FAQs: Funder Services
Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is a 501(c)(3) Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). We make loans to nonprofits and provide a continuum of financing, consulting, and advocacy services to nonprofits and funders nationwide. Our services are designed to help great organizations stay in balance, so that they're able to successfully adapt to changing financial circumstances—in both good and bad economic times—and grow and innovate when they're ready. In addition to loans and lines of credit for a variety of purposes, we organize financial training workshops, perform business analyses, and customize our services to meet the unique financial needs of each client. For funders, we provide support with structuring of philanthropic capital and program-related investments, manage capital for guided investment in programs, and provide advice and research to help maximize the impact of grants.
To learn more, visit the "About Us" section of our website!
NFF has been providing loans and consulting services since in 1980 and has served thousands of nonprofits nationwide. We've made over $235 million in loans, distributed $130 million in New Market Tax Credit deals, and leveraged over $1.3 billion in capital for our nonprofit clients.
In addition to our thousands of nonprofit consultancies and workshops, we've managed and participated in a variety of strategic partnerships with funders to provide customized lending and consulting services to grantees. We have partnered with over 250 foundations of all sizes to connect financial resources with program goals, run loan and grant programs, and build grantee capacity.
NFF serves nonprofits and funders nationwide. We work with nonprofits across all sectors, including health and human services, child care providers, arts and culture, community centers, community development organizations, educational institutions, religious organizations, and more. Our loans are also available to social enterprises that promote the economic, social, and cultural development of their communities. On the funder side, we work with foundations, government, individual donors, and other grantmakers.
We have eight offices serving nonprofits and funders throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Western Region. Our national headquarters are in New York City. See a full list of our contact information.
More than 150 banks, foundations, corporations and government entities have supported us. See our list of funders in the About Us section of the website.
NFF works with banks, foundations, corporations, and government agencies interested in different ways of investing in what we do. Some provide lending capital, others partner with us to provide grants, others pay for services for nonprofits, or invest in NFF as an organization. If you are interested in investing or learning more about how to get involved, contact us!
If you are interested in funding our work, please contact us! We always welcome the opportunity to open a conversation with potential donors or supporters.
Through our 30 years of practice in the field, we've developed a philosophy on nonprofit finance, which informs all of the services we provide. We have three overlapping practice areas to serve funders: Capital Access Services, Innovative Practice Groups, and Research & Fact-Finding Services. These take a number of forms, ranging from foundation workshops, to grantee portfolio analyses, to partnering on lending and grantmaking programs, and much more. To learn more of the details, either contact your local NFF office, or visit our Funder Services page.
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