Capital Impact Partners

Capital Impact Partners is a national, nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that has been working for over four decades to foster communities of opportunity and break down the barriers to success. Founded in 1982 through the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act, the organization was initially established to support the development of cooperatives in underserved communities. Since its inception, Capital Impact Partners has grown into one of the largest and most influential CDFIs in the United States, deploying more than $3 billion in financing to support projects that have served over 7 million people and created more than 40,000 jobs nationwide. The organization operates with a deep commitment to equity and social and economic justice, focusing its efforts on ensuring that individuals with low-to-moderate incomes have access to essential services and opportunities.

The work of Capital Impact Partners is centered around several key pillars: affordable housing, quality healthcare, equitable education, healthy food access, and dignified aging. By providing mission-driven financing, innovative social programs, capacity-building initiatives, and impact investing opportunities, the organization empowers local leaders and entrepreneurs to drive positive change within their communities. Capital Impact Partners takes a place-based approach, working closely with community members to co-create financial solutions and programs that build on local strengths and address specific needs. In 2020, Capital Impact Partners formed a strategic alliance with CDC Small Business Finance, operating under the Momentus Capital family of organizations. This collaboration aims to reinvent mainstream financial systems, ensuring they equitably serve communities of color and advance economic mobility and generational wealth creation. The organization's leadership in delivering both financial returns and social impact has been recognized with ratings from S&P Global and Fitch Ratings.