Forward Community Investments

In its capacity as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), Forward Community Investments (FCI) builds stronger and healthier communities by providing loans, advising and grants to mission-based organizations that address the root causes of racial inequities and socioeconomic disparities and support initiatives that improve equity and make positive change possible. http://www.forwardci.org/ Our Vision is an equitable and inclusive Wisconsin built on cooperative social action. Our Mission is to act as an investor, connector and advisor for organizations and initiatives that reduce socioeconomic and racial disparities throughout Wisconsin. Our Values: integrity, partnership, authenticity, love, racial justice, equity, diversity, accountability. Since 1994, FCI has supported Wisconsin-based projects and programs by providing loan capital, financial expertise and organizational capacity building for: affordable housing, community facilities and economic development initiatives. We have lent more than $188 million to hundreds of mission-driven organizations, making a difference in the lives of more than 700,000 people.