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A Smile Above the Rest – Fine Art Denture Lab

St. George,
Utah

Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund (UMLF)

Fine ART Denture Lab, LLC is a family-owned dental laboratory located in St. George, Utah, dedicated to crafting high-quality dental prosthetics with exceptional fit and aesthetics. With over five decades of experience in the dental laboratory field, founder Bob, a Navy Vietnam veteran, leads the lab alongside his wife, Terri, a certified dental assistant, and their son, Aaron, a 13-year Navy combat veteran.

Ability Wholesale Wins Opportunity Boost Grant from Utah Microloan Fund

Salt Lake City,
Utah

Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund (UMLF)

Ability Wholesale & Distribution, Inc. is a company that specializes in bringing high-quality bed sheet sets to customers at fairs and festivals across the region. With over 20 years of experience in sales, founder Elham Neilsen has built a business that thrives on delivering exceptional products and customer satisfaction. The company is known for its soft, luxurious bed sheets, which have won over countless repeat customers.

Artspace Commons North

Salt Lake City,
Utah

Enterprise Community Loan Fund

Artspace Commons North is a green, mixed-use artist community in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The development offers 102 affordable rent-to-own apartments and 53,000 sq. ft. of commercial space for offices, art galleries, studios and retail, on the site of a former scrap metal recycling facility. The development involved construction of a three-level commercial building with perimeter parking and an interior courtyard, and a four-story mixed-use building that houses commercial space on the ground floor and residences on the upper floors. Apartments are affordable to households earning up to 70 percent of area median income (AMI). At the end of the seven-year NMTC compliance period, the apartments will be sold as condominiums affordable to households earning up to 80 percent of AMI, with current residents having right of first refusal.

Atmosphere Studios

Salt Lake City,
Utah

Grow America Fund

Atmosphere Studios moved operations to a long-vacant warehouse in Salt Lake City’s Granary District. Following the build-out into the new retail, office and showroom space, the growing design firm felt a severe cash crunch, and turned to NDC Grow American Fund for help.

Bicycle Collective Hub, Inc.

Salt Lake City,
Utah

Montana Community Development Corporation

The construction of a new 16,090 square foot facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. The project will allow the Bicycle Collaborative, a nonprofit providing bicycles and educational programs focusing on children, to significantly expand its services to low-income households in the Salt Lake City area.

Capitol Theater

Salt Lake City,
Utah

Grow America Fund

The restoration of the 75,000 sq. ft. theatre will include an expanded lobby and increased circulation space. The theatre will also be refitted for ADA accessibility and new elevators for easier access. In addition, the project will finance the construction of an adjacent 51,000 sq. ft. dance studio for Ballet West. The new Jessie Eccles Quinney Center for Dance will increase current enrollment to 600 students and triple the number of Dance Acadamy scholarships provided to low-income students. The modernization and restoration of the treasured Capitol Theatre will allow the theatre to continue to serve as a center for the arts in downtown Salt Lake City for generations to come.

Clearinghouse CDFI Helps Fund Native COVID Resilience and Recovery Program

Navajo and Hopi,
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah

Clearinghouse CDFI

Red Feather Development Group's New Native Home Resource Network will Connect Limited Income Families Living on the Hopi and Navajo Nations to Healthy Housing Resources

Everything Utah Wins Utah Microloan Fund Opportunity Boost Grant

Salt Lake City,
Utah

Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund (UMLF)

Mary Lindsey founded Everything Utah in 2017 with a clear mission: to provide locals with the opportunity to enjoy, benefit from, and support the sharing of Utah's unique identity. Her goal has always been to offer items that highlight the beauty of the state, allowing customers to feel a sense of pride in gifting meaningful and tasteful products that tell Utah's story. This story spans the rich history, the present, and the future of Utah. Through careful curation, Mary has worked to honor this objective by showcasing Utah through diverse perspectives.

Heidi George

Salt Lake City,
Utah

Community Development Fund of Utah

"CDCU was a life saver for me in my home buying process." "As I decided it was time for me to make an investment in my future by buying a home, I…

Logos Coffee Wins Utah Microloan Fund Opportunity Boost Grant

Salt Lake City,
Utah

Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund (UMLF)

Logos Coffee began as a small-batch specialty coffee roasting company in 2018. Owner Nick Nelson initially sold his products at farmer's markets, where he quickly gained a loyal customer base. Building on this success, Logos expanded by launching a full-service coffee cart, which allowed Nick to serve coffee at offices around the city and eventually bring on business partner Eric Lo.

Lucero Hair & Wellness Celebrates Two Fabulous Years

Salt Lake City,
Utah

Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund (UMLF)

You know that feeling when parents blink, and suddenly their little one is already two years old? That’s exactly how we feel about Lucero Hair and Wellness! Time has flown by, and in those two years, owner Josh Lucero and his team have been busy working their magic, creating incredible styles for the community. Along the way, they’ve racked up impressive accolades, including Best of Utah's Best Salon of 2024 award.

M&J Mobile Home Park

Fielding,
Utah

Rural Community Assistance Corporation

M&J Mobile Home Park, located in Fielding, Box Elder County, Utah, is a very low-income community of about 22 people that has struggled with high arsenic levels and contamination risks in its drinking water in recent years. RCAC began working with M&J in fall 2017, after the Utah Division of Drinking Water issued a “Do Not Use” order due to the system’s dire state.