Give the gift of press freedom
Empower the Press, Spread the Word, Share Solutions, Plan for the Future. MDLF has created four gifts that allow you to support its work as part of the ChangingThePresent initiative, a new way to support the issues you care about.
By giving an MDLF gift to someone whose passion is the press, you can be sure to give them something really worthwhile. Each gift has been carefully costed and linked to a specific need, so you know exactly how you will be helping a journalist striving to create a sustainable news business in an emerging democracy.
Visit the MDLF gift page at ChangingThePresent.com to buy a gift or to find out more.
Track record
From 1996 to December 31, 2011, MDLF provided $113.3 million in affordable financing, including:
· $98.9 million in loans and equity investments;
· $13.9 million in technical assistance and other grants;
· Earned over $36.4 million in interest, dividends and capital gains;
· Collected more than $50.8 million in recovered principal invested;
· $0.5 million through Digital Kiosk, the secure payment service for independent media;
It has written off only 1.91% of the total loaned and invested.
MDLF has returned more than $16.8 million to investors. It ended December 2011 with a portfolio of $40.7 million in outstanding loans and investments.
