March 26, 2025 Stories and Data

March 26, 2025 Stories

BEARS, BOATS, AND BUSINESS DREAMS
Native CDFIs Fuel Small Business Success Across Indian Country
Native CDFIs Fuel Small Business Success Across Indian Country
Native CDFIs Fuel Small Business Success Across Indian Country

March 26, 2025 Fact Sheet

CDFI funding to nonprofits for construction returns more money into the community through economic activity. It’s very important we keep providing this capital in Indiana.

-Donna Sink, IFF, Indianapolis, IN

CDFIs fill a real need for underserved and impoverished communities. The need for affordable housing is making living difficult for most Americans. CDFIs responsibly use federal and private funds. In NH, CDFIs are serving both construction and immediate home placement needs.

-Denise Butler, ATX Advisory Services, Sanbornville, NH

We are a Native CDFI serving the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in western NC. Our work here is critical to supporting new business creation, small business growth, job creation and retention, and housing security for tribal members who have historically endured economic hardship and lack of adequate banking and capital resources. Not to be lumped in with the myriad ways government-funded projects and organizations waste tax dollars, our industry has proven itself a superior investment for the U.S. taxpayers and is one our elected officials should be proud to support.

-Russ Seagle, The Sequoyah Fund, Inc., Cherokee, NC

Map of March 26, 2025 CDFI Branches and Stories