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Established in 1974, we have decades of experience in facilitating sustainable growth for organizations by giving them access to financial solutions, knowhow, networks and innovative solutions. We operate across 23 countries with an experienced team of more than 45 professionals living and working on four continents, who are familiar with the global social challenges faced by individuals and organizations.

More than 350 organizations get support by Rabo Foundation on an annual basis: enterprising individuals who share some of the same ideals and whose organizations contribute to a better world and help people to build a better future. By sharing each other’s stories and strategies, you will inspire each other to increase your impact even further.

Rabo Foundation provides different types of funding for different purposes. We will decide what suits you best depending on your personal funding needs, to ensure you will receive the right kind of loan to drive your growth.

We use various types of funding, the main one of which are loans. We favor loans because they help people achieve economic independence more quickly due to the fact that loans promote personal responsibility. We reallocate the loan repayments so we can fund a larger number of organizations on an annual basis. We also provide funding in the form of donations, technical support, guarantees (mainly in India) and trade financing.

This depends on the completeness and complexity of the application. In some cases we can process the application within 4 weeks, in other cases it takes six to eight weeks. We will let you know by email whether we will process your request. If your application does not match our criteria, we will let you know and explain the reason.

The amounts we contribute vary from €50,000 to €1,000,000. The amount of the funding depends on the impact made by the organization and the type of funding required. In some cases, the funding amount may be smaller or larger. View the average funding amount for 2019.