Impact Finance & Advisory

Ascendus empowers low- to moderate-income (LMI) business owners with access to capital and financial education. With economic opportunity, these entrepreneurs – often individuals of color and women – can build assets, better provide for their families, create employment opportunities for their neighbors, and strengthen their communities.

The California Rebuilding Fund is a public-private partnership that brings flexible, affordable capital and free business support services to small businesses across California. The loan program offers low-interest loans to small businesses and focuses on reaching borrowers in economically disadvantaged and historically underbanked areas of the state. 

Capital Good Fund (“Good Fund”) is a non-profit CDFI with a mission to create pathways out of poverty and advance a green economy through inclusive financial services. Good Fund offers consumer loans as well as personalized financial and health coaching to families across multiple states. Good Fund issues loans for emergencies, immigration expenses, energy efficiency upgrades, residential solar installations, and other personal expenses. This FlexLoan will support Good Fund's origination of consumer loans to low-to-moderate income households.

As a leader in the community and economic development field, CDC Small Business Finance provides access to transformative products, services, and advocacy to ensure ALL small businesses have the opportunity to succeed and grow.

Chicago Community Loan Fund provides flexible, affordable and responsible financing and technical assistance for community stabilization and development efforts and initiatives that benefit low- to moderate-income neighborhoods, families and individuals throughout metropolitan Chicago.

City First Enterprises is a non-profit, mission-driven CDFI working to mitigate economic, social, and racial inequity in Washington D.C metro area. CFE provides underinvested communities with access to capital and financial expertise for affordable housing, education, nonprofits, small businesses, and climate-focused initiatives.

The CPCA COVID Response Loan Fund was created by the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) and Capital Impact Partners to provide flexible financing to California’s community clinics and health centers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Craft3 is a regional nonprofit CDFI that makes loans to strengthen the economic, ecological, and family resilience in Oregon and Washington.  Craft3 lends to established nonprofits and growing and start-up businesses, as well as families of all income levels to finance energy upgrades, build accessory dwelling units, and replace failing septic systems and aging manufactured homes.

The Detroit Housing for the Future Fund (DHFF) is a new fund comprised of private investment that will be invested into affordable housing development and preservation in Detroit. The DHFF is managed by Local Initiatives Support Corporation and was created in partnership with the City of Detroit as part of the Affordable Housing Leverage Fund initiative. The DHFF is designed to deploy private grant and low interest loan capital to compliment and leverage public investment through the City of Detroit and Michigan State Housing Development Authority as well as tax credits and other existing affordable housing finance tools.

The Detroit Neighborhoods Fund is a community development loan fund managed by Capital Impact Partners. Launched in 2014, the Fund finances the rehabilitation and new construction of mixed-use real estate development and affordable multifamily residential properties across a variety of Detroit neighborhoods, including areas the City has targeted as priority neighborhoods for development.

FutureFit AI is a career navigation platform that partners with Fortune 500 companies, governments, and workforce development organizations to provide workers with an AI-powered tool that acts as a "GPS for your Career".

Habitat Mortgage Solutions, the CDFI affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, creates and provides financial services and capital that enable equitable homeownership opportunities and affordable housing solutions for underserved people. By helping to remove barriers to homeownership, Habitat Mortgage Solutions helps foster vibrant and diverse communities.

Housing for Health Fund is an impact investing partnership among Enterprise Community Investment, Kaiser Permanente, and JPMorgan Chase serving more than a dozen Bay Area and Sacramento counties, to promote health and preserve affordable homes, with half of the capital designated in the City of Oakland.

Housing Partnership Fund (HPF) is a nonprofit CDFI that provides flexible, early stage loans for affordable housing development and preservation.  HPF serves nonprofit housing developers focused on uplifting low-income populations, using housing as a platform to leverage better health, school, and personal wealth building outcomes.

Inclusiv is the national network of community development credit unions (CDCUs) and a certified CDFI intermediary that provides capital resources to member CDCUs to increase their capacity to serve underserved communities.

Invest Detroit is a nonprofit lender, investor, and partner that supports business and real estate projects that will ignite economic growth in Detroit and the region. Their goal is to increase density and job opportunities in a way that is strategic and inclusive.

MSquared is a woman-owned real estate development and fund management company dedicated to creating mixed-income, mixed-use projects in America’s fastest growing and increasingly unaffordable metropolitan regions

NALCAB - National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders - strengthens the economy by advancing economic mobility for Latino communities. NALCAB is the hub of a national network of more than 120 mission-driven organizations in 40 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico that are anchor institutions in geographically and ethnically diverse Latino communities across the US.

The National Housing Trust (NHT) protects, improves, and maintains existing affordable housing so that low-income families can live in quality neighborhoods with access to opportunities. NHT Lending is committed to providing access to flexible financing for the preservation and creation of affordable housing around the country.

Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) is a CDFI with a mission to lead other CDFIs and their partners to ensure that low-income, low-wealth, and other underserved people and communities have access to affordable, responsible financial products and services. OFN’s Finance Justice Fund aims to drive $1B in capital through CDFIs to the most underserved communities. The Fund will support CDFIs of different sizes, varying balance sheets, and operational capacities with low-cost, long-term debt and grant capital. 

Propel is a technology platform for low-income Americans that enables users to view their government benefits, access discounts for every day items, and utilize a debit card.

Resident Ownership Capital (ROC), an affiliate of ROC USA® helps homeowners in manufactured home communities purchase the land under their neighborhoods as limited equity cooperatives. This model helps ensure resident stability and wealth creation. JPMC’s loan commitment helps to support ROC USA Capital's expansion to the Western US (CA, CO, and TX), develop the organization’s capacity to launch and manage fund vehicles, and further its vision to empower manufactured (mobile) home community residents through economic security and socially vibrant communities

The Small Business Flex Fund is a loan fund created to provide access to working capital loans for smaller, local businesses and nonprofits that need it most, ensuring a greater economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Washington.

Founded in 2001, St. Cloud Capital is a Los Angeles-based private investment firm that provides debt and equity growth capital to underserved U.S. lower middle market companies, acting as both a financial and strategic partner to strong management teams and industry entrepreneurs.  St. Cloud Capital is currently investing out of its fourth fund, St. Cloud Capital Partners IV SBIC, LP.

The Bay's Future Fund, managed by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), is a loan fund that was created in collaboration with Partnership for the Bay’s Future to support the production and preservation of affordable homes in five Bay Area counties. Originated by LISC, the Corporation for Supportive Housing, and Capital Impact Partners, this loan fund is designed to address the lack of available affordable homes – a reality that disproportionately impacts households of color – by bridging funding gaps throughout the region’s rental housing market.

The San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) is an innovative nonprofit public-private partnership launched in 2017 with a goal to preserve and develop affordable housing. The HAF's powerful financial tools have accelerated the delivery of permanently affordable units throughout San Francisco, protecting low-income residents at risk of losing their homes, enabling working families to stay in the city, and helping to end chronic homelessness by expanding the supply of supportive housing.

The Southern Opportunity And Resilience (SOAR) Fund provides flexible, affordable capital and free business support services to small businesses and nonprofits across the south and southeast to help them navigate and rebuild from the Covid-19 economic crisis.

Transfr is building "classroom-to-career" pathways for workers in high-growth industries via hands-on immersive training and in partnership with K-12 schools, community colleges, non-profits, and workforce boards.

TruFund is a minority led CDFI, with a mission to help historically disadvantaged individuals and communities create thriving and resilient small businesses and entrepreneurial ecosystems in order to close racial and economic disparities and ensure an inclusive and equitable society.

The UNICEF USA Impact Fund for Children, Inc. (IF4C), is the impact investing entity of UNICEF USA and manages the Bridge Fund — a revolving debt fund that fast-tracks critical funding to the field to eliminate cash gaps and provide uninterrupted and expedited access to critical programs for children. The Bridge Fund is unique in its mission and mandate and has enabled over $550M in impact since inception to keep children healthy, educated, protected, and respected.

Upswing is a virtual assistant and student services platform focused on engaging non-traditional, adult, and online learners to prevent student dropouts.

The Washington Housing Initiative is an innovative solution for the preservation and creation of affordable workforce housing in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area.

Ascendus empowers low- to moderate-income (LMI) business owners with access to capital and financial education. With economic opportunity, these entrepreneurs – often individuals of color and women – can build assets, better provide for their families, create employment opportunities for their neighbors, and strengthen their communities.

The California Rebuilding Fund is a public-private partnership that brings flexible, affordable capital and free business support services to small businesses across California. The loan program offers low-interest loans to small businesses and focuses on reaching borrowers in economically disadvantaged and historically underbanked areas of the state. 

Capital Good Fund (“Good Fund”) is a non-profit CDFI with a mission to create pathways out of poverty and advance a green economy through inclusive financial services. Good Fund offers consumer loans as well as personalized financial and health coaching to families across multiple states. Good Fund issues loans for emergencies, immigration expenses, energy efficiency upgrades, residential solar installations, and other personal expenses. This FlexLoan will support Good Fund's origination of consumer loans to low-to-moderate income households.

As a leader in the community and economic development field, CDC Small Business Finance provides access to transformative products, services, and advocacy to ensure ALL small businesses have the opportunity to succeed and grow.

The Chase Invest Detroit Fund is a community development loan fund managed by Invest Detroit. Launched in 2014, the Fund finances the rehabilitation and new construction of mixed-use real estate development, affordable multifamily housing and high-quality residential, commercial, and retail developments, as well as provides loan capital for small- and medium-sized businesses in Detroit’s neighborhoods, Midtown, and downtown.

Chicago Community Loan Fund provides flexible, affordable and responsible financing and technical assistance for community stabilization and development efforts and initiatives that benefit low- to moderate-income neighborhoods, families and individuals throughout metropolitan Chicago.

City First Enterprises is a non-profit, mission-driven CDFI working to mitigate economic, social, and racial inequity in Washington D.C metro area. CFE provides underinvested communities with access to capital and financial expertise for affordable housing, education, nonprofits, small businesses, and climate-focused initiatives.

The CPCA COVID Response Loan Fund was created by the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) and Capital Impact Partners to provide flexible financing to California’s community clinics and health centers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Craft3 is a regional nonprofit CDFI that makes loans to strengthen the economic, ecological, and family resilience in Oregon and Washington.  Craft3 lends to established nonprofits and growing and start-up businesses, as well as families of all income levels to finance energy upgrades, build accessory dwelling units, and replace failing septic systems and aging manufactured homes.

The Detroit Housing for the Future Fund (DHFF) is a new fund comprised of private investment that will be invested into affordable housing development and preservation in Detroit. The DHFF is managed by Local Initiatives Support Corporation and was created in partnership with the City of Detroit as part of the Affordable Housing Leverage Fund initiative. The DHFF is designed to deploy private grant and low interest loan capital to compliment and leverage public investment through the City of Detroit and Michigan State Housing Development Authority as well as tax credits and other existing affordable housing finance tools.

The Detroit Neighborhoods Fund is a community development loan fund managed by Capital Impact Partners. Launched in 2014, the Fund finances the rehabilitation and new construction of mixed-use real estate development and affordable multifamily residential properties across a variety of Detroit neighborhoods, including areas the City has targeted as priority neighborhoods for development.

Habitat Mortgage Solutions, the CDFI affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, creates and provides financial services and capital that enable equitable homeownership opportunities and affordable housing solutions for underserved people. By helping to remove barriers to homeownership, Habitat Mortgage Solutions helps foster vibrant and diverse communities.

Housing for Health Fund is an impact investing partnership among Enterprise Community Investment, Kaiser Permanente, and JPMorgan Chase serving more than a dozen Bay Area and Sacramento counties, to promote health and preserve affordable homes, with half of the capital designated in the City of Oakland.

Housing Partnership Fund (HPF) is a nonprofit CDFI that provides flexible, early stage loans for affordable housing development and preservation.  HPF serves nonprofit housing developers focused on uplifting low-income populations, using housing as a platform to leverage better health, school, and personal wealth building outcomes.

Inclusiv is the national network of community development credit unions (CDCUs) and a certified CDFI intermediary that provides capital resources to member CDCUs to increase their capacity to serve underserved communities.

Invest Detroit is a nonprofit lender, investor, and partner that supports business and real estate projects that will ignite economic growth in Detroit and the region. Their goal is to increase density and job opportunities in a way that is strategic and inclusive.

NALCAB - National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders - strengthens the economy by advancing economic mobility for Latino communities. NALCAB is the hub of a national network of more than 120 mission-driven organizations in 40 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico that are anchor institutions in geographically and ethnically diverse Latino communities across the US.

The National Housing Trust (NHT) protects, improves, and maintains existing affordable housing so that low-income families can live in quality neighborhoods with access to opportunities. NHT Lending is committed to providing access to flexible financing for the preservation and creation of affordable housing around the country.

Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) is a CDFI with a mission to lead other CDFIs and their partners to ensure that low-income, low-wealth, and other underserved people and communities have access to affordable, responsible financial products and services. OFN’s Finance Justice Fund aims to drive $1B in capital through CDFIs to the most underserved communities. The Fund will support CDFIs of different sizes, varying balance sheets, and operational capacities with low-cost, long-term debt and grant capital. 

Resident Ownership Capital (ROC), an affiliate of ROC USA® helps homeowners in manufactured home communities purchase the land under their neighborhoods as limited equity cooperatives. This model helps ensure resident stability and wealth creation. JPMC’s loan commitment helps to support ROC USA Capital's expansion to the Western US (CA, CO, and TX), develop the organization’s capacity to launch and manage fund vehicles, and further its vision to empower manufactured (mobile) home community residents through economic security and socially vibrant communities

The Small Business Flex Fund is a loan fund created to provide access to working capital loans for smaller, local businesses and nonprofits that need it most, ensuring a greater economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Washington.

The Bay's Future Fund, managed by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), is a loan fund that was created in collaboration with Partnership for the Bay’s Future to support the production and preservation of affordable homes in five Bay Area counties. Originated by LISC, the Corporation for Supportive Housing, and Capital Impact Partners, this loan fund is designed to address the lack of available affordable homes – a reality that disproportionately impacts households of color – by bridging funding gaps throughout the region’s rental housing market.

The San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) is an innovative nonprofit public-private partnership launched in 2017 with a goal to preserve and develop affordable housing. The HAF's powerful financial tools have accelerated the delivery of permanently affordable units throughout San Francisco, protecting low-income residents at risk of losing their homes, enabling working families to stay in the city, and helping to end chronic homelessness by expanding the supply of supportive housing.

The Southern Opportunity And Resilience (SOAR) Fund provides flexible, affordable capital and free business support services to small businesses and nonprofits across the south and southeast to help them navigate and rebuild from the Covid-19 economic crisis.

TruFund is a minority led CDFI, with a mission to help historically disadvantaged individuals and communities create thriving and resilient small businesses and entrepreneurial ecosystems in order to close racial and economic disparities and ensure an inclusive and equitable society.

The UNICEF USA Impact Fund for Children, Inc. (IF4C), is the impact investing entity of UNICEF USA and manages the Bridge Fund — a revolving debt fund that fast-tracks critical funding to the field to eliminate cash gaps and provide uninterrupted and expedited access to critical programs for children. The Bridge Fund is unique in its mission and mandate and has enabled over $550M in impact since inception to keep children healthy, educated, protected, and respected.

FutureFit AI is a career navigation platform that partners with Fortune 500 companies, governments, and workforce development organizations to provide workers with an AI-powered tool that acts as a "GPS for your Career".

MSquared is a woman-owned real estate development and fund management company dedicated to creating mixed-income, mixed-use projects in America’s fastest growing and increasingly unaffordable metropolitan regions

Propel is a technology platform for low-income Americans that enables users to view their government benefits, access discounts for every day items, and utilize a debit card.

Founded in 2001, St. Cloud Capital is a Los Angeles-based private investment firm that provides debt and equity growth capital to underserved U.S. lower middle market companies, acting as both a financial and strategic partner to strong management teams and industry entrepreneurs.  St. Cloud Capital is currently investing out of its fourth fund, St. Cloud Capital Partners IV SBIC, LP.

Transfr is building "classroom-to-career" pathways for workers in high-growth industries via hands-on immersive training and in partnership with K-12 schools, community colleges, non-profits, and workforce boards.

Upswing is a virtual assistant and student services platform focused on engaging non-traditional, adult, and online learners to prevent student dropouts.

The Washington Housing Initiative is an innovative solution for the preservation and creation of affordable workforce housing in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area.