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What We Invest In

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Health

We support community health centers that provide, high-quality care. We are particularly focused on health centers that deliver essential, culturally competent care where it’s needed most.

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Affordable Housing

RDF invests in both for-profit and nonprofit developers dedicated to building affordable multifamily and homeownership properties in communities across the U.S. From single family homes to apartment communities, the projects we finance allow individuals and families to secure safe, affordable housing—laying a strong foundation to thrive, build stability, and pursue greater opportunities for the future.

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Education

RDF finances charter, private and parochial schools that make success attainable for all children. Our educational investments include everything from early childhood classrooms to college preparatory schools and vocational and technical learning centers, all designed to cultivate academic excellence and high expectations, empowering students to unleash their full potential and build brighter futures.

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Home Ownership

Homeownership is an integral part of the American dream. We support community organizations that work directly with families on the path to homeownership by providing access to down payment assistance programs, and resources such as financial education and homebuyer readiness classes.

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Small Business

RDF provides capital and resources from a wide range of partners to strengthen and expand organizations that directly serve small businesses with innovative financing solutions, strategic investments, and capacity-building support.

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Community Resiliency

Communities across the country are experiencing wildfires, hurricanes and floods at unprecedented levels. Natural disasters can often lead economic disasters. To preserve community and family wealth, we help organizations build and renovate resilient homes and facilities, fostering healthier, more sustainable environment where families and communities can thrive.

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Dream Big, Build Bigger

Innovative financing helped MAAC create a legacy of homes, schools, and opportunity in Southern California.

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Closing the Care Void

“RDF has never just been a lender to us. They are partners who share our vision.”

Turning a healthcare desert on Chicago's Southwest Side into a thriving community resource.

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Rebuilding Uvalde, Restoring Hope

"This project demonstrates what’s possible when organizations with heart come together."

RDF joined Chicanos Por La Causa to help turn grief into strength, loss into legacy.

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A Kitchen With Purpose

“RDF gave us the breathing room we needed to focus on our mission.”

When the banks said no, this mission-driven culinary school found a way to keep cooking.

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New Life for An Old Space

Guadalupe Centers turns a former seminary into a hub for education.

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