About Us

NeighborWorks Capital is a national non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) serving NeighborWorks organizations (NWOs). We bring financial, human, and intellectual capital at scale to under-resourced and marginalized communities and support NWOs to grow their work and impact.

WHO WE Are

NeighborWorks Capital is a national non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) serving NeighborWorks organizations that work in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. While we operate independently, we have strategic alignment with NeighborWorks America and work in partnership to advance our shared objectives.

We support NeighborWorks organizations to move their real estate development pipelines forward and increase their capacity to deliver affordable housing and other community development real estate by providing flexible, affordable, and responsive loan products for rental, for sale, and commercial real estate projects as well as organizational-level loans for capacity building and growth. We also serve the network in a variety of other capacities to help bring financial, human, and intellectual capital at scale to under-resourced and marginalized communities and support NeighborWorks organizations to grow their work and impact.

Loan Capital

Flexible, patient loans for real estate development and capacity building

NeighborWorks Capital Consulting

National expertise to advance your most challenging community-based work

NeighborWorks CapitalEquity Fund

Equitable, consistent LIHTC terms for the NeighborWorks Network

Agency Loans

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA solutions with low and transparent fees and transaction costs

Capital Raising Strategies

Maximizing the NeighborWorks Network’s ability to access capital

WHO WE Serve

Since 2000, NeighborWorks Capital has supported the NeighborWorks Network of nearly 250 nonprofit housing and community development organizations across every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Our WHY

The NeighborWorks America network is a powerful catalyst for locally-driven community advancement. We support their work by connecting human, financial, and intellectual capital to expand economic opportunities and build thriving, resilient communities.

OUR IMPACT

NeighborWorks Capital lends across the country, with 15% of our portfolio in rural areas, ensuring that vulnerable or undercapitalized communities have access to capital.

We have provided over $600 million in funding to support the affordable housing development, economic development, neighborhood revitalization, and resident and community services work of NeighborWorks organizations across the country.

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Investing & Funding

We connect funders, financial institutions, impact investors, and philanthropic partners with trusted local organizations delivering measurable housing and community impact.

OUR HISTORY

NeighborWorks Capital began with the decision by NeighborWorks America to support its network with early-stage loan capital to initiate local community development projects, initially for rental projects as part of the Multifamily Initiative (MFI). The initial incorporation was a member organization named Neighborhood Capital Corporation (NCC), headquartered in Cleveland. Its board were NWO Executive Directors, and its borrowers were limited to members of the MFI. Upon merger with RNA Community Builders, a NeighborWorks America sponsored rural loan fund in 2007, NCC was rebranded NeighborWorks Capital Corporation and relocated to Silver Spring, MD.

"The flexibility in working with NeighborWorks Capital was very important to us. They know our organization and understand what we’re trying to accomplish."

Arturo Alvardo

Executive Director, Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation