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2025 Social Return on Investment Report

May 27, 2026
By:
Lindsay Nieman
The 2025 Social Return on Investment report highlights the performance and impact of Enterprise’s CDFI, the Enterprise Community Loan Fund, and its role in advancing locally driven economic development.
Community Development Financial Institution
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
New Markets Tax Credit
Preservation Equity
Products for Investors
Chicago
Gulf Coast
Pacific Northwest
Community Loan Fund
Workforce Development
Fact Sheet
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The Enterprise Capital Continuum

July 31, 2026 (Originally Published: April 24, 2026)
By:
Rob Bachmann
Anna Smukowski
Amanda Walz
Jess O'Hare
Briana Flynn
The Enterprise Capital Continuum illustrates how philanthropic and investment capital can work together — across grants, debt, equity, and tax credits — to advance affordable housing and community development while aligning with impact and return goals.
Community Development Financial Institution
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
New Markets Tax Credit
Preservation Equity
Products for Investors
Community Development
Community Loan Fund
Housing Supply
Inclusive Economic Growth
Neighborhood Investment
Preservation
Real Estate Equity
Fact Sheet
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Affordable Housing: A Guide for Advisors and Investors

August 20, 2026 (Originally Published: March 16, 2026)
By:
Anna Smukowski
Briana Flynn
Rob Bachmann
Jess O'Hare
A primer on affordable housing — and how investors, funders, and advisors can play a meaningful role in expanding supply.
Community Development Financial Institution
Construction and Development 
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Preservation Equity
Products for Investors
National
Affordable Housing
Community Development
Community Loan Fund
Housing Supply
Real Estate Equity
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2023 Social Return on Investment (SROI) with ECLF Addendum

June 13, 2024
Our Social Return on Investment report delivers affordable housing success stories from California, where more than a million very low-income renters are struggling to find homes they can afford.
Preservation and Production
Community Development Financial Institution
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
New Markets Tax Credit
Preservation Equity
Products for Investors
Northern California
Bay Area
Community Development
Community Loan Fund
Report
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Social Return on Investment Report (SROI) 2023

June 13, 2024
Our Social Return on Investment report delivers affordable housing success stories in California, where more than a million very low-income renters are struggling to find homes they can afford.
Preservation and Production
Community Development Financial Institution
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
New Markets Tax Credit
Preservation Equity
Products for Investors
Northern California
Bay Area
Community Development
Community Loan Fund
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