Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF), a national, non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) with a mission to improve lives and strengthen communities through innovative financial solutions, has named Alexis Dishman its Small Business Chief Lending Officer, effective July 25, 2023. As Small Business Chief Lending Officer, Dishman will co-lead CRF’s small business lending program and […]
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RuralWorks Partners And Conduit Capital Named Finalists for the 2023 Grunin Prize for Law and Social Entrepreneurship
RuralWorks Partners and Conduit Capital have been named a 2023 Grunin Prize for Law and Social Entrepreneurship finalist. Created as a joint venture between CRF and Conduit Capital, RuralWorks Partners has the mission to increase economic mobility, generate community wealth, and build a more equitable and resilient rural economy. The award, which is administered by […]
Insights – The Southern Opportunity and Resiliency (SOAR) Fund
In order to drive local wealth creation through small business support, CRF and its stakeholders have created a report on the landscape of opportunities and challenges faced by small contractors in Chicago.
Insights – California Rebuilding Fund
In order to drive local wealth creation through small business support, CRF and its stakeholders have created a report on the landscape of opportunities and challenges faced by small contractors in Chicago.
Insights – Chicago Small Business Resiliency Loan Fund
In order to drive local wealth creation through small business support, CRF and its stakeholders have created a report on the landscape of opportunities and challenges faced by small contractors in Chicago.
Insights – New York Forward Loan Fund Program
In order to drive local wealth creation through small business support, CRF and its stakeholders have created a report on the landscape of opportunities and challenges faced by small contractors in Chicago.
SOAR Fund
Launched in April 2021, the Southern Opportunity and Resiliency (SOAR) Fund provided affordable financing and free business support to services to eligible small businesses and nonprofits across the southern and southeastern United States to help them rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic. The SOAR Fund included 12 Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) participants that made loans […]
Thank You
By: Frank Altman, founding CRF CEO On my last day serving as CRF CEO, I can’t help but think of my very first day. On July 6th, 1988, alongside two others, I co-founded CRF with the goal of delivering capital to communities with a history of underinvestment. On that day nearly 35 years ago, I […]
Community Reinvestment Fund, USA partners with Mayor Adams and NYC SBS
Community Reinvestment Fund, USA partners with Mayor Adams and SBS to announce the opening of applications for a historic $75M “Opportunity Fund” to help small businesses lead pandemic recovery.
