Social Innovation in Action 2025

Revealing the impact across the communityAcross our three most recent cohorts (2023-2025)$1.25 billion mobilized in the past year by annual survey r espondents $28 million financial equivalent of in-kind resources mobilized during the past year 26% Private sector 22% Civil sector 21% Public society 12% Philanthropic 11% Knowledge organizations 6% International organizations 1% Development organizations931 million lives directly impacted by community of social innovators Collaboration stakeholders Grants from philanthropic organizations 33% Earned revenue 22% Debt/loans 18% Grants from the private sector 10% Equity investments 8% Public funding 3% Others 9% Technological support 22%Pro-bono services 35% Volunteering 21% Land and infrastructure 13% In-kind from the public sector 5% Vehicles and materials 3% Others 1%56% through earned income 34% through grants 10% from government funding $330 million 15,000in financial resources mobilized by the past 3 cohorts full- or part-time jobs Not for profit 23%For profit 40% Hybrid 10% Collectives 27% AI and machine learning 18%Mobile technology 31% Automation 14% Internet of things (IoT) 8% Digital platforms for community management 8% Data analytics 7% Others (drones, blockchain, 3D printing): 7%generating Operating modelsMain technologies they use Schwab Foundation 2025 Awardees and Impact Report 29 Schwab Foundation 2025 Awardees and Impact Report 28