Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)

ACCION USA
56 Roland Street, Suite 300
Boston, MA 02129
T 617-625-7080
F 617-625-7020
info@accionusa.org
www.accionusa.org
Acción USA is a nonprofit micro-lending organization that provides direct aid in the form of loans, as well as business and technical support for micro-enterprise development.

ASSOCIATION FOR ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNTIY (AEO)
1601 N. Kent St., Suite 1101
Arlington, VA 22209
T 703-841-7760
F 703-841-7748
aeo@assoceo.org
www.microenterpriseworks.org
The Association for Enterprise Opportunity is a trade association of microenterprise loan funds and supporters. It provides members with a forum, information, and a voice to promote enterprise opportunity for people and communities with limited access to economic resources.

CDFI FUND
601 13th Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
T 202-622-8662
F 202-622-7754
www.cdfifund.gov
The CDFI Fund is the section of the U.S. Department of Treasury that administers the CDFI Fund and the New Markets Tax Credit, and other community finance programs. Its web site has information on how to apply for awards, as well as listing previous awardees.

COALITION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
1601 N. Kent St., Suite 803
Arlington, VA 22209
T 703-894-0475
F 703-841-7748
info@cdfi.org
www.cdfi.org
The Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions represents more than 1000 CDFIs throughout the U.S., providing networking and information to the CDFI industry. The Coalition also serves as an advocate for community development financial institutions by providing information and resources to lawmakers, media, and the general public in order to increase financial and public support of CDFIs.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT VENTURE CAPITAL ALLIANCE
330 7th Ave., 19th Floor
New York, NY 10001
T 212-594-6747
F 212-594-6717
www.cdvca.org
The CDVCA is a membership organization that works to provide members with technical assistance, information, and resources to maximize the implementation of community development venture capital funds in distressed communities throughout the world.

FIELD – MICROENTERPRISE FUND FOR INNOVATION, EFFECTIVENESS, LEARNING AND DISSEMINATION
The Aspen Institute
One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
T 202-736-1071
F 202-467-0790
fieldus@aspeninstitute.org
http://fieldus.org
Through its FIELD program, the Aspen Institute facilitates through the development of microenterprise in order to generate income and employment in disadvantaged communities.

FINANCIAL MARKETS CENTER
PO Box 334
Philmont, VA 20131
T 540-338-7754
F 540-338-7757
www.fmcenter.org
The Financial Markets Center is a non-profit organization that provides research, information, and analysis on the financial markets, the Federal Reserve System, and the impact of their policies. Information provided by the FM Center is available for use by the public, private, and non-profit sectors alike in an effort to increase the Federal Reserve System's level of accountability to the public.

GRAMEEN FOUNDATION, USA
1029 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
T 202-628-3560
F 202-628-3880
www.grameenfoundation.org
The Grameen Foundation, USA is a non-profit organization taking its name from the micro-credit movement started in the village of Grameen, Bangladesh. It aims to eliminate poverty in the United States through the creation of micro-credit related institutions and programs.

INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
910 23rd Ave.
Coralville, IA 52241
T 319-338-2331
F 319-338-5824
www.ised.org
The Institute for Social and Economic Development is a non-profit organization that seeks to alleviate poverty by providing research, consulting, and technical assistance in the development of microenterprise.

NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION
733 15th St., NW, Suite 540
Washington, DC 20005
T 202-628-8866
F 202-628-9800
www.ncrc.org
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition is a membership organization that promotes community reinvestment and the necessary public and financial support to increase capital flow to under-served areas. Members participate in workshops, lectures, conferences, and a variety of outreach activities designed to realize these objectives.

NCB
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22202
T 800-955-9622
www.ncb.coop
NCB (formerly the National Cooperative Bank) provides financial services to cooperative organizations, CDCs, and other community development agencies, particularly through its subsidiary organization, NCB Capital Impact. Services offered include real estate, small business, and commercial lending programs as well as a variety of community development services.

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CREDIT UNIONS
39 Broadway, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10006
T 212-809-1850
F 212-809-3274
info@cdcu.coop
www.cdcu.coop
The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions serves as an advocacy organization on behalf of CDCUs. Through outreach and training, NFCDCU actively promotes the advancement of community development credit unions throughout the nation.

NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST
1101 30th St. N.W., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20007
T 202-333-8931
F 202-833-1031
www.nhtinc.org
The National Housing Trust (NHT) was founded in 1986 to create policies and practices that further the preservation of affordable apartments. Over the past 10 years, NHT has helped preserve nearly 12,000 HUD insured apartments, utilizing over $750 million in financing. Through a joint venture with Enterprise Community Partners, NHT/Enterprise, the Trust has also directly purchased, renovated and kept affordable properties in Illinois, Texas, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington D.C. In addition, the Trust manages a community development fund, which, since 1999, has provided over $5.1 million in predevelopment and bridge loan financing, supporting private investment of over $280 million and helping preserve more than 3,600 units of affordable housing in California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington D.C.

NORTHCOUNTRY COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT FUND
219 Main Street, SE, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55414
T 612-331-9103
F 612-331-9145
info@ncdf.coop
www.ncdf.coop
The Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund is a community loan fund that focuses its lending, technical assistance, and education activity on supporting producer, worker, consumer, and housing cooperatives.

OPPORTUNITY FINANCE NETWORK
620 Chestnut Street, Suite 572
Philadelphia, PA 19106
T 215-923-4754
F 215-923-4755
info@opportunityfinance.net
www.opportunityfinance.net
Opportunity Finance Network (formerly the National Community Capital Association) is a membership organization comprised of over 150 community development financial institutions across the United States, which collectively provide more than $4 billion in capital. The group aims to leverage private financial markets to achieve economic growth and social gains in communities traditionally denied access to mainstream financing.

SELF HELP
301 Main St., POB 3619
Durham, NC 27702
T 919-956-4400
www.self-help.org
Self Help is the parent of the nation's largest community development credit union, providing direct lending to low income communities and individuals, particularly women, minorities, and rural residents throughout North Carolina. With Fannie Mae and others, Self-Help has also provided assistance on a national scale, through a $2 billion national homeownership initiative program.

WOODSTOCK INSTITUTE
407 S. Dearborn St., Suite 550
Chicago, IL 60605
T 312-427-8070
F 312-427-4007
woodstck@woodstockinst.org
www.woodstockinst.org
The Chicago-based Woodstock Institute works at both the grassroots and national levels to promote community reinvestment and economic sustainability through technical assistance, education, and research in areas such as CRA, Fair Lending Policies, financial and insurance services, CDFIs, and small business lending.