soft funding

Noun

uncountable

(business) Those forms of funding, such as donations and subsidies, that impose no direct requirement for return on investment.

Japanese Meaning

寄付や補助金など、投資回収の要求が伴わない資金調達の形態 / 返済や利益還元の義務が課せられない支援金

The nonprofit expanded its outreach program after securing soft funding from several foundations.

その非営利団体は、いくつかの財団からの寄付や助成金などの返済義務のない資金を確保した後、支援プログラムを拡大した。

Sense（1）

(business) Those forms of funding, such as donations and subsidies, that impose no direct requirement for return on investment.