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Arlington, VA (July 12, 2018) — Capital Impact Partners, a nonprofit corporation, certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced the launch of a new offering of up to $125 million of ‘AA-’* rated fixed-income Capital Impact Investment Notes (Notes) that allow retail and institutional investors the opportunity to invest in the mission-driven organization’s nationwide efforts to create social impact for underserved communities. Available for as low as $1,000, individual and institutional investors can purchase Notes through their brokerage accounts and earn a financial, as well as a social, return on their investments.

The Notes are available at fixed interest rates with maturities that range from 1-10 years through Incapital LLC, a leading underwriter and distributor of securities. The Prospectus, Pricing Supplements and information about how to invest will be available to the public on Capital Impact’s website and to financial professionals through Incapital’s Legacy™ platform, which offers products to investors that align financial goals with personal principles through values-based investing. Anyone with questions can also email invest@capitalimpact.org.

S&P Global, the world’s leading provider of independent credit ratings, assigned the Notes an ‘AA-’ rating on April 9, 2018*. This marks Capital Impact’s second offering of Notes, following the successful initial offering of up to $100 million of Notes, which commenced October 2017. Approximately $80 million of Notes were sold in the 9-month initial offering, all of which remain issued and outstanding.

“We are incredibly proud that investors saw Capital Impact Investment Notes as a viable and trusted offering when adding an impact investing choice to their portfolio,” said Ellis Carr, President and CEO of Capital Impact Partners. “The fact that we sold a majority of our initial offering in just nine months illustrates the strong appetite that retail and individual investors have to use their investment dollars to help advance important social and racial justice issues. I am confident we will see continued momentum with our new offering.”

Capital Impact Investment Notes continue to be the only offering of its kind issued by a CDFI that is S&P rated, DTC-settled and offered on a continuous basis through brokerage accounts in almost all U.S. states. 

Capital Impact will use proceeds from the issuance primarily to support projects focused in the health care, education, affordable housing, and community development sectors in underserved communities nationwide. These efforts are part of Capital Impact’s work to foster good health, job creation and economic development. Examples of Capital Impact’s work can be seen in this video.

Over the past three decades, Capital Impact has closed more than $2.5 billion in loans that have achieved positive social change in underserved communities through a multi-pronged effort that includes delivering strategic financing to projects that increase access to social services, incubating new programs, and providing capacity building to help grow organizations serving their communities. These types of investments are often hard to secure from traditional financial institutions, making the efforts of CDFIs like Capital Impact integral to the success of organizations supporting underserved communities.

Capital Impact’s work as a social change organization is reinforced by its strong financial performance. The AA- S&P credit rating with “stable outlook” recognized Capital Impact’s strong asset quality and liquidity, minimal risk profile, and consistent growth in loans and assets. Further details of Capital Impact’s financial highlights can be found online at www.capitalimpact.org/invest/capital-impact-investment-notes-terms-highlights.

“As a mission-driven organization, it is incumbent on us to consistently demonstrate both our strong financial performance as well as our ability to create social impact for those communities most in need,” said Natalie Gunn, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for Capital Impact. “S&P’s AA- rating, as well as recognition from other third-party organizations, illustrate our consistency in maintaining this critical track record.”

In addition to an AA- issuer rating from S&P, Capital Impact has received a number of independent validations that illustrate its efforts to drive impact for underserved communities, including:

• Listed on ImpactAssets IA50 Impact Investment Fund showcase list;
• Recognition by Aeris dating back to 2005 for our social impact, financial strength, and leadership in policy changes impacting disadvantaged people and communities;
• Platinum-level recognition by Guidestar;
• Membership within the Federal Home Loan Bank Atlanta; and
• CDFI certification by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

“Day in, and day out, our staff is focused on four strategic pillars: addressing systemic poverty, creating equity, building healthy communities, and promoting inclusive growth,” said Carr. “The proceeds we earn from this Notes offering amplify this work and help ensure we can engage communities to break the barriers to success.”

About Capital Impact Partners: Through capital and commitment, Capital Impact Partners helps people build communities of opportunity that break barriers to success. We champion social and economic justice for underserved communities to foster good health, economic opportunity, and interconnectedness. Through mission-driven lending, incubating social impact programs, impact investing, and policy reform we partner with local communities to create equitable access to health care and education, healthy foods, affordable housing, and dignified aging for those most in need. We have disbursed more than $2.5 billion to revitalize communities over the past 35 years. Our leadership in delivering financial and social impact has resulted in Capital Impact earning a “AA-” rating from S&P Global and being recognized by Aeris since 2005 for our performance. Headquartered in Arlington, VA, Capital Impact Partners operates nationally, with local offices in Detroit, MI, and Oakland, CA.