January 12, 2026 Stories and Data

January 12, 2026 Stories

Built to Scale: Designing a Business with Scale in Mind

Wheaton,
Maryland

Latino Economic Development Center

Empowered Women International is a program under the Latino Economic Development Center that unlocks the potential of women through the power of entrepreneurship.

St. John Manor

Bakersfield,
California

Clearinghouse CDFI

Clearinghouse CDFI (CCDFI) provided a $4,097,478 loan to St. John Village, LP to support the refinancing efforts of St. John Manor, an affordable independent living property for senior citizens in Bakersfield, CA.

Catonsville CO-OP brings together food, community, and local businesses

Catonsville,
Maryland

Baltimore Community Lending

In the summer of 2011, a few Catonsville residents met at the local library. They shared a passion for supporting local businesses and wanted to bring those products into their community. Eleven years later, that idea has blossomed into the Catonsville Cooperative (CO-OP) Market and Grocery, a market and community hub owned and operated by owner members of the community.

A Grand Opening Like No Other

Sunnyvale,
California

Housing Trust of Silicon Valley

A brand new, 90-unit affordable housing community near downtown Sunnyvale, has opened the doors to its first residents and officially celebrated with a Grand Opening like no other!

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January 12, 2026 Fact Sheet

Testimonials

Our CDFI improves the quality of the communities we serve by creating quality jobs through the small business that we support.

-Julie Jurosic, Anchor Financial Services, Perrysburg, OH

We have been able to utilize NMTC and without this financing many of the projects we have done in Minneapolis would not have been possible. It’s been a wonderful facility to support small businesses, economic development, and critical services to low-income communities. Please continue these programs, they do make a difference.

-Joshua Howe, Optimistic Partners, Saint Paul, MN

NeighborGood Partners became certified as a CDFI by the U.S. Treasury in 2004 and since then, the Loan Fund has lent a total of $180.4 million in 294 loans for affordable housing, community facilities, and neighborhood revitalization. The fund averages about 20 loans a year, with its staff of five managing over $30 million in assets, which represents a 3000% growth in assets since 2004.

-Karen Speakman, Neighborgood Partners, Wilmington, DE

January 12, 2026 Stories and Data