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Merton Capital Partners

Unlocking the power and potential of philanthropy

with Philanthropic Private Equity.


Merton Capital Partners uses philanthropy to leverage private sector scalability, delivering social and environmental outcomes for philanthropists and local communities. We lead philanthropic private equity investments for philanthropists capable of deploying significant capital, achieving sustainable, measurable impact, and returning funds over time.

Merton Capital Partners is a US-based advisory firm founded by alumni of large private equity firms (Advent International, KKR and TPG) looking to deploy larger funds for good. We help philanthropists address social and environmental challenges by investing alongside large private sector companies—in partnership with expert, local nonprofits and local governments—to accelerate measurable impact at scale. Our vision is a world where untapped philanthropic capital is maximized and returned over time, and where philanthropists have the option to reinvest it into further projects to attain even more scale. 

Our social and climate challenges are at a crisis point. Yet, trillions of philanthropic capital sit on the sidelines, never reaching intended beneficiaries or realizing its full potential. Merton Capital Partners works to invest significant philanthropic capital into private sector projects to deliver sustainable impact in areas such as affordable housing, clean energy, and ocean health.


Why Merton?

  • Turn your giving into a renewable force for good. With Merton, your gifts are invested, not just granted, allowing them to work year after year toward your family’s values and vision.

  • From selecting projects to deal making and shaping community outcomes, your family members can play meaningful roles that deepen engagement and reinforce shared purpose across generations.

  • We support the thoughtful design and celebration of your family legacy, with customized storytelling. Purposeful PR is fully funded year after year from the projects, as they transform your community.

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Our Story

Merton Capital Partners was founded in 2015 by experienced private equity and nonprofit professionals who believed that there was a better way to fund and solve society’s most pressing problems. They realized that although wealthy individuals were pledging to give much of their fortunes away, there was a bottleneck between that intention and pathways to enable scaled impact for communities in need.  

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