TREND: Increased Use of the NMTC to Finance Loan Funds
The NMTC is not known for small business financing, but a significant percentage of NMTC financed projects receive no more than $4 million in NMTC allocation. NMTC allocation can be used to capitalize loan pools that make small loans ($50,000 to $4,000,000) to businesses and community facilities.
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Loan Fund Examples
Portland Small Business Loan Fund
CDEs and Partners: A joint collaboration among the Portland Development Commission, U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation and Portland New Markets Fund I (an affiliate of United Fund Advisers).
Borrower Spotlights:
- Dragonfly Chai microbrews inspired teas using organic and fair-trade ingredients. Its dedicated crew of brewers, delivery drivers and support staff has earned the loyalty of a growing list of cafes and restaurants.
- Ruby Jewel Hand-Crafted Ice Cream uses local ingredients in its small-batch ice cream and cookies, wowing devotees at its two Portland scoop shops. Their ice cream sandwiches can also be found at local grocers (pictured above).
- JD’s Shoe Repair is a woman-owned cobbler and shoemaker operating out of a former gas station that now houses several local businesses.
- Discovery Gardens Family Childcare provides social, emotional, intellectual and physical care to children of working families in neighborhoods that are often underserved.
- Night Flight aerial studio offers private and group classes. The Night Flight dance troupe regularly performs in theater productions and at parties and other events.
Rural AL and FL Panhandle Revolving Loan Pool
The Valued Advisor Fund (VAF) partnered with PNC Bank and a CDFI Bank, United Bank of Alabama, to finance a revolving loan pool serving small businesses in rural Alabama and the Florida panhandle.
Borrower Spotlight: Bon Secour Valley, Inc.
Grow Indianapolis Fund
The Grow Indianapolis Fund is an $8.25 million revolving loan fund that provides financing to local Indianapolis businesses in distressed neighborhoods. A collaborative effort between the City of Indianapolis, U.S. Bank, Cambridge Capital, First Internet Bank, and LISC’s New Markets Support Company (NMSC), the Fund provides loans from $250,000 to $2 million to help small businesses expand, create jobs, and strengthen the local community. The Grow Indianapolis Fund is enhanced with federal New Markets Tax Credits to offer small businesses more favorable rates and terms than a traditional bank loan.
Borrower Spotlight: Dugdale Foods
Dugdale Beef Company is a family owned and operated wholesaler of fine meats, seafood and poultry products to grocers, restaurants and institutions. When Dugdale needed affordable financing to continue to grow its operations, it received a $2 million loan through the Grow Indianapolis Fund.
MEDC Revolving Loan Fund
The Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation provides low cost, long-term, subordinate capital to operating businesses in the City of Milwaukee through the its NMTC Revolving Loan Fund product.
Borrower Spotlight: JCP Construction