Village Capital Corporation was launched in 1991 as a subsidiary of Neighborhood Progress, Inc., a nonprofit created to build stronger neighborhoods by channeling funds from Cleveland’s philanthropic and corporate community to local community development organizations. VCC specializes in making loans for the development of real estate, but within that niche it invests in many different types of properties, including residential, retail, commercial, industrial, and community facilities. Over the past five years, VCC has leveraged more than 19 private and public dollars for each dollar it has invested.

VCDF is an affiliate of VCDC, a non-profit, equity provider active in the affordable housing industry. VCDF primarily makes loans to sponsor developers
and is building an economic development loan product to assist in developing commercial real estate and community facilities, especially those located
in small downtowns.

Vital Healthcare Capital (V-Cap) provides flexible loans to community health centers, mental health and substance abuse treatment providers, providers of aging services and long-term care, and specialty services for high medically complex populations.

The Flexible Capital Fund, L3C is a for-profit, impact investment fund and Community Development Financial Institution (“CDFI”) with over 11 years of
impact investing experience. We are the only licensed lender in Vermont who is using revenue-based financing to help companies in food, forestry and
climate solutions market sectors grow sustainably. We are expanding our geographic reach to all of New England as we know other impact businesses in
rural New England focused on building healthy food systems and mitigating climate change can benefit from more patient risk capital to grow.

Established in 1987, the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif)’s mission is to increase equity and economic opportunity in underserved communities in the Washington, D.C., area by investing knowledge, social, and financial capital in low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs. Our mission is driven by three strategic pillars: inclusive entrepreneurship, community wealth building, and equitable economic development, and is fulfilled by providing access to capital products and services, and capacity building technical assistance to low- and moderate-income entrepreneurs.

WRCF fosters economic opportunity to create equity-promoting investments. To accomplish this, it offers non-traditional financial products, attracts
outside investment, and provides development services to borrowers, to create healthier communities with a collaborative and comprehensive funding
ecosystem that increases access to capital and provides opportunities for disadvantaged people and businesses of Northeast Ohio

The White Earth Investment Initiative began in 2002 and became a certified Community Development Financial Institution in 2007. Its history of service to Native American communities, particularly the White Earth Reservation, has led to economic impacts in the area of job creation and development in distressed communities.

WRDF’s mission is to provide financial opportunities to stimulate economic development on the Wind River Indian Reservation, promoting self-sufficiency, self-determination and an enhanced quality of life for the reservation community.

Wisconsin Native Loan Fund is a certified Native American community development financial institution (CDFI) located in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization looking to better our community by providing affordable lending to Native Americans. Through the use of generous donations we are a revolving loan fund that supports the renovations of distressed homes for people in need. We also provide down-payment assistance and debt consolidation loans.

Established in 1987, the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) is an economic development corporation providing quality business education and access to capital for entrepreneurs. We open the doors of opportunity by providing targeted individuals who are interested in starting, strengthening, or expanding businesses with access to critical resources such as responsible financial products and quality business and financial education. We focus on individuals who face barriers in accessing traditional financing or resources in pursuit of their dreams and economic well-being, in particular women, people of color, veterans, and low-income individuals.

Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) is dedicated to creating an equitable and just society through the economic empowerment of women. WEV provides training, consulting, and loans to help entrepreneurs start, grow, and thrive in business. WEV serves residents located in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. While WEV targets its services toward women, it helps everyone.
Services are provided in both English and Spanish.

WEV is a U.S. Small Business Administration’s Women’s Business Center and Microlender, as well as a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

For over 40 years, WomenVenture has provided women of all ages, cultures, races, and income levels with the tools and resources to achieve economic success through small business ownership. Our vision is to empower entrepreneurial women with tools, capital, and support to lead businesses that create living wage jobs.

Woodlands Community Lenders (WCL) fosters entrepreneurship and community revitalization by providing access to capital and technical assistance to businesses and nonprofit organizations located in the underserved communities of Barbour, Randolph, and Tucker Counties in North Central West Virginia. WCL is a certified community development financial institution (CDFI) that provides loans, business development services, and finance packaging for small businesses and real estate projects that are otherwise “unbankable.” WCL takes an alternative approach to assessing and mitigating risk, supporting small business development in ways that traditional lenders often cannot.

Worcester Community Housing Resources (WCHR) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create and preserve affordable housing opportunities for low- to moderate-income households and to initiate and support neighborhood revitalization throughout Worcester County in Massachusetts. As a community development financial institution (CDFI), WCHR’s Revolving Community Loan Fund provides home-repair financing for low-income homeowners and others working in low-income neighborhoods throughout Worcester County.

Working Solutions CDFI is the ‘First to Believe’ in start-up and early-stage businesses by providing diverse entrepreneurs with affordable capital, customized business consulting, and community connections to increase economic opportunity in Northern California. As a nonprofit microlender and a certified CDFI, we prioritize serving entrepreneurs who often have limited access to capital, especially low-income individuals, women, and entrepreneurs of color. We make small business loans of $5,000 to $100,000, specializing in microloans of $5,000 to $50,000, and we pair every funded loan with up to five years of free, one-on-one business consulting to help budding entrepreneurs not just survive, but thrive.