Sinsinawa Dominican Alternative Investments

The Sinsinawa Dominican Alternative Investment Fund provides loans to projects or intermediary organizations that offer services to low-income populations in a particular geographic area of the United States. Sinsinawa Dominicans have also provided loans internationally.

Please mouse over a red dot on the map to learn more about the projects and organizations (also listed in alphabetical order below) in which the Sinsinawa Dominicans invest.

United States Hmong American Credit Union—Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN. Provides loans to the Hmong Community in the Minneapolis area. Legacy Bank—Milwaukee, WI. Provides loans to the underserved community for the purpose of building small businesses, increasing home ownership, and developing the economic base for the Milwaukee community. Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative (WWBIC) – Milwaukee, WI -- An economic development corporation which provides quality business education and access to capital for entrepreneurs. WWBIC consults, educates and mentors owners of small and micro businesses throughout WisconsinWisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua (WCCN) - Madison, Wisconsin - This is an investment in the NICA Fund which provides loans to non­governmental microfinance institutions in Nicaragua, who in turn serve sectors of the Nicaraguan populace with little access to other sources of credit. MEND ( Meet Each Need with Dignity) – Pacoima, CA -- a volunteer-driven organization that provides services that meet the basic human needs of individuals who reside in the northeast San Fernando Valley. Louisville Community Development Louisville Community Development Bank—Louisville, KY. Provides loans to local area residents and businesses to create new jobs and support owner occupied housing in Louisville inner city. Self-Help Credit Union—Durham, NC. A community development lender that provides financing to home buyers, small businesses, and nonprofits nationwide, especially the underserved by conventional lenders, particularly minorities, women, rural residents, and low-wealth families. South Shore Bank—Chicago, IL. Committed to building stronger communities, creating a healthier environment, and helping its customers achieve financial success in the Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland area. Chicago Community Loan Fund—Chicago, IL. A nonprofit loan fund that provides flexible financing to nonprofits engaged in community development projects throughout metropolitan Chicago. Cooperative Fund of New England—Amherst, MA. A community development loan fund that is a bridge between socially responsible investors and cooperatives, community oriented non-profits, and worker-owned businesses in New England (and parts of New York). EcoLogic Finance—Cambridge, MA. Provides affordable financial services to community-based businesses operating in environmentally sensitive areas of Latin America and select countries of Africa and Asia. Inner City Christian Federation—Detroit, MI. Provides housing opportunities and services throughout Michigan that encourage family responsibility and independence. Katalysis Bootstrap Fund—Stockton, CA. Katalysis Bootstrap Fund is a nonprofit community loan fund committed to helping fight poverty in Central America by supporting microfinance activities. New Jersey Community Capital—Trenton, NJ. A nonprofit community development financial institution providing capital to the housing, community services, and business sectors throughout New Jersey. Northcountry Cooperative Fund—Minneapolis, MN. A member-owned and member-governed financial intermediary. It acts as a catalyst for the development and growth of cooperative enterprises in all sectors. Northern California Community Loan Fund—San Francisco, CA. Provides financing and expertise to strengthen low-income neighborhoods in Northern California. Renew Inc.—South Bend, IN. Rehabs houses and provides loans to low-income people to purchase the rehab homes in the South Bend area. Sacred Heart Southern Missions—Walls, MS. Provides service in parish, education, housing, and social ministries in Northern Mississippi. Shared Interest—New York City, NY. Provides loans for people of low-income communities in South Africa. WA Area Community Investment Fund—Washington, DC. A nonprofit community development financial institution providing below market-rate financing for developing and preserving affordable housing and community-based facilities in the Washington DC metropolitan area. ACEnet Ventures Inc.—OH. A non-profit economic development and business support organization located in rural southeastern Ohio. Provides support for those who want to start their own business. Southern Development BanCorporation Develops rural Delta economics through investments in people, jobs, businesses, and communities. It is America’s largest Rural Development Bank. Farmworker Housing Development Corp. —Woodburn, OR. Develop farmworker leadership for stronger and more secure families and communities through affordable housing, social services, education, and economic development in the Oregon area. Parents for Alternative Support Solutions—Portland, OR. Supports adults with developmental disabilities and their families by providing recreational, social, learning, and respite services in the Portland metro area. Portland YouthBuilders—Portland, OR. A nonprofit organization that provides educational, vocational, and leadership development programs for low-income men and women ages 17-24. Women’s Hearth—Spokane, WA. A safe, welcoming community that promotes growth and well being in body, mind, and spirit for women of diverse backgrounds. The Center fosters nurturing relationships, encourages self-determination, and advocates for change in systems which oppress women. St. Francis Center of Redwood City—Redwood City, CA. A non-profit organization whose focus is helping needy families in the Redwood City area and attempts to assist such families in whatever ways will allow them to live in dignity and become self-supporting units in the community. Leviticus Fund—Elmsford, NY. A community development loan fund for socially-responsive investors, lending for affordable housing, child care centers, and community facilities in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut area. Latino Community Credit Union (LCCU) – Durham, NC -- It’s mission is to improve the financial condition of the Hispanic community through the delivery of affordable financial services and financial education programs specifically targeted to undeserved Hispanic immigrants in North Carolina. Meet Each Need With Dignity (MEND) - Pacoima, CA - A volunteer-driven organization which provides service that meet the basic human needs of individual who reside in the Northeast San Fernando Valley.

ACEnet Ventures Inc, Ohio—A non-profit economic development and business support organization located in rural southeastern Ohio. Provides support for those who want to start their own business.

Chicago Community Loan Fund, Chicago, IL—A nonprofit loan fund that provides flexible financing to nonprofits engaged in community development projects throughout metropolitan Chicago.

Cooperative Fund of New England, Amherst, MA—A community development loan fund that is a bridge between socially responsible investors and cooperatives, community oriented non-profits, and worker-owned businesses in New England (and parts of New York).

Farmworker Housing Development Corp., Woodburn, OR—Develop farmworker leadership for stronger and more secure families and communities through affordable housing, social services, education and economic development in the Oregon area.

Hmong American Credit Union, Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN—Provides loans to the Hmong Community in the Minneapolis area.

Inner City Christian Federation, Detroit, MI—Provides housing opportunities and services throughout Michigan. that encourages family responsibility and independence

Katalysis Bootstrap Fund, Stockton, CA—A nonprofit community loan fund committed to helping fight poverty in Central America by supporting microfinance activities.

Latino Community Credit Union, Durham, NC—Provides members access to capital for consumer loans to help them create a credit history or purchase a vehicle to get to and from work, or purchase their first home.

Legacy Bank, Milwaukee, WI—Provides loans to the underserved community for the purpose of building small businesses, increasing home ownership, and developing the economic base for the Milwaukee community.

Leviticus Fund, Elmsford, NY—A community development loan fund for socially-responsive investors, lending for affordable housing, child care centers and community facilities in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area.

Louisville Community Development Bank, Louisville, KY—Provides loans to local area residents and businesses to create new jobs and support owner occupied housing in Louisville inner city.

Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND) - Pacoima, CA—A volunteer-driven organization which provides service that meets the basic human needs of individuals who reside in the Northeast San Fernando Valley.

New Jersey Community Capital, Trenton, NJ—A nonprofit community development financial institution providing capital to the housing, community services, and business sectors throughout New Jersey.

Northcountry Cooperative Fund, Minneapolis, MN—A member-owned and member-governed financial intermediary. It acts as a catalyst for the development and growth of cooperative enterprises in all sectors.

Northern California Community Loan Fund, San Francisco, CA—Provides financing and expertise to strengthen low-income neighborhoods in Northern California.

Parents for Alternative Support Solutions, Portland, OR—Supports adults with developmental disabilities and their families by providing recreational, social, learning and respite services in the Portland, Oregon metro area.

Portland YouthBuilders, Portland, OR—A nonprofit organization that provides educational, vocational, and leadership development programs for low-income men and women aged 17-24.

Renew Inc., South Bend, IN—Rehabs houses and provides loans to low-income people to purchase the rehab homes in the South Bend area.

Root Capital - Was EcoLogic Finance, Cambridge, MA—Provides affordable financial services to community-based businesses operating in environmentally sensitive areas of Latin America and select countries of Africa and Asia.

Sacred Heart Southern Missions, Walls, MS—Provides service in parish, education, housing and social ministries in Northern Mississippi.

St. Francis Center of Redwood City, CA—A non-profit organization whose focus is helping needy families in the Redwood City area and attempts to assist such families in whatever ways will allow them to live in dignity and become self-supporting units in the community.

Self-Help Credit Union, Durham, NC—A community development lender that provides financing to home buyers, small businesses, and nonprofits nationwide. Especially the underserved by conventional lenders—particularly minorities, women, rural residents, and low-wealth families.

Shared Interest, (South Africa) New York City, NY—Provides loans for people of low-income communities in South Africa.

Southern Development BanCorporation—Develops rural Delta economics through investments in people, jobs, businesses, and communities. It is America's largest Rural Development Bank.

South Shore Bank, Chicago, IL—Committed to building stronger communities, creating a healthier environment, and helping its customers achieve financial success in the Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland area.

WA Area Community Investment Fund, Washington, DC—A nonprofit community development financial institution providing below market-rate financing for developing and preserving affordable housing and community-based facilities in the Washington DC metropolitan area.

Wisconsin Women's Busineess Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), Milwaukee, WI—Their revolving loan fund reaches out to women, people of color, and lower-wealth individuals to help start microenterprises in the Milwaukee, WI area.

Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua (WCCN), Madison, WI—This is an investment in the NICA Fund which provides loans to non­governmental microfinance institutions in Nicaragua, who in turn serve sectors of the Nicaraguan populace with little access to other sources of credit.

Women's Hearth, Spokane, WA—A safe, welcoming community that promotes growth and well being in body, mind, and spirit for women of diverse backgrounds. The center fosters nurturing relationships, encourages self-determination, and advocates for change in systems which oppress women.