Partners Worldwide
Partners Worldwide aspires to end poverty by mobilizing long-term, hands-on global relationships that use business to create flourishing economic environments and dignified work opportunities for communities in need.
About Partners Worldwide
Partners Worldwide is a Grand Rapids-based international development nonprofit that forms long-term partnerships between experienced business volunteers, locally led community organizations, and its global team to support entrepreneurs, strengthen value chains, expand market access, and create jobs. In the past 2–3 years Partners Worldwide scaled its network significantly, reporting rapid growth in entrepreneurs served and program reach across the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The organization emphasizes locally led solutions, business mentoring, training, access to capital, and market linkages to generate sustainable economic impact in low-income and rural communities.
Notable achievements
Scale of entrepreneurs supported
Reached 337,115 businesses and farms supported as of the 2025 annual report, reflecting substantial growth in clients served since 2022.
Capital deployed
Disbursed approximately $27.4 million in loans through partner networks (reported in 2025), increasing small-business access to capital in target communities.
Jobs and training impact
Reported 718,473 total jobs supported and 37,903 graduates of business and agricultural training, with 44,746 new jobs created (metrics reported in 2025).
At a glance
- Total assets
- $18.6M
- Annual revenue
- $5.5M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 38-3293173
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Website
- www.partnersworldwide.org
- On Mahalo since
- September 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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