Nurturing sustainable growth

Craft3 is a nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI) serving urban and rural communities in the Pacific Northwest. Our direct investments help Craft3 provide capital to start and grow small businesses and sustain nonprofit organizations. With assets of more than $230 million, Craft3 makes highly strategic investments to conserve habitat, finance clean technology projects, and provide essential services to underserved communities.

Since 1994, Craft3 has injected over 700 million dollars into the region, providing more than 2,100 commercial loans, including almost 1,250 to entrepreneurs of color and indigenous-, woman-, immigrant- and veteran -owned businesses. Its loans have created or retained almost 20,000 jobs, preserved over 50,000 acres of landscapes that support ecosystems, and assisted over 400,000 low-income families.

Data as of December 2024