Awards and Honors

Opportunity Fund’s inventive approach to breaking the cycle of poverty has been recognized by many local and national organizations.

• ‘AAA’ rating for Community Impact from the Opportunity Finance Network (2006, 2007)
• One of only eight U.S. microlenders selected to participate in the Aspen Institute’s Scale Academy for Microenterprise Development (2007)
• Inaugural James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award presented to Eric Weaver, Opportunity Fund's Founder and Executive Director (2006)
• Wachovia Excellence Award for Opportunity Finance (2006)
• Winner of the inaugural JP Morgan Good Venture Competition (2006)
• Small Business Administration’s Financial Services Advocate of the Year (2006)
• Skoll Foundation Award for Innovation in Silicon Valley (2004, 2005)
• One of two organizations to win the Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Award the first time it was awarded in Silicon Valley (2005)