Lending that redefines what’s worthy of investment.

Launched in 2019 to accelerate the growth of the field, REDF Impact Investing Fund (RIIF) provides flexible capital and terms that help employment social enterprises to grow. A certified nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution, RIIF offers a variety of loan products to suit diverse capital needs and leverages relationships with other lenders to help entrepreneurs build their capital stack so they may achieve larger growth and impact.

From underwriting to portfolio management, RIIF’s high-touch partnership builds borrower creditworthiness and demonstrates how flexible loan terms, combined with support provided by our in-house capacity building team, can strengthen borrower performance and attract new sources of capital to the field.

Lending Overview

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The Impact

31 loans closed to date

$10.3M

in capital deployed

$5.7M

in repayments

$11.3M

in capital raised

100%

of advisory council identify as BIPOC

64%

of enterprises are BIPOC led

55%

of entrepreneurs have lived expertise

Our Portfolio

RIIF continues to grow its nationwide presence, with borrowers from across the U.S. View all RIIF borrowers.

We're less intimidated about borrowing now and have a much better understanding about what to expect.

This process forced us to really button up - it was a lot of work, but good work. It felt like the team also had the best intentions for us, so that made us feel safe.