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Linnea Dockter Wins Top Women in Finance Award
We are excited to share that CRF’s Director of Bond Guarantee Program Linnea Dockter received a 2024 Top Women in
November 20, 2024
For Small Businesses
Small Businesses Make Our Communities Thrive.
We believe when small businesses have access to capital and resources, they empower people, build sustainable communities and help close the racial wealth gap.
Working together we can create a just economy that works for all.
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Insights – The Southern Opportunity and Resiliency (SOAR) Fund
Collective Impact Programs that Increase Capital Access for Small Businesses
We co-create and implement program-based solutions with community partners and stakeholders. Together, we help solve the complex challenges of scaling capital access for small businesses in communities with a history of exclusion from the financial mainstream.
9,300+
Small businesses served.
156,000+
Jobs created or retained.
$3.6BN
Funded to underinvested communities.
35
Years of inspiring change.
Improving lives and strengthening communities
We work to complement and amplify the scale and effectiveness of the small business ecosystem with our lending, technology and service solutions.
CRF Lending
Increase and complement the flow of capital to small businesses.
CRF Technology
Reach more small businesses and grow lending capacity through integrated technology solutions.
CRF Services
Design and deliver impactful programs with tools and services that support access to capital for small businesses.
“I thought the dream was dead. It would not have happened without CRF.”
Alicia Hinze – Owner
The Buttered Tin
St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN
Who we work with
Together, we are building a community of partners to address the complex challenge of economic inequity.
Small Businesses
Access transparent and affordable financing to help grow your business, hire employees, and thrive in the communities where you operate.
Banks & Financial Service Providers
Access a national network of mission-driven partners to create more value for your small business customers across their journey.
CDFIs & Business Support Organizations
Reach more customers, create more impact and meet the unique needs of the small business communities you serve.
Corporations
Attain your economic and social justice goals in the communities where you work.
Public Sector
Efficiently deploy funds and serve the unique needs of small business owners in your community.
Philanthropists & Foundations
Realize your impact goals and attract additional investment to support your cause.
CRF News
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Fifth Third Launches Small Business Catalyst Fund in Partnership with Community Reinvestment Fund, USA
$7.85M in investments will help build a more equitable small business ecosystem CINCINNATI— Fifth Third Bank has partnered with Community Reinvestment
October 31, 2024
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U.S. Department of the Treasury Announces BGP Issuance to CRF
CRF will use the $325 million issuance to support three CDFIs The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial
October 11, 2024
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Founded in 1988, Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF) is a national non-profit organization with a mission to improve lives and strengthen communities through innovative financial solutions. A leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), CRF supports mission-driven organizations, increases economic mobility, and builds strong local economies through the development of solutions aimed at creating an equitable financial system. CRF has injected more than $3.6 billion to stimulate job creation and economic development and support community facilities.
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