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This Wikipedia page describes CIFF, a major philanthropic foundation focused on climate change and child welfare. It has minimal direct relevance to AI safety, though its climate and governance work tangentially intersects with global risk coordination topics.
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This Wikipedia article describes the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), a large philanthropic organization founded in 2002 by Chris Hohn and Jamie Cooper-Hohn. CIFF focuses on climate change, reproductive health, child nutrition, and gender equality, with assets of £5.2 billion. It is notable for its venture philanthropy model and climate advocacy through the 'Say on Climate' campaign.
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- •CIFF is the 5th largest global development philanthropy by annual disbursements, with £5.2 billion in assets.
- •Founded in 2002 as the philanthropic arm of hedge fund TCI Fund Management, using a hybrid fund-and-foundation model.
- •Focus areas include climate change, sexual & reproductive health, child health & nutrition, and gender equality.
- •CIFF pioneered the 'Say on Climate' campaign, pressing companies to disclose and manage greenhouse gas emissions.
- •CEO Kate Hampton was a key figure in the creation of the 2016 Paris Agreement.
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The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) Founded 2002 Founders Chris Hohn
Jamie Cooper-Hohn
Type Private Foundation Focus Climate Change, Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights, Child Health & Nutrition, Child Protection, Girl Capital Region served Global Method Grants Key people Chris Hohn , Chairman
Chris Hohn , Co-founder
Jamie Cooper-Hohn, Co-founder
Kate Hampton, CEO
Endowment £ 5.2 billion, $ 6.65 billion Website www .ciff .org
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) ( CIFF ) is an independent philanthropic organisation with offices in Addis Ababa , Beijing , London , Nairobi and New Delhi . It is a registered charity in England and Wales and in 2021 disbursed $468 million and committed $772 million in charitable investments. [ 1 ] With assets of GBP £5.2 billion (USD $6.6 billion), it is the 5th largest global development philanthropy in the world based on annual disbursements. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] According to OECD published data, it is the world's second largest private funder of reproductive health and environmental protection globally and the largest philanthropy that focuses specifically on improving children's lives. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2021, CIFF pledged $500 million towards gender equality over five years as part of the generation equality forum. [ 6 ]
CIFF was established in 2002 by Sir Chris Hohn and wife, Jamie Cooper-Hohn as the philanthropic arm of Hohn's hedge fund, the Children's Investment Fund Management (TCI Fund Management), which in 2019, topped the list of the most profitable hedge funds in the world. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] By utilising a hybrid fund-and-foundation model, Hohn sought to bring a private sector-like approach to philanthropy with intellectual rigour and commercial acumen to attain clear returns for children from the outset. [ 9 ] The foundation's approach emphasises a high appetite for risk to invest in bold ideas for transformative and scalable solutions and reliance on high-quality data and evidence. [ 5 ] It has pioneered the use of several innovative financing tools and catalytic funding mechanisms within development contexts and has become one of the leaders in venture philanthropy for global development.
Unlike other foundations of similar influence, CIFF is known for avoiding press, though it is most commonly in the news for its climate action, in partnership with co-founder Chris Hohn and TCI Fund management, particu
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