Impact Developers Fund

Providing Equity Capital and Sophisticated Business Advisory to Minority Developers Focusing on Affordable Housing, Fostering Community Growth

What:

Through our subsidiary TruCapital Investment Fund, we raise capital from private and public entities to invest into minority developers across the country. Investments are made at the corporate/parent level to support balance sheet leverage and organizational growth. Historically, funds have been utilized to support the following capacity building needs:

  • Boost balance sheet equity to strengthen the investee’s financial position
  • Increase leverage capabilities to meet operational and asset requirements when competing for business including refinancing or paydown of debt
  • Buyout ownership of institutional partner(s) returning ownership to minority developer(s)
  • Provide long-term working capital to help build capacity and bolster organizational infrastructure (hiring key staff, building out management systems, etc.) supporting organizational growth
  • Finance pre-development and acquisition costs including zoning and legal review, environmental assessments, appraisals, design, tax credit applications, and other land acquisition activities
  • Support project-level leverage as needed for growth and developer expansion stages.

How:

The Impact Developers Fund (IDF) is an initiative to provide equity capital, debt and technical support to minority and women-owned businesses who may lack adequate affordable capital and support from conventional sources. IDF resources will be used to: (a) acquire, develop, finance, operate, improve, preserve, sell and dispose of private and publicly financed affordable housing and community development investments. Each investment must meet the needs of low-moderate income communities or residents; and (b) enhance the capacity of minority- and women-owned businesses to advance affordable quality investments.

Morgan Stanley, TruFund Financial Services and Ford Foundation Announce Launch of $26 Million Impact Developers Fund

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