Community Impact

 

We want communities everywhere to thrive.

In addition to our core focus areas of food and agriculture, climate and energy, and education, RSF lends to businesses and nonprofits pursuing regeneration through community-level impact. These enterprises work in the arts, healthcare, housing, workforce development, and more. 

 

Our Impact

27

Community impact organizations funded in 2023

$33MM

loaned to community impact organizations in 2023

28%

of RSF’s portfolio in 2023

Belay Enterprises: Creating businesses that employ people rebuilding their lives.

RSF financing helped this workforce development nonprofit move into a larger building.

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Drive Change: Giving young people jobs, skills, and community after incarceration

RSF financing gave Drive Change the working capital it needed to ramp up its programming.

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Camphill Communities California: A strong relationship and human-centered capital helped this organization grow

RSF financing allowed this intentional community to expand into new properties as the need arose.

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Invest in community impact

 

By purchasing an RSF Social Investment Fund note, you’ll support organizations pursuing community impact through the arts, healthcare, housing, workforce development, and more. 

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Apply for a loan

 

Whatever the mission of your community-centered business or nonprofit, RSF can provide the financing you need to grow.

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