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Visa Foundation Impact Report
Uplifting everyone, everywhere through the power of economic mobility.
Advancing financial inclusion
Small and micro businesses are the backbone of local economies, promoting innovation, creating jobs and fostering upward mobility. Visa Foundation partners with local organizations to invest in small business owners, creating ripple effects for their families, employees and customers.
Visa Foundation advances financial inclusion by providing small and micro business owners with holistic solutions:
Skills and education
Empowering women entrepreneurs with digital and financial education by partnering with organizations like Instituto Rede Mulher Empreendedora and Village Capital.
Affordable capital
Providing catalytic financing to women-owned small and micro businesses by investing in women-led funds like Aruwa Capital, Beacon Fund and California Rebuilding Fund.
Financial inclusion quantified
Our commitment to financial inclusion has helped to transform the trajectory of growth for more than four million small and micro businesses around the world. Here’s a closer look at our collective impact to date.*
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$120.5 million dollars in investments by partnering with 24 organizations, and $80 million dollars in grants by partnering with 50 organizations, leading to $200.5 million dollars in total commitments from Visa Foundation. These commitments contributed to partners whose work results in over $2 billion dollars of capital invested in local communities, over 4M small business supported and over 1 million jobs supported.
*Commitments and impact from October 2017 through September 2023 based on annual reporting from partners.
Creating resilient communities
Visa Foundation advances economic mobility by working to create sustained impact in the communities where Visa employees live and work. Our programs address local issues, from food insecurity and sustainability, to housing crises and homelessness.
VISA FOUNDATION GIVES
Supporting Thriving Communities
Visa Foundation Gives has launched in eight cities, deploying more than $2 million in grants to address place-based challenges.
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HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Providing Urgent Support and Relief
Visa Foundation has committed more than $22 million to provide assistance to those impacted by the global pandemic, floods, earthquakes and wildfires.
VISA FOUNDATION MATCHES
Empowering Employee Giving and Volunteering
Through Visa Foundation Matches, Visa employees have helped raise more than $16 million in total donations.
Learn about Visa Foundation Matches
From vision to impact
Since its establishment, Visa Foundation has helped to impact more than four million small and micro businesses in over 60 countries globally. Here are the foundation’s milestones to date.
02/29/2024
2020
Visa Foundation launches its five-year, $200 million Equitable Access Initiative, furthering its commitment to women and underserved small and micro businesses around the world.
02/29/2024
2020
COVID-19 pandemic prompts $10 million in immediate and long-term humanitarian funding for issues ranging from food relief to equitable vaccine distribution.
02/29/2024
2022
Visa Foundation commits an additional $12 million grant to Tipping Point Community following an initial $4 million grant, totaling $16 million in support for the fight against poverty and homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area.
02/29/2024
2022
Visa Foundation celebrates its fifth anniversary, having deployed more than $200 million to 70+ grantees and investees, helping to uplift more than four million small and micro businesses in 60+ countries around the world.
02/29/2024
2016
Visa Foundation is formed and work begins to develop the organization’s structure, global vision, and social impact strategy.
02/29/2024
2017
Visa Foundation establishes its mission to champion small and micro businesses worldwide, with a focus on advancing women and underserved entrepreneurs.
02/29/2024
2017
Visa Foundation awarded its first inaugural grant – a $20 million, multi-year commitment to Women’s World Banking to expand financial inclusion.
02/29/2024
2020
"When we invest with purpose, we invest in the transformative power of individuals. By uplifting each other, we build bridges to brighter, more equitable futures for our communities, fostering a culture of empowerment and creating a ripple effect of growth and progress."
— Kelly Mahon Tullier, Board Chair, Visa Foundation