Our mission is to deliver financial solutions that advance economic and social opportunities in underserved communities.

Today, Genesis LA is certified as both a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and a Community Development Entity (CDE).

Genesis LA was founded in 1998 by former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, who saw the need for new private financial investment in the city's most economically distressed communities.

LOANS

We deployed our first loan in

0 .

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

We have invested in

community development projects.

CAPITAL

We have deployed over

million in capital

CERTIFICATIONS

CDFI

As a CDFI, we directly lend to projects through our internally managed Genesis Community Investment Fund (GCIF) and additional special purpose capital pools.

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CDE

As a CDE we raise and deploy New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) to invest in by leveraging public and private investment capital.

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We finance projects across 4 Lending Areas...

...by designing Loan Products to fund each phase

Genesis LA has grown to occupy a unique and important role in Los Angeles County's financial ecosystem. Compared to traditional banking entities, we are empowered to deploy more patient and flexible capital.

Our financial lending often intersects with our programming, intermediary, and development activities which are designed to build borrowers’ long-term organizational capacity and ensure the financial viability of their community development projects.