With the funds that individuals and organizations invest at RSF Social Finance, we are able advance their best intentions by providing loans to socially constructive organizations. Since we began this program 1984, we have loaned over $100 million. At the end of 2006, our loan portfolio totaled over $50 million.

Borrowers needing financial support to acquire or grow into new facilities, expand services, or develop programs, may apply for medium- to long-term asset-backed loans, typically ranging from $200,000 to $5 million, at variable or fixed rates.

Why RSF Should Be Your Lender of Choice?

• Mission alignment and values-driven. With RSF, you are connected to a financial services organization that is institutionally aligned with your mission and invested in your success. You become part of a larger community that strives to align its economic decisions with its values, driving social transformation.
• Partnership and commitment. We are an experienced and supportive talking partner to help you explore and achieve your organization’s vision. Our highly skilled staff is dedicated to community building and to ensuring that your achieve your organizational goals.
• Experience and innovation. Our Lending Program has been supporting non-profit organizations and social enterprises, both for-profit and non-profit, for over twenty years. We view each borrowing project uniquely, often developing new ways to support a project’s goals. One successful model helps organizations galvanize the power of focused commitment within their community; RSF provides an innovative vehicle to secure financing through community pledges and guarantees.
• Increase social benefit. RSF’s socially minded investors are the source of our ability to make loans to organizations providing benefit. The interest payments of our borrowers, in turn, not only enable us to repay our investors but also make much of our mission-related work possible.