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
Small Business
Government or Public Agency
Banks or Lending Institutions
Community Residents
Real Estate Firm or Developer
Strategies in Action
The Guild – Georgia Social Impact Collaborative – Atlanta, GA
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, artists, and community organizers that [...]
Northeast Investment Cooperative (NEIC) – Minneapolis, MN
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 residents of Minnesota to invest [...]
Mercy Corps Northwest’s Community Investment Trust (CIT) – Portland, Oregon
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 of Mercy Corps Northwest, an [...]
East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative – Oakland, CA
East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative
Community Owned Real Estate (CORE) – Los Angeles, California
CORE (Community Owned Real Estate) is a collaborative effort to preserve small businesses in gentrifying neighborhoods by acquiring commercial real estate. CORE is a partnership between Inclusive Action, East LA Community Corporation, Little Tokyo Service [...]
