED" INVESTMENTS IN EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES. AT THE TIME WE INVEST, OUR COMPANIES HAVE DEFINED THEIR BUSINESS CHALLENGES AND OPERATIONS AND MEETING THE MARKET WORKING TO VALIDATE THEIR BUSINESS MODEL. IT'S INHERENT IN OUR NAME. IN ADDITION TO CAPITAL, WE PROVIDE "BEYOND CAPITAL" RESOURCES TO SOCIAL ENTERPRISES BOTH IN AND OUT OF OUR CAPITAL PORTFOLIO. IT'S A CRUCIAL PART OF OUR EARLY STAGE INVESTING STRATEGY. OUR "BEYOND CAPITAL" OFFERINGS INCLUDE PROVISION OF PRO- OR LOW- BONO LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ADVISORY ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS CONNECTION TO OUR NETWORK OF ADVISORS AND IN SOME INSTANCES, INVOLVEMENT IN OUR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. WE BRING LIKE-MINDED INVESTORS, EXPERTS AND OTHER PARTNER RESOURCES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION AND TO BROADEN THE SCOPE AND REACH OF IMPACT INVESTING AS A DISCIPLINE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2012 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on April 15, 2013.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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