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ACCESS TO CAPITAL GRANTS — 2009
Brandeis University $75,000
Waltham, MA
General support for the Institute on Assets and Social Policy. Second payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
California Reinvestment Coalition $35,000
San Francisco, CA
General support to help low-income communities in California use the Community Reinvestment Act and related strategies to gain access to capital.
 
Center for Responsible Lending $50,000
Durham, NC
General Support to protect home ownership and family wealth by working to eliminate abusive financial practices. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc. $500,000
Minneapolis, MN
Project support for the final two years of the five-year capital campaign. First payment of a two-year $500,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
The Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina $75,000
Durham, NC
General support to build and protect community wealth by improving the services and changing the practices of financial institutions.
 
Consumer Federation of America $50,000
Washington, DC
General support for low-income wealth-building initatives including the America Saves campaign First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
Demos: A Network for Ideas and Action, Ltd. $50,000
New York, NY
General support to inform policymakers on financial re-regulation and the importance of protecting consumer wealth-building opportunities.
 
Demos: A Network for Ideas and Action, Ltd. $40,000
New York, NY
Project support for the Economic Opportunity Program's policy research on the relationship between consumer debt and asset building. First payment of a two-year $80,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
The Disability Fund, Inc. $50,000
Albertson, NY
General support for its work to enable people with disabilities and their families to obtain affordable, accessible housing, including home ownership. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
Earned Asset Resource Network, Inc. $100,000
San Francisco, CA
General support for the development of its Individual Development Account program and the Asset Policy Initiative of California Second payment of a two-year $200,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
El Paso Credit Union HOAP Inc. $25,000
El Paso, TX
General support to improve the economic wellbeing and quality of life through financial education, savings and access to capital.
 
The Financial Innovations Center, Inc. $50,000
Chicago, IL
General support to identify, develop and implement innovative ways of delivery of asset-building opportunities to the under-banked market. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
First Nations Oweesta Corporation $32,500
Rapid City, SD
General support to assist tribes and tribal communities through loans, investments, technical assistance, training, and financial literacy education. Second payment of a two-year $130,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
First Nations Oweesta Corporation $32,500
Rapid City, SD
General support to assist tribes and tribal communities through loans, investments, technical assistance, training, and financial literacy education. First payment of a two-year $130,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights $10,000
Chicago, IL
Project support for the Illinois Asset Building Group to advocate for policies that expand asset-building opportunites in Illinois. Second payment of a two-year $20,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Inc. $75,000
Baton Rouge, LA
General support for relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts in Louisiana. Second payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
Low Income Investment Fund $100,000
San Francisco, CA
Project support to home ownership lending.
 
Low Income Investment Fund $125,000
San Francisco, CA
General support to increase access to capital in low-income communities for strategies including home ownership and child care. Second payment of a two-year $250,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City $50,000
New York, NY
Project support for projects of the Office of Financial Empowerment of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs Second payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations $5,000
Washington,, DC
To support for efforts to educate policymakers about community economic development.
 
National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc. $150,000
Washington, DC
General support to expand small business lending, combat predatory lending, and provide access to capital. First payment of a two-year $300,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, Inc. $100,000
New York, NY
Project support for the Fair Mortgage Collaborative
 
National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, Inc. $50,000
New York, NY
General support to strengthen the operations and competitiveness of community development credit unions. Second payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
Native American Community Development Corporation $50,000
Browning, MT
General support for its work to build the financial capacity of tribes, enterprises and individuals on Native American reservations. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project $50,000
New York, NY
General support for NEDAP's community reinvestment research & advocacy First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
New America Foundation $75,000
Washington, DC
Project support for the Asset Building Program. Second payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, Inc. $100,000
Concord, NH
General support to foster affordable homeownership and economic opportunity. Second payment of a two-year $200,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
Opportunity Fund Northern California $75,000
San Jose, CA
General support to provide financing and technical assistance for small business development, home ownership opportunities and Individual Development Accounts for low-income people in Silicon Valley.
 
Philanthropy New York $15,000
New York, NY
Project support for the Asset Funders Network to increase both the amount and the impact of philanthropic funding on asset building activities.
 
The Reinvestment Fund, Inc. $125,000
Philadelphia, PA
General Support to increase access to capital in low-income communities for affordable housing, community facilities, commercial real estate and business development and to support related public policy and program assessment efforts Second payment of a two-year $250,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
ShoreBank $250,000
Chicago, IL
A recoverable grant to the Capacity Plus Loan Program to leverage deposits for working capital loans to qualified non-profit organizations.
 
Southern Bancorp Capital Partners $75,000
Helena-West Helena, AR
General support for its lending and technical assistance to small businesses and its comprehensive community development strategy in the Delta region. First payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
Southern Good Faith Fund $40,000
Little Rock, AR
General support for its asset building and public policy programs. First payment of a two-year $80,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
Thembani International Guarantee Fund $50,000
Pretoria, South Africa
Project support for organizational capacity enhancement for an organization that guarantees loans by banks to economically marginized borrowers. First payment of a two-year $50,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $25,000
Chapel Hill, NC
Project support for research on the American Dream Demonstration Project to assess the long-term impact of participation in an Individual Development Account program for low-income individuals.
 
Washington University $100,000
St. Louis, MO
General support for the Center for Social Development's ongoing research on asset building among low-incom families. Second payment of a two-year $200,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
Woodstock Institute $100,000
Chicago, IL
General support for research and technical assistance toward meeting the capital and credit demands of low-income neighborhoods. First payment of a two-year $200,000 grant approved in 2009.
 
World Institute on Disability $25,000
Oakland, CA
Project support for the Access to Assets project and its efforts to enable people with disabilities to acquire assets. Second payment of a two-year $50,000 grant approved in 2008.
 
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