Fresno Housing Authority This program-related investment loan will allow the Fresno Housing Authority the flexible capital needed to pursue a robust pipeline of Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects in Fresno between 2020 and 2022 and to test new ideas and objectives, including Black homeownership, motel conversion, and Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH). View Website Amount $2 million loan Year 2020 Location Fresno, CA Program American Cities Focus Area Fresno, Memphis & New Orleans
Local Initiatives Support Corp. – Detroit Geography Served: Detroit, Michigan Project: The Affordable Housing Leverage Fund (AHLF) is a partnership between the City of Detroit Housing & Revitalization Department,, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to provide affordable housing developers and owners with streamlined access to financial tools that are specifically designed to address housing challenges in Detroit neighborhoods. AHLF is expected to deploy $250 million into the preservation of 10,000 units of existing affordable housing and the development of 2,000 units of new affordable housing. View Website Amount Up to $10 million guarantee Year 2020 Location Detroit, Michigan Program Detroit, Social Investment Practice Focus Area Equitable Community Development
Marygrove Conservancy This guarantee backs a loan provided by the Northern Trust company to facilitate a New Markets Tax Credit transaction to finance the construction of an early childhood education center on the Marygrove campus. In addition, Kresge will provide certain guarantees to the New Markets Tax Credit Lenders (Cinnaire, Capital Impact Partners, and McCormick Baron Salazar) to cover construction completion; loan-interest payments; and costs of default. View Website Amount $17.7 million guarantee Year 2020 Location Detroit, Mich. Program Detroit, Social Investment Practice Focus Area Transformative Project/Marygrove
Greenprint Partners The purpose of this convertible note is to enable Greenprint Partners to make certain enterprise-level investments such as hiring its first Chief Financial Officer, completing a strategic planning process, and developing new markets. Greenprint’s mission and focus is to bring the benefits of green stormwater infrastructure to communities that are often overlooked and not prioritized for water infrastructure-related investments. View Website Amount $750,000 loan Year 2020 Location Chicago, Illinois Program Environment, Social Investment Practice Focus Area Transforming Urban Systems
Bridgeway Capital This program-related investment loan to Bridgeway Capital will allow the organization to partner with the University of Pittsburgh Medical System (UPMC) to increase the supply of affordable housing in four Pittsburgh neighborhoods. The investment is part of a partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Center for Community Investment's Accelerating Investments for Healthy Communities program. View Website Amount $1.5 million loan Year 2020 Location Pittsburgh, PA Program Health, Social Investment Practice Focus Area
National Student Clearinghouse This program-related investment loan will allow National Student Clearinghouse to invest in new systems and technological infrastructure, enabling it to enhance current products, add new offerings, reduce costs and increase earned revenue. The National Student Clearinghouse data follow individuals throughout their academic journeys, making it possible to determine student persistence and graduation as students transfer between colleges or accumulate credits at a variety of institutions. View Website Amount $2 million loan Year 2020 Location Herndon, Virginia Program Education, Social Investment Practice Focus Area Institutional Capacity Building for Student Success, Urban Pathways to College
PosiGen Geography Served: Louisiana, Connecticut and New Jersey Project: The investment will contribute to the continued growth of PosiGen, as the company works to close the clean-energy-affordability gap by making solar and energy efficiency available to all homeowners. View Website Amount $5 million loan Year 2020 Location New Orleans, Louisiana Program Environment, Social Investment Practice Focus Area Transforming Urban Systems
Community Reinvestment Fund Geography Served: Detroit, Michigan Project: Paycheck Protection Program loans for nonprofits This program-related investment loan supported Community Reinvestment Fund's efforts to extend Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan application support and oversight to Detroit-area nonprofits. The PPP is a newly created loan guarantee program funded through the 2020 CARES Act. View Website Amount $2 million loan Year 2020 Location Minneapolis, Minnesota Program Detroit, Social Investment Practice Focus Area Coordinated Investments and Technical Assistance
NewCorp Geography Served: New Orleans, LA Project: BuildNOLA Mobilization Fund The BuildNOLA Mobilization Fund launched in 2016 as a pilot to test the efficacy of a revolving loan pool to support Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) working on public sector projects with a focus on African American-owned DBEs. This guarantee, converted from a prior approved program-related investment loan, will support a $10 million fully capitalized fund that over the long-term will strengthen disadvantaged businesses’ ability to bid and execute on a pipeline of public contracts, access roles as prime contractors and, over time, build wealth among these business owners and their employees. View Website Amount Up to $2 million guarantee Year 2020 Location New Orleans, Louisiana Program American Cities, Human Services, Social Investment Practice Focus Area