Community Vision recently provided $1.2 million in financing to Teen Kitchen Project to support a new commercial kitchen and headquarters in Santa Cruz County. The new facility will help the nonprofit more than double its capacity to provide medically tailored meals to people living with serious illness while creating meaningful opportunities for local teens to serve their community.
Individual investors are an important part of carrying out our mission. Today, more than 260 individuals invest nearly $20 million in our loan fund, providing capital that supports community-rooted organizations across California. Daniel Hlad and his husband, Sean Greene, are two of those investors. They began investing with Community Vision in 2018 and are committed to supporting community ownership opportunities.
Community Vision has partnered with FHLBank San Francisco to award $5.95MM in Affordable Housing Program grants supporting 225 affordable homes across San José, San Francisco, and Oakland. The grants will help create and preserve housing for seniors, formerly homeless individuals, and families while advancing long-term community stability across the Bay Area.
Community Vision has committed $15MM in New Markets Tax Credits to help The Open Door Network create a permanent integrated care campus in Bakersfield, bringing healthcare, shelter, childcare, and other essential services together in a single location.
Healthcare facilities are essential community infrastructure. For more than 50 years, K’ima:w Medical Center has served the Hoopa Valley Reservation and surrounding communities, and Community Vision’s $4.5MM investment will help the organization expand its facilities to meet growing demand and ensure access to community-centered care for generations.
Creating community-owned real estate takes more than just financing projects. It takes leaders equipped with the knowledge to navigate the complexities of real estate, organizations prepared to steward assets for the long-term, and networks that allow practitioners to learn from one another and strengthen the field.
Community Vision provided $1.09MM to help Elica Health Centers purchase its longtime West Sacramento clinic, preserving access to essential healthcare services for thousands of residents in Yolo County and surrounding communities.
Catholic sisters have long been leaders in community investing, using mission-aligned capital to advance economic justice. The Religious Communities Impact Fund (RCIF) continues that legacy today. As a longtime Community Vision investor, RCIF puts shared values of equity, dignity, and community empowerment into action.
From California’s State Capitol to Washington, D.C., Community Vision joined fellow CDFIs to advocate for policies that expand access to capital, strengthen local economies, and support communities that have experienced generations of disinvestment.
In a recent ImpactAlpha article on the growing role of impact investing in advancing community and employee ownership, Community Vision was highlighted for receiving a $5MM loan from Calvert Impact to expand financing for nonprofits and social enterprises across California.
Owning your space starts with real estate readiness—but what does that really mean? For nonprofits, it’s about developing the leadership, operational, and financial capacity needed to navigate a real estate project and plan for the future. With a strong foundation, organizations can move toward long-term stability and lasting community ownership.
As a Mission District anchor, The Women’s Building uses mission-aligned investing to extend its impact beyond its own space. Through its partnership with Community Vision, their investment helps other nonprofits secure permanent homes, sustain essential services, and strengthen community resilience.
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