About
Community investment trusts allow neighborhood residents or other stakeholders to pool resources to purchase community-owned real estate. Community investment trusts are for-profit entities that help communities invest in themselves and secure space for small businesses and other cooperatively controlled uses. Investment trusts and cooperatives can help residents build equity and wealth while also providing small business owners with affordable space and opportunities to remain in place.
Stakeholders
Community-based or Nonprofit Organizations
Community Residents
Government or Public Agency
Real Estate Firm or Developer
Strategies in Action
The Guild – Atlanta, GA
Tool : Community Investment Trusts The Guild - Georgia Social Impact Collaborative is a social enterprise focused on community-led real estate development. Started in 2015, it is Atlanta’s first co-living company and space for entrepreneurs, [...]
Northeast Investment Cooperative – Minneapolis, MN
Tool : Community Investment Trusts The Northeast Investment Cooperative (NEIC) is a first-of-its-kind real estate cooperative in the United States that buys and develops real estate and leases it to local businesses. The cooperative allows [...]
Mercy Corps Northwest’s Community Investment Trust (CIT) – Portland, Oregon
Tool : Community Investment Trusts Mercy Corps Northwest’s Community Investment Trust (CIT) helps low-income residents and communities of color grow their wealth and lessen the risk of displacement. East Portland CIT is a pilot project [...]
East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative – Oakland, CA
Tool : Community Investment Trusts The East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative (EB PREC) is a community-centered development co-op run and led by people of color. It supports BIPOC and allied communities in cooperatively organizing, [...]
Community Owned Real Estate – Los Angeles, CA
Tool : Community Investment Trusts Community Owned Real Estate (CORE) is a collaborative effort by community-based organizations to preserve small businesses in gentrifying neighborhoods by acquiring commercial real estate. CORE is a partnership between Inclusive [...]
