CDFI Stories Stories and Data

Meet Allison Bell, Owner of Little Things Preschool and Daycare
Rebuilding Together
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation Lending in PA District 1
CDVCA Invests in Goodwrx

Thank you to our partners at Inclusive and CDBA for sharing data on CDFI Bank and CDFI Credit Union branch locations. In addition, about 100 of our CDFI Stories come from OFN’s story database.

CDFI Investment Map

Mapped CDFI investment data (2005-2023), via the CDFI Coalition's partnership with CDFI Friendly America.

CDFI Advocacy App

Want more state data? Check out CDFI Friendly America's mobile-friendly CDFI Advocacy App for impacts from 2005-2023.

Testimonials

CDFIs provide much-needed assistance to individuals and businesses in the state of South Dakota.

Maureen Nelson, GROW South Dakota, Sisseton, SD

CDFIs are absolutely critical to provide funds for residential and business loans which grow our economy.

Kerry Quaglia, Home HeadQuarters, Inc, Syracuse, NY

CDFIs are filling in gaps in the capital markets that make financing more widely accessible and contribute to greater economic prosperity for all.

Jennifer Talansky, Nonprofit Finance Fund, New York, NY

CDFIs benefit communities like Syracuse, which have experienced economic decline due to the withdrawal of large employers (like Carrier, GE, etc.) but are also seeing revitalization.

Lisa Saka, Resident, Syracuse, NY