What does impact look like?

Impact grows when commitment turns into action.

Planters Impact Fund invests in communities by supporting work that expands opportunity and strengthens local economies. The fund focuses on small businesses, affordable housing, and education, with an emphasis on reaching individuals and organizations that may not qualify through traditional financing channels. Through flexible lending and gap funding, it increases access to stable financial products and supports projects that drive economic development, create and retain jobs, and build long-term financial stability in the communities it serves.

The Community Roots Fund

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Growth starts with small businesses rooted in the communities they serve.

The Community Roots Fund ("CRF") is a small-dollar commercial loan program established to provide credit to existing small businesses for business-related expansion and operational investment. Small businesses are the roots that help communities grow and thrive. Planters Impact Fund wants to support these small businesses by providing access to critical capital funding needs.

Our mission is to cultivate economic opportunities to build resilient, thriving communities.