FY 2018 Stories and Data

FY 2018 Stories

Built to Scale: Designing a Business with Scale in Mind
St. John Manor
Catonsville CO-OP brings together food, community, and local businesses
A Grand Opening Like No Other

FY 2018 Fact Sheet

As the Chair of the CDFI Coalition Board of Directors, I and the membership of the Coalition would greatly appreciate your support of this request.

-Hank Helton, CDFI Coalition, Nashviile, TN

After coming from several years working in for-profit corporations into a CDFI, I’ve come to appreciate the real benefits CDFIs provide to communities at all levels. CDFIs provide consumer, commercial, mortgage loans, housing development, community facilities when needed, and more creative solutions.

-Julia Nelmark, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation (MMCDC), Detroit Lakes, MN

CDFIs provide affordable capital to borrowers that may not be able to access credit from mainstream financial institutions. Unlike other non-bank options, CDFI loans are affordable and transparent. And CDFIs take a holistic approach, prioritizing the wellbeing of individual clients and the borrowers that live within them.

-Adam Safer, Carolina Small Business Development Fund, Raleigh, NC

Map of FY 2018 CDFI Branches and Stories