Program Related Investments & Loans

F.B. Heron Foundation 
The Foundation makes grants to and investments in entities that are engaged in one or more of the following wealth–creation strategies–including emerging opportunities to incorporate sustainable practices within the context of healthy environments–that benefit low– and moderate–income families and communities. The specific wealth–creation and preservation strategies are: Advancing home ownership, Supporting enterprise de...
www.fbheron.org

Ford Foundation 
Program Related Investments are usually loans made at below–market interest rates. PRIs can be made to both nonprofit and for–profit businesses as long as the money is used to further a charitable purpose. PRIs are helpful to businesses and social enterprises whose access to the market banking system is limited because of a lack of credit history or uncertainty about the eventual success of a project. When using a PRI, a program officer can als...
www.fordfound.org/grants/supporttyp...

Grants Fundraising.com 
Grants Fundraising.com's purpose is to help spread the word about grants programs initiatives and fundraising opportunities from foundations, 501c3 non–profits organizations and private sector sources by posting those initiatives on our site. If your organization, foundation or fundraising company has grants opportunities and you are looking to spread the word about it we invite you to contact us about it so we may be able to post your grant ini...
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Helen Bader Foundation - Wisconsin 
The Foundation has used PRIs to strengthen the job– and business–development objectives of its Economic Dev. program area. The Foundation has awarded loans and loan guarantees to ventures and projects with the potential for improving Milwaukee's economic vitality, with a particular focus on the city's struggling neighborhoods.
www.hbf.org/programs_pri.htm

KLFelicitas Foundation 
PRIs are awarded to charitable organizations or commercial ventures providing charitable goods or services. PRIs employ financing methods such as loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, linked deposits, or equity investments.
www.klfelicitasfoundation.org/work/...

Kresge Foundation 
Program–related investments are loans to nonprofit organizations, including nonprofit banks or community development financial institutions. PRIs provide high–performance organizations with access to financial capital. A secondary benefit of the PRI is that interest is charged at below–market rates.
www.kresge.org/index.php/our_fundin...

MacArthur Foundation 
To expand the impact of its grantmaking, the MacArthur Foundation uses program–related investments (PRIs). PRIs are an innovative type of philanthropy tool that usually takes the form of low–interest loans to nonprofit organizations.
www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH...

Maine Community Foundation 
Maine Community Foundation has several funds that make grants to individuals for professional development and special projects.
www.mainecf.org/individualgrants.as...

Marin Community Foundation Loan Fund 
Besides making grants to nonprofit groups, the Marin Community Foundation has also established the Marin Community Foundation Loan Fund to maximize the financial capacity of nonprofit organizations in Marin County. The loan fund provides a financial resource to the community by offering debt financing to organizations that typically cannot access or afford commercial debt.
www.marincf.org/page10001253.cfm

Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation 
Eligible nonprofits may apply for short–term (30–180 days) cash flow loans against delayed receivables from government, foundation or corporate grants and contracts. Loan amounts can range from a minimum of $10,000 to $25,000 for organizations that the Foundation has never funded and $30,000 for previously funded organizations. Loans are made in alignment with the Foundation's funding guidelines, policies, criteria and priorities. The loan...
www.knottfoundation.org/cashflow_lo...

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