RSF Foundation

Projects We Fund: Borrowers

New Borrowers in 2007

At the end of 2007, there were 864 investor accounts and 98 borrower accounts at RSF. We made a total of $28 million in new loans compared to $18...

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RSF Social Finance Participates in Loan to Finance New Leaf Paper

The paper industry is one of the most polluting and resource intensive industries in the world. It ranks second in energy consumption, and is responsible for over a third of worldwide timber harvest and over 40% of all landfill space...

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RSF Social Finance and Odegard Partner to End Child Labor

Investors, donors, and borrowers at RSF Social Finance form a relationship with RSF because they know they are working with a financial services organization whose mission is aligned with their values...

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09.11.2007 -
RSF Social Finance Provides Loan to Better Energy Systems

RSF Social Finance Provides Loan to Better Energy Systems Leading maker of portable solar hybrid charger, Solio, chooses RSF as lender SAN FRANCISCO, CA – RSF Social Finance provided a significant loan to Better Energy Systems, the award-winning company that designs and manufactures Solio, the first solar hybrid charger on the market for mobile devices such as cell phones, PDA's, MP3 players, and GPS navigation systems...

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EcoTimber

Financing Eco-friendly Timber According to the 2005 Global Forest Resources Assessment report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, deforestation continues at an alarming rate of about 13 million hectares (32 million acres) a year, an area roughly the size of England...

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Sonoma Ashram

Healing the Body and Spirit Meditation and yoga are becoming more accepted as effective methods for healing and personal growth after decades of being on the fringes of mainstream Western medicine and thought...

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IceStone

Healing the Home “RSF has enabled IceStone to buy equipment and provide working capital to expand our capacities to meet growing market demand...

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Otter Creek Brewing/Wolaver's Organic Ales

Raising the Spirits of Organic Agriculture "Our partnership with RSF will not only help expand our capacity to promote sustainable agriculture through a fun and inviting organic product, but also allow us to finance growth with an organization that shares our values and hopes for the future...

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Numi Organic Tea

A Partnership Steeped in a Common Vision “RSF is an organization that can think outside of the box and worked with Numi to create a strong partnership that will help the company reach the top of the market...

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School of the Suncoast

Celebrating the Commitment of Community “We chose RSF to be our lender because they understood our mission and was willing to be flexible with us...

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