Introducing Invest Louisville with Community Foundation of Louisville

The Community Foundation of Louisville has launched Invest Louisville, a new impact investing program aimed at building capital and deploying resources for local projects in underinvested areas of Louisville. “Many emerging developers struggle to gain access to capital. Invest Louisville aims to fill investment gaps left by traditional banks and CDFIs,” said Ramona Dallum, Senior Vice President of Community Leadership at the Community Foundation of Louisville. This new investment offering will provide loans, issue debt guarantees, extend lines of credit, and make direct equity investments, moving much-needed capital into Louisville’s under-resourced communities—particularly in affordable and accessible housing, entrepreneurship, and land development.

“Invest Louisville provides our fundholders – and the community at large – an opportunity to think differently about how their charitable dollars are invested,” stated Anne McKune, Vice President of Advancement at the Foundation. Donors with a charitable fund at the Community Foundation are invited to allocate all or a portion of their funds to Invest Louisville. Donors without a charitable fund at the Foundation can participate by opening a fund with us or making a direct contribution.

“Research has identified a $250 million capital development gap in our city. Through Invest Louisville, there is the potential to move more money and resources into parts of our city that have experienced decades of disinvestment. We invite you to join us as we create a pathway for social and economic good for Louisville that also provides a financial return,” said Ron Gallo, President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Louisville.

For information on how to contribute to Invest Louisville or to share information about a potential impact investment project, visit investlouisville.com or contact the Foundation’s Community Leadership team at investlouisville@cflouisville.org.