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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kennethkingfoundation.org/partners daily 0.75 2024-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1710898744869-PTTERS1J92EVIACCQ5XU/iStock-485107848.jpg Partners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724427529610-C2DYFUHTLSXZXAK26HMD/image-asset.jpg Partners PAY-FOR-SUCCESS EQUITY INVESTMENT (IMPACT SECURITY, VIA NPX) The Foundation invested through a pay-for-success impact security supporting ActivateWork's IT recruiting, training, and career development program, where graduates typically triple their annual earnings. Returns were tied to participants' landing and keeping jobs, so the Foundation's capital is repaid only as real wage gains are achieved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724366315447-HN1BNVXJFBF5Z1QXYENF/image-asset.png Partners LOAN Used to acquire properties at risk of converting to market rate as affordability restrictions expire and to finance emerging and under-construction developments. The Foundation invested to preserve affordability statewide while supporting diverse developers and building equity for the tenants who live there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724365966330-2LTLQZU2PH4ZCRTLLEWP/image-asset.png Partners LOAN CONVERTED TO GRANT A loan that converted to a grant, supporting employment at Altius Farms' Denver-metro rooftop greenhouses. The Foundation invested to fund job training and wraparound services for people facing high barriers to work, including military veterans, individuals resettling in Colorado, people with disabilities, and low-income job seekers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724273656689-J125JUVPVRIY6XHQ8TON/image-asset.jpeg Partners SHORT-TERM LOAN A short-term working capital loan that bridged payroll for two Denver shelters. The Foundation invested to retain the shelter workforce and keep housing available for up to 300 adults experiencing homelessness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724366080615-3M0QQU5M835JAKBRH0PO/image-asset.png Partners EQUITY INVESTMENT An equity investment in Bitsbox, which created computer science curriculum and learning materials that primary and secondary teachers could use in their classrooms. The Foundation invested to make coding education and a supporting network of educators within within reach of underserved, rural, and hard-to-reach students across Colorado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724273887514-GT3OOBDRA60S4JXCHAQK/image-asset.png Partners REAL ESTATE LOAN A real estate loan enabling the Club to purchase the Hub, a 13,000-square-foot building in downtown Alamosa acquired well below market value. The Foundation invested to anchor the organization's staff and operations within the building, while serving as shared community space for a range of job training programs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724274051104-O7E8GEWK3LTB6BW4LZ38/image-asset.png Partners LOAN A lending partnership with b:side capital, a mission-driven nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution and Small Business Association lender that has helped thousands of Colorado small businesses access responsible capital and create jobs based on character-based lending through the Colorado Main Street Lending Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724274179736-8968AYTSKIMLURIJEJGD/image-asset.png Partners LOAN A loan to CEDS Finance, which then re-lends the capital to businesses owned by immigrants and refugees. The Foundation invested as these early-stage entrepreneurs frequently cannot secure financing from traditional banks, and CEDS brings a diverse team and long-standing trust in the communities it serves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724422502897-R87EATNW76GPDIRA05CF/image-asset.png Partners LOAN A loan that capitalized CCDC's Probate Power social enterprise, offering personalized legal counsel and end-of-life planning to individuals with disabilities and their families. The Foundation invested to test the case for backing social enterprises that address critical community needs, and Probate Power continues to serve clients today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724365773585-VMR51I4QI7UTA2BYMEFU/image-asset.png Partners LOAN The Foundation invested to create jobs in a designated Difficult Development Area within Delta County, Colorado with a poverty rate above 20 percent, while improving regional air quality and irrigation resilience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724365652252-HC2FYLSZFWNAHDQ3DPFJ/image-asset.png Partners LOAN A loan made as part of the Colorado Small Business Impact Facility, giving DreamSpring capital to lend to non-metro, low- and moderate-income, veteran, minority, and women-owned small businesses across Colorado. The Foundation invested to pair growth capital with the training owners need to start, operate, and sustain their ventures long-term. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724274296836-68XD8QY2UTVFZ08FQQH5/image-asset.png Partners LOAN A loan supporting Elevation Community Land Trust's permanently affordable homeownership model, built in partnership with local communities. The Foundation invested to open a path to home equity for Colorado families earning less than 80 percent of area median income. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724422991087-OUCH54QLRIF7O0LACM8C/image-asset.png Partners TWO LOANS Two loans capitalizing the Fund's lending to rural Colorado entrepreneurs, one of which is dedicated specifically to women business owners. The Foundation invested to bring growth capital to rural communities where conventional small business lending is scarce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724426539585-AKQRFPY2S10BRXMDWH04/image-asset.png Partners LOAN A loan supporting the Comal commissary and culinary program, which expanded into the space originally designated for a separate community culinary accelerator. The Foundation invested as the program combined food service job training with hands-on business ownership coaching for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) entrepreneurs in north Denver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724365371716-E0X17A2GQUSL5AC54V8B/image-asset.png Partners LOAN A loan to the Fuel & Iron Project in downtown Pueblo, a food-hall concept that leased fully equipped kitchens to local food entrepreneurs while operating the bar and facility itself. The Foundation invested to lower the cost of entry for restaurant businesses in a historically underinvested downtown. Since the Foundation's original investment, the Food Hall was purchased by one of the original food entrepreneurs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724429040322-GR10ARNDY1KV3OFU2S56/image-asset.png Partners LOAN A loan for Fuel Kitchens' commissary kitchen build-out in Pueblo, which develops and leases commercial real estate to food-focused entrepreneurs working through food trucks, farmers markets, and food halls. The Foundation invested to add jobs and affordable production space in an economically distressed region of the state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724426670034-3WPAJ2M2LDEZO3VGS1BA/image-asset.png Partners LOAN A loan to Hands of the Carpenter in Aurora, Colorado, which assesses, repairs, and places donated vehicles for working single mothers and teaches them to maintain those vehicles through its Car Care Education program. The Foundation invested because reliable transportation is often what determines whether these women can hold a job and build economic security. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724426874067-V3G0Q32XS1HFYUTR1P1D/image-asset.png Partners EQUITY INVESTMENT A Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) equity investment in Knotty Tie Co., a Denver for-profit corporation that manufactures custom ties, scarves, and clothing accessories. The Foundation invested to support on-the-job training and manufacturing employment for refugees and immigrants building careers in Colorado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724428848189-C7MX45WSHONSLDX5BNXZ/image-asset.png Partners LOAN A loan supporting the Coalition's local food enterprise work in the San Luis Valley. The Foundation invested to strengthen food-system jobs and employment in one of Colorado's most rural and lowest-income regions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724687525103-MW5O12R4Y934UZX7NWR9/RMMFI-Logo_blue_1500x575.jpg Partners - Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute (RMMFI) LOAN A loan capitalizing RMMFI's microloan fund for underserved Colorado entrepreneurs seeking to launch and expand their businesses. The Foundation invested behind a sixteen-year track record of pairing small amounts of capital with the entrepreneurial skill-building that keeps those businesses open; 93 percent of the businesses supported through this portfolio remain in operation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724365250587-KKYINV8898M3O7QFDM3K/image-asset.png Partners LOAN A loan funding the build-out of SistahBiz Global Network's online platform and two-sided coaching marketplace for Black women entrepreneurs. 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Returns were tied to participants' landing and keeping jobs, so the Foundation's capital is repaid only as real wage gains are achieved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724427529610-C2DYFUHTLSXZXAK26HMD/image-asset.jpg _partners_gallery PAY-FOR-SUCCESS EQUITY INVESTMENT (IMPACT SECURITY, VIA NPX) The Foundation invested through a pay-for-success impact security supporting ActivateWork's IT recruiting, training, and career development program, where graduates typically triple their annual earnings. Returns were tied to participants' landing and keeping jobs, so the Foundation's capital is repaid only as real wage gains are achieved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724366315447-HN1BNVXJFBF5Z1QXYENF/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN Used to acquire properties at risk of converting to market rate as affordability restrictions expire and to finance emerging and under-construction developments. The Foundation invested to preserve affordability statewide while supporting diverse developers and building equity for the tenants who live there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724365966330-2LTLQZU2PH4ZCRTLLEWP/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN CONVERTED TO GRANT A loan that converted to a grant, supporting employment at Altius Farms' Denver-metro rooftop greenhouses. The Foundation invested to fund job training and wraparound services for people facing high barriers to work, including military veterans, individuals resettling in Colorado, people with disabilities, and low-income job seekers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724273656689-J125JUVPVRIY6XHQ8TON/image-asset.jpeg _partners_gallery SHORT-TERM LOAN A short-term working capital loan that bridged payroll for two Denver shelters. The Foundation invested to retain the shelter workforce and keep housing available for up to 300 adults experiencing homelessness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724366080615-3M0QQU5M835JAKBRH0PO/image-asset.png _partners_gallery EQUITY INVESTMENT An equity investment in Bitsbox, which created computer science curriculum and learning materials that primary and secondary teachers could use in their classrooms. The Foundation invested to make coding education and a supporting network of educators within within reach of underserved, rural, and hard-to-reach students across Colorado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724273887514-GT3OOBDRA60S4JXCHAQK/image-asset.png _partners_gallery REAL ESTATE LOAN A real estate loan enabling the Club to purchase the Hub, a 13,000-square-foot building in downtown Alamosa acquired well below market value. The Foundation invested to anchor the organization's staff and operations within the building, while serving as shared community space for a range of job training programs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724274051104-O7E8GEWK3LTB6BW4LZ38/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A lending partnership with b:side capital, a mission-driven nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution and Small Business Association lender that has helped thousands of Colorado small businesses access responsible capital and create jobs based on character-based lending through the Colorado Main Street Lending Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724274179736-8968AYTSKIMLURIJEJGD/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A loan to CEDS Finance, which then re-lends the capital to businesses owned by immigrants and refugees. The Foundation invested as these early-stage entrepreneurs frequently cannot secure financing from traditional banks, and CEDS brings a diverse team and long-standing trust in the communities it serves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724422502897-R87EATNW76GPDIRA05CF/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A loan that capitalized CCDC's Probate Power social enterprise, offering personalized legal counsel and end-of-life planning to individuals with disabilities and their families. The Foundation invested to test the case for backing social enterprises that address critical community needs, and Probate Power continues to serve clients today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724365773585-VMR51I4QI7UTA2BYMEFU/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN The Foundation invested to create jobs in a designated Difficult Development Area within Delta County, Colorado with a poverty rate above 20 percent, while improving regional air quality and irrigation resilience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724365652252-HC2FYLSZFWNAHDQ3DPFJ/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A loan made as part of the Colorado Small Business Impact Facility, giving DreamSpring capital to lend to non-metro, low- and moderate-income, veteran, minority, and women-owned small businesses across Colorado. The Foundation invested to pair growth capital with the training owners need to start, operate, and sustain their ventures long-term. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724274296836-68XD8QY2UTVFZ08FQQH5/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A loan supporting Elevation Community Land Trust's permanently affordable homeownership model, built in partnership with local communities. The Foundation invested to open a path to home equity for Colorado families earning less than 80 percent of area median income. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724422991087-OUCH54QLRIF7O0LACM8C/image-asset.png _partners_gallery TWO LOANS Two loans capitalizing the Fund's lending to rural Colorado entrepreneurs, one of which is dedicated specifically to women business owners. The Foundation invested to bring growth capital to rural communities where conventional small business lending is scarce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1711050003341-3M0V5Z2945BNHTX4D8ZW/2.png _partners_gallery - ActivateIT NPX Advisors/Activate IT The King Foundation invested in an Impact Security, a form of social impact bond, to support the training and development of IT professionals in the Denver area. Working with NPX Advisors and Activate IT, the investment supports several cohorts of training and placement for underserved and overlooked students in the technology sector in the Denver metro area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724426539585-AKQRFPY2S10BRXMDWH04/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A loan supporting the Comal commissary and culinary program, which expanded into the space originally designated for a separate community culinary accelerator. The Foundation invested as the program combined food service job training with hands-on business ownership coaching for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) entrepreneurs in north Denver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724365371716-E0X17A2GQUSL5AC54V8B/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A loan to the Fuel & Iron Project in downtown Pueblo, a food-hall concept that leased fully equipped kitchens to local food entrepreneurs while operating the bar and facility itself. The Foundation invested to lower the cost of entry for restaurant businesses in a historically underinvested downtown. Since the Foundation's original investment, the Food Hall was purchased by one of the original food entrepreneurs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724429040322-GR10ARNDY1KV3OFU2S56/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A loan for Fuel Kitchens' commissary kitchen build-out in Pueblo, which develops and leases commercial real estate to food-focused entrepreneurs working through food trucks, farmers markets, and food halls. The Foundation invested to add jobs and affordable production space in an economically distressed region of the state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724426670034-3WPAJ2M2LDEZO3VGS1BA/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A loan to Hands of the Carpenter in Aurora, Colorado, which assesses, repairs, and places donated vehicles for working single mothers and teaches them to maintain those vehicles through its Car Care Education program. The Foundation invested because reliable transportation is often what determines whether these women can hold a job and build economic security. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724426874067-V3G0Q32XS1HFYUTR1P1D/image-asset.png _partners_gallery EQUITY INVESTMENT A Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) equity investment in Knotty Tie Co., a Denver for-profit corporation that manufactures custom ties, scarves, and clothing accessories. The Foundation invested to support on-the-job training and manufacturing employment for refugees and immigrants building careers in Colorado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724428848189-C7MX45WSHONSLDX5BNXZ/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A loan supporting the Coalition's local food enterprise work in the San Luis Valley. The Foundation invested to strengthen food-system jobs and employment in one of Colorado's most rural and lowest-income regions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724687525103-MW5O12R4Y934UZX7NWR9/RMMFI-Logo_blue_1500x575.jpg _partners_gallery - Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute (RMMFI) LOAN A loan capitalizing RMMFI's microloan fund for underserved Colorado entrepreneurs seeking to launch and expand their businesses. The Foundation invested behind a sixteen-year track record of pairing small amounts of capital with the entrepreneurial skill-building that keeps those businesses open; 93 percent of the businesses supported through this portfolio remain in operation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724365250587-KKYINV8898M3O7QFDM3K/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A loan funding the build-out of SistahBiz Global Network's online platform and two-sided coaching marketplace for Black women entrepreneurs. The Foundation invested to help a model validated over three years of testing scale far beyond the number of business owners it could reach in person. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724426985228-JE9YKR2CJ2ST856QKK8A/image-asset.png _partners_gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1711050003368-JSF03QMNE81R5XHJ5IB4/1.png _partners_gallery - Hands of the Carpenter Working with other investors through Impact Charitable and SVP Denver, the King Foundation made a loan to Hands of the Carpenter to secure a second location that will double their capacity to support single moms with their transportation needs. This investment allows HOC to purchase a second vehicle maintenance garage where they perform regular maintenance and repair services on a sliding scale as well as refurbishing donated cars to distribute to families in need. They expect to reach more than 500 women in the next year, removing the transportation barrier to employment and education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724686686459-HGFUMONGECOQOBTHIZEW/image-asset.jpg _partners_gallery - Urban Land Conservancy LOAN A loan supporting ULC's purchase of the former Johnson & Wales campus, now known to the community as the Mosaic Campus. The Foundation invested to secure below-market space where nonprofits, social enterprises, and educational institutions can operate side by side, with a path toward community ownership of the campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65dd21ec1827506361fa7298/1724422759075-75CBUUKXU0C10JJLSUNG/image-asset.png _partners_gallery LOAN A loan capitalizing WorkLife Partnership's Small Dollar Loan Fund, which makes short-term loans to front-line employees facing emergency or unforeseen costs. 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