Overview

A gap exists between financial services available to people in the economic mainstream and low-income people and communities. OFN’s network helps bridge that gap by bringing capital and services to low-income people and communities so they can start and expand businesses, build and purchase homes, and develop needed community facilities.

Get Involved

OFN’s network is made up of private-sector financial institutions serving public purposes.

Less than 10% of all funding come from government sources. Corporate funders and investors support OFN in two ways:

• Operational funding for our programs that support low-income housing, small business finance, financial literacy, the CARS™ rating system, training and capacity building programs, and administration.

• Equity funds for lending, where each dollar contributed leverages anywhere from $5 to $30 in new lending in the community, where 100% of the contribution goes to program (there is no administrative charge for your contribution), and where your funds provide the OFN network flexibility to respond to changing market conditions.