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ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS
Program-Related Investments
Adena Ventures, LP $350,000
Athens, OH
Limited partnership interest in a community development venture capital fund to promote economic development in central Appalachia.
 
Greyston Foundation, Inc. $250,000
Yonkers, NY
Senior loan to establish a debt service reserve account for the construction of a new bakery employing "hard-to-employ" individuals.
 
Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation $500,000
San Diego, CA
Senior loan for the development of Phase I of Market Creek Plaza as part of the revitalization of the Diamond Neighborhoods of San Diego.
 
Meritus Ventures LP $500,000
London, KY
Limited partnership interest in a Rural Business Investment Company to promote economic development in distressed rural communities in the Appalachian Region.
 
Northwest Louisiana Community Development Fund I, LLC $500,000
Beverly Hills, CA
Membership interest in a private equity real estate fund targeting mixed-use development in low-income communities in a 10-parish area of northwestern Louisiana.
 
Pacific Community Ventures Investment Partners III, LLC $500,000
San Francisco, CA
Membershio interest in private equity to invest in companies that employ low-income people and that are located in disadvantaged communities in California.
 
Penn Venture Partners, LP $250,000
Harrisburg, PA
Limited partnership interest in a community development venture capital fund to promote economic development in northern and central Pennsylvania.
 
Self-Help Ventures Fund $1,000,000
Durham, NC
Senior loan to finance small business and community facility loans to low-wealth communities in North Carolina.
 
Shorebank Enterprise Group Pacific $250,000
Ilwaco, WA
Senior loan to provide business and community development in low and moderate income communities throughout coastal Washington and Oregon.
 
SJF Ventures II, L.P. $500,000
Durham, NC
Limited partnership interest in a community development venture capital fund investing in growing businesses in the eastern United States.
 
The Reinvestment Fund, Inc. $500,000
Philadelphia, PA
Senior loan to finance enterprise development in low- and moderate-income communities.
 
The Southern Appalachian Fund, LP $400,000
London, KY
Limited partnership interest in a community development venture capital fund to promote economic development in southern Appalachia.


 
Fixed Income Securities
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mission-related fixed-income investments.


Market-Rate Private Equity
Bay Area Equity Fund I, LP $1,000,000
San Francisco, CA
Commitment to a private equity fund to make investments primarily in mid-to-late stage growth companies located in, or willing to locate in or near, one of 46 designated low- and moderate-income neighborhoods in the nine-county Bay Area of Northern Califo
 
Huntington Capital Fund II, L.P. $2,000,000
San Diego, CA
Private equity fund targeting small and mid-size companies in CA and the Southwestern States with emphasis on companies in low and moderate-income (LMI) areas and companies employing individuals residing in LMI areas.
 
ICV Partners, L.P. $2,500,000
New York, NY
Commitment to a private equity fund established principally to invest in small- and middle-market companies that serve, operate in, hire from, or seek to expand into America's inner cities.
 
UrbanAmerica, L.P. $1,500,000
New York, NY
Commitment to a private real estate partnership to acquire and develop retail and commercial properties in inner-city neighborhoods in the Northeast and Southeast, including federally designated enterprise zones and enterprise communities, and to provide
 
UrbanAmerica, L.P. II $1,000,000
New York, NY
Commitment to a private real estate partnership to acquire and develop retail and commercial properties in inner-city neighborhoods nationwide including federally designated enterprise zones and enterprise communities, and to provide opportunities for cor
 
Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund I, LP $2,500,000
Los Angeles, CA
Commitment to a private equity fund established to invest in corporate partnerships that relocate to or expand their operations in underserved rural and urban communities throughout the United States.
 
Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund II, LP $5,000,000
Los Angeles, CA
Commitment to a private equity fund established to invest in corporate partnerships that relocate to or expand their operations in underserved rural and urban communities throughout the United States.
 
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