Visionaries in Congress created the IAF 50 years ago to advance a simple idea: a little support provided directly to local organizations can go a long way in helping create thriving communities. Over the decades, we are proud to have supported the efforts of more than 5,000 of these communities in 32 Latin American and Caribbean countries as they seized opportunities and confronted economic shocks, political uncertainties, and natural disasters.
This past year was no exception. In 2019, we awarded $18.5 million through grants, partnerships, and investments to 97 grassroots organizations, bringing our total active portfolio of IAF investments to $85.5 million in 24 countries.
Recent News and Stories
What Good Can a Couple of Goats Do?
Seventy-one percent of IAF-supported projects in Haiti use mutual solidarity funds to increase economic opportunities for women. Learn how these small injections of support have changed women's lives.
Afro-Latinos Count Themselves In
To celebrate Black History Month, we honor Afro-descendants’ achievements in bringing attention to their special contributions and needs in Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina.
Why are we so proud to celebrate our 50th? Just listen to our grantee partners…
To launch our series on 50 years of grassroots successes, we explore why our grantees consider us one of the best funders of international development, according to the Center for Effective Philanthropy survey on grantees’ perceptions of their funders.