Investing in impact

As a mission-driven CDFI, we believe that fair access to capital can strengthen communities.

Our impact-focused lending helps grow small businesses, bolsters local economies, catalyzes public and private investment, and makes our financial system more accessible.

Learn more about our small business lending and NMTC-facilitated financing below.

  • AltCap Loan Deployment

    $48+ Million

    Amount deployed to
    small businesses

  • 1100+

    Small business
    borrowers

  • $20,000

    Average
    microloan size

  • 60%

    Amount deployed in low- to moderate-income communities

  • $13 Million

    Relief financing to small businesses

  • $250+ Million

    New Markets Tax Credit financing allocated

  • 2.6 Million

    Square footage renovated or built by NMTC projects

  • $65 Million

    Additional tax equity created from NMTC projects

  • 46%

    Loans deployed to minority-led
    small businesses

  • 38%

    Loans deployed to women-owned businesses

Stories
Brown Suga* Takes the Cake, Wins Grand Prize at 2024 AltCap Your Biz Competition
Brown Suga* Takes the Cake, Wins Grand Prize at 2024 AltCap Your Biz Competition

The 2024 AltCap Your Biz Pitch Competition celebrated Kansas City’s vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, awarding over $40,000 in prizes to local, small businesses at a live event held during Global Entrepreneurship Week in Kansas City.

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Uncorking Gratitude: Blanc Champagne Bar is Celebrating Everyday Moments
Uncorking Gratitude: Blanc Champagne Bar is Celebrating Everyday Moments

Kansas City’s Jordin Johnson is set to open Blanc Champagne Bar, which aims to redefine how champagne is enjoyed by celebrating everyday moments. Blanc will feature a diverse, predominantly female staff, while supporting local brewers, chefs, artists, and small businesses with rooftop pop-up events.

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Empowering Creatives: How The Next Paige Is Creating More Opportunities for Local Performers, Artists
Empowering Creatives: How The Next Paige Is Creating More Opportunities for Local Performers, Artists

Elaina Paige Thomas, founder of The Next Paige Agency, is empowering local creatives in Kansas City. Since its launch in 2021, the agency has generated more than $400,000 in work for local artists and performers in film, television, and theater without requiring them to leave their hometown.

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Tough Chiefs Loss Propels Kansas City Artist to Launch Winning Business
Tough Chiefs Loss Propels Kansas City Artist to Launch Winning Business

Kansas City artist Deante Howard transformed his passion for "elevated graffiti" into a successful business after a lucrative day selling prints at a Chiefs game, marking his launch as a professional artist.

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Diverse Music, Local Artists Shine at Celebrate AMERI'KANA
Diverse Music, Local Artists Shine at Celebrate AMERI'KANA

Hosted in Kansas City's Historic Northeast, Celebrate AMERI’KANA brought together national, local, and youth performers to celebrate the city's rich and diverse music scene.

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KCK Beauty School Owner is Turning Students’ Hobbies into Small Businesses, 6-Figure Careers
KCK Beauty School Owner is Turning Students’ Hobbies into Small Businesses, 6-Figure Careers

Liley Villazan, owner of Magnolia Beauty Academy, empowers people across the Kansas City metro by turning their hobbies into six-figure careers as nail technicians.

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