Akiptan is the Lakota word for “working together, in a cooperative effort.” Akiptan strives to provide fair financing to Native American agriculture operations throughout Indian Country. As a Native CDFI, Akiptan offers financing for startups, operating capital, ownership, capital purchases, etc..  Akiptan not only provides fair lending, but also works with clients to create future goals for their operations and a plan on how to get there.

The mission of the Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation is to finance, promote, educate, and inspire the entrepreneurial growth, economic opportunity, and financial well-being of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Community and other under-served Native populations through Financial Education, Access to Capital, Business Development Services, Innovative Capacity Building Practices, and Community Development Initiatives.

O Cook Inlet Lending Center (CILC), uma empresa social sem fins lucrativos da Cook Inlet Housing Authority, é uma Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento Comunitário Nativo (CDFI) que ajuda povos nativos do Alasca e dos Estados Unidos, bem como famílias de renda baixa e modesta que experimentam falta de acesso a produtos e serviços financeiros a comprar casas no Alasca.

Cook Inlet Lending Center (CILC), a Cook Inlet Housing Authority non-profit social enterprise, is a Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that helps Alaska Native/American Indians as well as low to modest income families to purchase homes in Alaska who experience a lack of access to affordable financial products and services.

Cook Inlet Lending Center (CILC), una empresa social sin fines de lucro de la Autoridad de Vivienda de Cook Inlet, es una Institución Financiera para el Desarrollo de la Comunidad Nativa (CDFI) que ayuda a las personas nativas de Alaska y EE.UU., así como a familias modestas y de bajos ingresos que no tienen acceso a productos y servicios financieros a comprar viviendas en Alaska.

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) is a member-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to enhance the cultural, economic, political, and community development of Native Hawaiians. CNHA provides access to capital, financial education, and individualized financial counseling services, with a focus on low and moderate-income families. Recognized as a National Intermediary, CNHA provides grants and loans targeting underserved communities in Hawaiʻi. CNHA cultivates community loan funds to catalyze capacity building and promotion of minority-owned asset advancement towards financial sustainability and community contribution.

Oferece capital de crescimento e orientação estratégica sob medida a negócios inovadores de impacto, a fim de ampliar e otimizar seu desempenho financeiro, ambiental e social, principalmente na América Central e do Sul.

Ofrece capital de crecimiento a medida y orientación estratégica para empresas de impacto innovador a fin de escalar y optimizar su desempeño financiero, ambiental y social, principalmente en América Central y del Sur.

Offers tailored growth capital and strategic guidance to innovative impact businesses in order to scale and optimize their financial, environmental and social performance, primarily in Central and South America.

A Comunidade Financeira das Primeiras Nações (FNCF) oferece oportunidades para os membros da Comunidade Nativa. Também disponibiliza educação financeira e orientação, aconselhamento de crédito, suporte técnico e outros programas e serviços exclusivamente para os membros da Comunidade. É um dos quatro CDFIs nativos que se juntaram para criar a WIBA-Wisconsin Indian Business Alliance, e hoje trabalha em parceria com a Nação Ho-chunk e a Agência de Desenvolvimento Comunitário e Habitacional Ho-Chunk para fornecer uma ampla gama de serviços e produtos financeiros, incluindo empréstimos hipotecários, para as Comunidades e seus membros.

First Nations Community Financial (FNCF) provides opportunities for members of the Native Community. It also makes available financial education and coaching, credit counseling, technical support and other programs and services exclusively for Community members. It is one of four Native CDFI’s that partner to create WIBA-Wisconsin Indian Business Alliance, and currently partners with the Ho-chunk Nation and Ho-Chunk Housing and Community Development Agency to provide a wide range of services and financial products, including mortgage lending, for the Communities and its members.

La Comunidad Financiera de las Primeras Naciones (FNCF) ofrece oportunidades para los miembros de la Comunidad Nativa. También proporciona educación y orientación financiera, asesoramiento crediticio, soporte técnico y otros programas y servicios exclusivamente para miembros de la Comunidad. Es uno de los cuatro CDFI nativos que se unieron para crear la Alianza Empresarial India WIBA-Wisconsin, y hoy trabaja en asociación con la Nación Ho-chunk y la Agencia de Desarrollo Comunitario y de Vivienda Ho-Chunk para proporcionar una amplia gama de servicios y productos financieros, incluidos préstamos hipotecarios a las Comunidades y sus miembros.

Apoia o crescimento econômico em comunidades nativas americanas em todo o país através da criação, desenvolvimento e capitalização de Instituições Financeiras de Desenvolvimento Comunitário (CDFIs).

Apoya el crecimiento económico en las comunidades Indígenas de todo el país (EE.UU.) a través de la creación, el desarrollo y la capitalización de las instituciones financieras de desarrollo comunitario (CDFI).

Supports economic growth in Native American communities across the nation through the creation, development, and capitalization of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).

Serving primarily the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in the areas of small business development, business lending, financial empowerment, and homeownership, Four Bands utilizes a model called Icahya Woecun (The Place to Grow). This holistic approach, based on Lakota values, offers four dimensions of services; Education, Incubation, Financing, and Advocacy. Four Bands’ mission is to expand prosperity to individuals and families, translating into broader scale economic progress by creating jobs and improving financial capability in the Native communities they serve. By investing in those who don’t have ready access to financial resources, Four Bands strives to break the cycle of poverty.

Mejorando las condiciones sociales y económicas de las cuatro tribus de nativos americanos en Maine – Maliseet, micmacs, passamaquoddy Penobscot – a través de la educación y la inversión en vivienda asequible, empresas tribales y emprendimiento nativo. Alcanzado a través de una mayor propiedad de los miembros tribales, mejorando la calidad de la vivienda para los pueblos nativos americanos, aumentando el número de empresas nativas, aumentando los niveles de educación financiera entre los miembros tribales, desarrollando las habilidades comerciales de los empresarios nativos americanos y atrayendo y apalancando capital para el rural Indígena.

Improving the social and economic conditions of the four Native American tribes in Maine — the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot — through education and investment in affordable housing, tribal business ventures, and Native entrepreneurship. Achieved by increasing homeownership among tribal members, improving the quality of housing for Native American people, increasing the number of Native-owned businesses, raising the levels of financial literacy among tribal members, building the business skills of Native American entrepreneurs, and attracting and leveraging capital to Indian Country.

Melhorando as condições sociais e econômicas das quatro tribos nativas americanas no Maine – Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy e Penobscot – através da educação e investimento em moradias populares, empreendimentos tribais e empreendedorismo nativo. Conseguido através do aumento da propriedade dos membros das tribos, melhorando a qualidade da habitação para os povos nativos americanos, aumentando o número de empresas dos nativos, aumentando os níveis de alfabetização financeira entre os membros das tribos, desenvolvendo as habilidades comerciais dos empresários nativos americanos e atraindo e alavancando capital para o Rural Indígena.

Haa Yakaawu Financial Corporation (HYFC) is a subsidiary of the Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority (THRHA) based in Juneau Alaska.  THRHA has been working since 1973 to meet the affordable housing needs of individuals and families in Southeast Alaska. THRHA’s certified CDFI, HYFC, is committed to helping Southeast Alaskans reach their goals as home buyers and owners, through flexible home mortgage loans, home renovation loans, and personalized financial counseling.  In addition, HYFC’s Small Dollar Credit Builder Loan Program helps Southeast Alaskan Citizens to establish and improve credit. These programs support THRHA’s mission of connecting Southeast Alaskans with sustainable housing opportunities and innovative financial solutions.

O Hawaii Community Lending (HCL) é uma Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento Comunitário nativa certificada que fornece acesso a crédito e capital a comunidades carentes do Havaí, com foco especial nos havaianos nativos. A HCL é uma subsidiária integral da Hawaiian Community Assets, a maior organização sem fins lucrativos do Havaí e agência de orientação habitacional aprovada pelo HUD. Juntas, as organizações promovem a capacitação das comunidades de renda baixa e moderada para que alcancem e sustentem a auto-suficiência econômica, criando oportunidades de empoderamento econômico que ajudam a estabilizar a vida familiar e promover uma comunidade mais sustentável.

Hawaii Community Lending (HCL) is a certified native Community Development Financial Institution that provides access to credit and capital to underserved communities in Hawaii with a particular focus on Native Hawaiians.  HCL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hawaiian Community Assets, Hawaii’s largest nonprofit, HUD-approved housing counseling agency.  Together, the organizations build the capacity of low- and moderate-income communities to achieve and sustain economic self-sufficiency by creating opportunities for economic empowerment that help stabilize family life and a more sustainable community.

Hawaii Community Lending (HCL) es una institución financiera nativa certificada para el desarrollo comunitario que brinda acceso a crédito y capital a comunidades desatendidas en Hawái con un enfoque particular en los nativos hawaianos. HCL es una subsidiaria de propiedad total de Hawaiian Community Assets, la agencia de asesoría de vivienda sin fines de lucro aprobada por HUD más grande de Hawái. Juntas, las organizaciones desarrollan la capacidad de las comunidades de ingresos bajos y moderados para lograr y mantener la autosuficiencia económica creando oportunidades para el empoderamiento económico que ayuden a estabilizar la vida familiar y una comunidad más sostenible.

Founded in 2009, the Homestead CDC nonprofit’s mission is to develop affordable housing and economic opportunities on or near the trust lands of the native Hawaiian people, known as “homesteads” or Hawaiian Home Lands.  Focused on affordable rental housing, and on assisting families to purchase and own tiny homes as a starter home or a home addition to support multi-generational households.

“Strengthening Native Communities and Cultures through Land Acquisition.” Indian Land Capital Company’s (ILCC) mission is to help Native nations recover, manage and gain jurisdiction over 90 million acres of alienated tribal land; to assist Native nations in consolidating undivided interests in land with fractionated ownership; to eliminate “checkerboarding” (mixed patterns of land ownership and jurisdictions) on Indian reservations; to strengthen tribal communities and sovereignty.