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Alliance for Sustainable Colorado

United States of America

The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado (the Alliance) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming sustainability from vision to reality. Serving as the backbone for sustainability in Colorado the Alliance forges decisions secures commitments accelerates implementation and mobilizes a growing movement in sustainability activating collaboration and convening thought leaders. Envisioning a Colorado where connected empowered and sustainable communities have fulfilled their potential economically environmentally and socially the Alliance offers programs tools and demonstration models to meet this vision.

Type: Other Capital Channels & Intermediaries

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Capacity Building

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ASA International

Mauritius

ASA International (ASAI) is formed by ASA a leading micro finance organization of Bangladesh and Catalyst Micro finance Investor (CMI) a Netherlands based equity partner on a joint venture in April 2007. Currently ASAI is operating in eight countries including India Pakistan the Philippines Sri Lanka Nigeria Ghana Cambodia Kenya and Uganda. ASA International s vision is to empower the poor to help them lift themselves out of poverty. ASA International intends to establish MFIs in countries in Asia and Africa to deliver need based financing right at the door step of the poor. It intends to become the market leader in each country in terms of ease of transaction relevance of services offered and affordability.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Kenya

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Bader Philanthropies

United States of America

Bader Philanthropies Inc. invests in people and their communities here in Milwaukee across Wisconsin and in places throughout the world.Awarding grants is what we do and compassion is why we do it. Whether it s funding arts programs that bridge the gap between kids and older adults or supporting literacy programs for people of all ages our work helps make life better for people in the communities we serve. Simply put we connect people in need with people who can help because that s the only way real change happens.PROGRAMS WE SUPPORTAlzheimer s & AgingIsraelJewish EducationCommunity Partnerships For YouthCommunity ProgramsMilwaukee ArtsWorkforce Development

Type: Other Capital Providers

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Capacity Building

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Brighter Choice Foundation

United States of America

The public charter schools established in Albany by the Brighter Choice Foundation are based upon some of the top urban schools in the United States with a focus on replicating best practices and proven school models. These schools offer small school settings longer school days and school years high academic and behavioral expectations extensive use of data to inform instruction and school uniforms. Many of the schools established by the Brighter Choice Foundation are supported by the Albany Charter School Network.

Type: Foundation

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Education

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Building Hope

United States of America

Building Hope supports high quality public charter schools in Washington D.C., Florida and other U.S. locations by providing business services, technical and financial assistance for educational facilities. As a non-profit organization, Building Hope supports the expansion of academically successful schools with the capacity to grow their enrollments. This allows Building Hope to catalyze change across the local public education systems by promoting school-centered community revitalization. They believe that excellent charter school programs and facilities will help transform economically depressed neighborhoods into places where children will thrive.

Type: Accelerator/Incubator

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Education

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California FreshWorks Fund

United States of America

The California FreshWorks fund is a private-public partnership loan fund that has raised $272 million to invest in bringing grocery stores and other forms of healthy food retailers to underserved communities. The availability of healthy foods where we live has been proven to influence healthier long term eating habits.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Northern America

Impact: Community Development

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Capital Impact Partners

United States of America

FF REVIEW Through capital and commitment Capital Impact helps people build communities of opportunity that break barriers to success. A nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) we have a 30 year history delivering strategic financing social innovation programs and capacity building that creates social change and delivers financial impact nationwide.

Type: CDFI

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Ducks Unlimited

United States of America

Ducks Unlimited is the world's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation.DU got its start in 1937 during the Dust Bowl when North America's drought plagued waterfowl populations had plunged to unprecedented lows. Determined not to sit idly by as the continent's waterfowl dwindled beyond recovery a small group of sportsmen joined together to form an organization that became known as Ducks Unlimited. Its mission habitat conservation

Type: Other Capital Channels & Intermediaries

Geography: Canada

Impact: Capacity Building

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Family Housing Fund

United States of America

Established in 1980, the Family Housing Fund supports the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the Metropolitan Council, and Minnesota Housing in their efforts to meet the region’s affordable housing needs. Originally created by The McKnight Foundation and the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the Fund serves the entire Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Ford Foundation

United States of America

The Ford Foundation supports visionary leaders and organizations on the frontlines of social change worldwide. The believe all people should have the opportunity to reach their full potential contribute to society and have voice in the decisions that affect them.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Generation Growth Capital

United States of America

Generation Growth Capital Fund I, LP (GGC) is a Milwaukee-based private equity fund. They provide capital to small businesses to support a broad range of growth opportunities and ownership transitions. GGC will partner with solid management teams and provide professional resources and support through their seasoned Operating Advisors.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Greater Minnesota Housing Fund

United States of America

Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMHF) is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to strengthen families and communities and promote economic vitality throughout greater Minnesota by supporting the creation and preservation of affordable housing. As a certified community development financial institution (CDFI), GMHF assembles financial resources that support the creation of safe, decent, healthy and affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families and emerging market populations in the 80 counties of greater Minnesota. GMHF has assembled more than $208 million to fund affordable housing initiatives.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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LIVING CITIES

United States of America

Founded in 1991 Living Cities harnesses the collective power of twenty two of the world s largest foundations and financial institutions to build a new type of urban practice geared at getting dramatically better results for low income people faster. Together we are working with cross sector leaders in cities to develop and scale new approaches to dramatically improve the economic well being of low income people. Our investments research networks and convenings catalyze fresh thinking and combine support for innovative comprehensive local approaches with real time sharing of knowledge to accelerate and deepen adoption in more places.In 20 years Living Cities members have collectively invested almost $1 billion helping shape federal funding programs redirecting public and private resources and helping communities to build homes stores schools community facilities and more. Our members are not simply funders. They shape our work and priorities by participating on the Living Cities Board of Directors and four standing committees.

Type: Investor Network

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

United States of America

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is an S&P AA rated (as of October 2020) not for profit and a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Since 1979 LISC and affiliates have invested $24 billion to redevelop urban neighborhoods and rural communities through investments in affordable housing health education public safety and employment. With residents and partners LISC forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America great places to live work visit do business and raise families. LISC operates through local offices in 37 cities and through a national rural program in 2200 counties across 46 states. At FYE 2020 LISC s total assets exceeded $1.1 billion.

Type: CDFI

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Education

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Low Income Investment Fund

United States of America

LIIF is a community development financial institution (CDFI) that provides innovative capital solutions that support healthy families and communities. As a CDFI LIIF invests in projects that have high social value but may not be able to access the services offered by traditional financial institutions. In this way LIIF connects low income communities with the capital markets.

Type: CDFI

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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MacArthur Foundation

United States of America

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just verdant and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows the Foundation works to defend human rights advance global conservation and security make cities better places and understand how technology is affecting children and society.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Information

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New York City Acquisition Fund, LLC

The New York City Acquisition Fund offers flexible bridge loans for the purchase of vacant sites or occupied buildings predevelopment and moderate rehabilitation to developers committed to create or preserve affordable housing in the five boroughs of New York City. The Fund is made possible through a partnership between the City of New York major foundations and commercial lending institutions. The Fund provides loans at the following general terms.

Type: Fund

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Affordable Housing

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Opportunity Finance Network

United States of America

OFN is the leading national network of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). They provide opportunity finance for people communities and markets outside the economic mainstream to join the mainstream.

Type: Investor Network

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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ProCredit Holding

Germany

The ProCredit group is made up of development oriented banks operating in Eastern Europe Latin America and Africa as well as a bank in Germany. The parent company of the group is ProCredit Holding a Frankfurt based company which guides the group. At a consolidated level the group is supervised by the German federal banking supervision authorities (BaFin and Bundesbank).

Type: Bank

Geography: Africa

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Prudential

United States of America

Prudential formalized its impact investing program in 1976 to identify market inefficiencies and craft investment solutions that generate an appropriate risk-adjusted return while driving social change. As markets evolve, many impactful assets have become investable assets by mainstream investment standards. The group invests in a variety of asset classes including public and private debt and equity, mortgages, tax credits, REITS and structured products. The team manages a portfolio that will soon surpass $500 million and originates over $100 million in new impact investments each year, while generating an appropriate risk-adjusted return.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Asia

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Resources Legacy Fund

United States of America

Resources Legacy Fund advances a unique form of conservation: results-oriented, donor-driven conservation. Philanthropic partners bring us their aspirations—protecting significant landscapes, stewarding precious natural resources, building consensus on complex environmental policy issues—and they apply their strengths to realize their goals. The expertise and the diverse approaches they offer are unparalleled. The solutions they develop are entrepreneurial, thoughtful, and effective. And the results are lasting, transforming philanthropy into conservation legacies.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Robins Foundation

United States of America

Robins Foundation highly values his legacy and seeks to honor his example through our philanthropic work.The Robins Foundation envisions Richmond as a vibrant community in which to live work and raise a family where all its citizens have abundant opportunities to thrive. Robins Foundation seeks to understand and serve the best interests of the Richmond community by listening learning engaging and supporting.

Type: Foundation

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Root Capital

United States of America

FF REVIEW A social investment fund that grows rural prosperity in poor environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America. Root Capital seeks to maximize the positive social and environmental impact of their work through a three pronged strategy finance advise and catalyze.

Type: Fund

Geography: Africa

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Scenic Hudson Land Trust

United States of America

Scenic Hudson works to protect and restore the Hudson River and its majestic landscape as an irreplaceable national treasure and a vital resource for residents and visitors. Their team of experts combines land acquisition, support for agriculture, citizen-based advocacy and sophisticated planning tools to create environmentally healthy communities, champion smart economic growth, open up riverfronts to the public and preserve the valley’s inspiring beauty and natural resources. To date Scenic Hudson has created or enhanced more than 60 parks, preserves and historic sites and conserved more than 38,000 acres.

Type: Foundation

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Capacity Building

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Self Help Credit Union

United States of America

Self Help Credit Union provide fair financial services make loans develop real estate and fight predatory lending so more people can achieve the financial security and sense of possibility that s at the heart of the American dream. Since the founding Self Help has provided over $7 billion in financing to more than 112000 families individuals and organizations.

Type: Bank

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Shorebank International

United States of America

Shorebank International UK is a consultancy which provides advice to over 80 financial institutions in 75 developing economies around the world.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Sonoma Land Trust

United States of America

Sonoma Land Trust is a local non governmental non profit organization funded largely by membership contributions. The Land Trust works closely with private landowners the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District and other public agencies at all levels of government non profit partners and foundations. Sonoma Land Trust is a member of the California Council of Land Trusts and subscribes to the Standards and Practices of the national Land Trust Alliance.

Type: Other Capital Channels & Intermediaries

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Community Development

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The California Endowment

United States of America

The California Endowment was established in 1996 as a result of Blue Cross of California's creation of its for profit subsidiary WellPoint Health Networks. Since then we've invested in health broadly from strengthening the safety net for families struggling with poverty to diversifying the health care workforce.The lessons learned from early investments were the genesis for Health Happens Here and the 10 year $1 billion Building Healthy Communities plan in which residents in 14 places are working to transform their neighborhoods.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

United States of America

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a family foundation. They are guided by the enduring business philosophy and personal values of Lucile and David who helped found one of the world s leading technology companies.

Type: Foundation

Geography: Americas

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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The Moody Foundation

United States of America

The Moody Foundation traces its roots in Galveston to 1866 when at the age of one William Lewis Moody Jr. moved to the island with his mother and father an entrepreneur and Civil War veteran. Although W.L. Moody Jr. would not charter the foundation bearing his name until 1942 he spent his entire life building the businesses that would form the basis of the Foundation s assets including banks newspapers ranches hotels and insurance companies.

Type: Foundation

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Trust for Public Land

United States of America

Our mission is to create parks and protect land for people ensuring healthy livable communities for generations to come. Every park playground and public space we create is an open invitation to explore wonder discover and play. We're proud to say that we've been connecting communities to the outdoorsand to each othersince 1972. Today millions of Americans live within a 10 minute walk of a park or natural area we helped create and countless more visit every year.

Type: Other Capital Providers

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Community Development