Oweesta capitalizes its loan fund through various grant and investment opportunities to those interested in providing capital to Native CDFIs. Our organization’s investment portfolio is very diverse and has been managed prudently for over 20 years. Oweesta has never experienced a loss of investor capital. For investment, Oweesta seeks capital invested for at least five years at less than 2%. This allows us to provide low-cost capital to indigenous communities all over the United States.
Lummi CDFI is culturally rooted based on indigenous values and principles created by the first peoples of the Pacific Northwest. Theses intersection of values honors Native Americans and their surrounding communities with the understanding of spiritual, family, and sharing of our gifts concept among Pacific Northwest tribal peoples.
The Chehalis Tribal Loan Fund (CTLF) is a certified Native CDFI with a mission to provide credit and financial risk information tools so that decisions can be made by tribal members to reduce their risks, to be able to improve their credit, and increase their own profit margin.
Established in 2000, Four Bands Community Fund, a nonprofit organization and a certified Native community development financial institution (CDFI) located on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, has been successful at developing and implementing culturally-appropriate strategies designed to build our local economy and improve the quality of life for our people.
The Northwest Native Development Fund seeks to foster economic and financial independence for Native people by assisting in the development of personal assets through financial and entrepreneurial education as well as providing access to capital through creative lending products. NNDF will promote this mission by increasing home ownership and economic opportunities.
Lakota Funds’ mission is to promote economic sustainability on the Pine Ridge Reservation and geographic service area, through business loans, technical assistance, and wealth building education for families and businesses.
The Nixyaawii Community Financial Services (NCFS), owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, NCFS has been an independent non-profit organization since January 2021. NCFS has merged the services of the long-standing existing programs of Homeownership, Business Development, and Lending Programs to create a single full-service credit, loan, and financial management resource designed to serve Tribal members, reservation residents, and Tribal employees.
Promoting Economic Growth While Embracing Our Cultural Values and Traditions We are a certified Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) loan fund that provides technical support and business counseling, financing resources, and community-based development services to Nez Perce Tribal members and community members residing on the Nez Perce Reservation and surrounding areas in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Taala Fund is a certified 501(c) 3 non-profit Native Community Development Financial Institution (Native CDFI) whose purpose is to provide education training and direct lending of money to support community and business development and an improved quality of life for the people and communities of the Quinault Indian Nation and the ceded areas of the Nation, an economically depressed Native American Tribe and region. Our Mission is to promote private business development and build assets on the Quinault Indian Reservation and among Quinault tribal members, improving the quality of life for its people and communities.
NACDC Financial Services (“NACDCFS”) mission is to remove the barriers that exists in Indian Country that prohibit the flow of capital and credit. We address the critical needs in native communities related to the growth of family assets and sustainable economic development. We provide consumer, business, Agriculture and home loans as well as training and TA on or near the seven Indian Reservations in Montana.
Montana Native Growth Fund (MNGF) builds strong, sustainable Indigenous communities. We were created with the goal of building opportunities for Native Americans by encouraging workforce development, credit building, entrepreneurship and ultimately a path to homeownership. Healthy finances and homes are critical cornerstones of developing our tribal economies. We strengthen the impact of native growth with culturally relevant education to maximize every dollar deployed.
