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Minnesota CDFI Coalition
The Minnesota CDFI Coalition is a statewide coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) focused on increasing access to capital for small businesses, affordable housing, and community organizations in Minnesota.
Overview
What Minnesota CDFI Coalition does
What Minnesota CDFI Coalition is
The Minnesota CDFI Coalition is a statewide coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) focused on increasing access to capital for small businesses, affordable housing, and community organizations in Minnesota.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports grantor and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Grantor · Community
- Last reviewed
- April 25, 2026
Official channels
Find Minnesota CDFI Coalition elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Minnesota CDFI Coalition as a grantor
Grant thesis
The Minnesota CDFI Coalition aims to increase resources and access to capital for small businesses, affordable housing, individuals, and community organizations across Minnesota, particularly focusing on underserved communities.
Focus narrative
The coalition focuses on providing capital and support for various sectors, including small businesses, housing development, home ownership, childcare, cooperatives, and nonprofit organizations. They aim to serve individuals and businesses that are often overlooked by traditional financial institutions.
Value and support
The coalition provides not only financial support but also resources and expertise to help CDFIs expand their capacity and respond to economic disruptions.
Grant economics
- Dilutive
- No
- Nonprofit only
- No
Eligibility and fit
- Stages
- Friends and Family · Angel · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series B · Series C · Growth Equity
- Audience
- Founders · Students · Researchers
- Inclusion focus
- minority-founded, women-founded, disabled, first-time-founder, and immigrant-founder
- Sectors
- FintechHealthcareConsumerFood & AgricultureEducationReal Estate & Property TechEnergyClimate & SustainabilityGovTech & Civic TechSocial Networks
- Regions
- North AmericaUnited States
Capability profile
Minnesota CDFI Coalition as a community
Community overview
The Minnesota CDFI Coalition is a statewide coalition formed in 2022, consisting of over 40 certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and other mission-driven lenders. The coalition is based in Minnesota and aims to increase resources and access to capital for small businesses, affordable housing, individuals, and community organizations across the state. CDFIs in Minnesota provide financing and support to communities that are often underserved by traditional financial institutions.
Community focus
The coalition focuses on providing capital and support for various sectors, including small businesses, housing development, home ownership, childcare, cooperatives, and nonprofit organizations. CDFIs in Minnesota make loans that are often considered too risky by other lenders, particularly to individuals and businesses that identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), immigrants, women, and people with disabilities.
Member value
Members of the Minnesota CDFI Coalition benefit from increased collaboration, access to resources, and support in advocating for policies that enhance the capacity of CDFIs to serve their communities effectively.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 40
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- online
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Builders
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- FintechHealthcare
- Regions
- North AmericaUnited States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 12
Events and activity
The coalition organizes several events, including Monthly Topical Calls to discuss various topics relevant to CDFIs, Small Business Relief Advocacy Days aimed at advocating for emergency relief grants for small businesses, and an annual Day at the Capitol where CDFIs convene to discuss issues affecting them and meet with legislators.
Notable members
Notable members of the coalition include 4 Directions Development, African Development Center, Build Wealth MN, Community Reinvestment Fund Inc, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, Hmong American Partnership, Neighborhood Development Center, Propel Nonprofits, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, and WomenVenture.
Common questions
What to know about Minnesota CDFI Coalition
Upseed classifies Minnesota CDFI Coalition under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes grantor and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 25, 2026
Known limits
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