The Leviticus Fund was honored to help sponsor the “Pearl Anniversary” of Housing Visions at a reception in their home base of Syracuse.
Housing...
According to Shelterforce, America’s financial system is not just stacked against Black and Brown consumers, but Black- and Brown-led firms.
“In the wake...
The Leviticus Fund recently participated in an online training presented by NYC Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The HPD’s Building Capacity Course is designed for Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs)...
I am excited to report that the Leviticus Fund ended 2021 with strong lending outcomes despite the ongoing impact of the pandemic on our borrowers, lending partners and staff....
In December of 2021, the Leviticus Fund joined with three other nonprofit lenders to create an $11 million revolving construction loan to support development of a new 148-unit mixed-income,...
A $880,000 bridge loan from the Leviticus Fund is helping a New York City-based nonprofit expand its successful work in housing the formerly incarcerated. Our loan is supporting the...
When St. Nicks Alliance faced a time-sensitive financing need to support the construction of a new affordable housing project for seniors, the Leviticus Fund was the most viable option. ...
Housing Plan | Leviticus Fund Equity, Livability and Vitality are interlocking housing needs and building blocks for any successful housing policy. We applaud Governor Hochul for her integrated approach to...
Pro Bono Legal Services Reduce Costs for our Nonprofit Partners When Christine McGuinness was named to Crain’s New York Business 2022 Notable Women in Law list, we were pleased,...
The faith community of St. Nicholas Church in Brooklyn has long been fighting to make their East Williamsburg neighborhood a better place to live. In the mid-1850s, New York...
A loan from the Leviticus Fund will help CFL make life brighter in Sunset Park. Brooklyn has been a first destination for waves of immigrants from around the...
From the Desk of Greg Maher
Earlier this month, I traveled to Kingston with Leviticus’s Lending Associate, Jelani Jones, to help celebrate 40 years...
Concern Housing, formerly Concern for Independent Living, is one of the largest providers of housing and support services in New York State. Founded in 1972 by the parents and...
The Community Builders (TCB) is a well-established affordable housing developer, and the Leviticus Fund has financed 10 of the nonprofit’s projects in New York and New Jersey. One of...
Community Housing Innovations (CHI) provides housing and human services to support social and economic independence for families and individuals transitioning from homelessness. One way the nonprofit accomplishes that is...
On April 5, 2021, Easter Monday, the Legacy Fund received its first donation.
Nearly four decades after 27 religious communities invested $360,000 to form...
Stratford Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut’s East End was once a thriving community – with the Mohican grocery, a greengrocer called Tony’s, a pharmacy, and a beauty parlor. Anthony Stewart...
The surge of revitalization that swept through river communities along New York’s Hudson River in recent years largely bypassed the City of Poughkeepsie. Less than 10 years ago, the...
The model of blended housing – combining affordable rental units with housing that provides onsite supportive services for people with mental health concerns – is one that is highly...
The launch of the Leviticus Fund back in 1983 blended two crucial values for many religious communities: a shared commitment to social justice and an opportunity to collaborate as...
The Leviticus Fund presented its 2021 Cornerstone Award to the nonprofit Concern for Independent Living and its Executive Director, Ralph Fasano, in recognition of its work for social equity...
Once a popular beachfront community and commercial center, the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, New York, has, since the 1970s, struggled to maintain its population and economic vitality. But...
Leviticus provided a $752,625 predevelopment loan to the Bridge to support the construction of Bishop House, a new affordable and supportive housing facility in New York City. It is...
Project Renewal Inc. is one of New York City’s largest providers of comprehensive health care, housing, and employment services for the city’s homeless population. The organization was established in...
The first group of tenants has moved into a completed section of the Harbor View project in Oswego, New York, marking a milestone in a key part of the...
Like many social-impact investors, the Sisters of Mary Reparatrix began investing with a modest dollar amount. The congregation was already active in shareholder advocacy on environmental and social issues...
Educational and Social Assistance Center, a new community facility that will provide early learning and after-school programs for children in the Ironbound as well as a variety...
North of Broadway Neighborhood: By the Numbers
This 25-block section of...
Leviticus Fund provided a $900,000 predevelopment loan to finance activities associated with the redevelopment of Bailey-Holt House, the nation’s first group housing facility for people with AIDS. The facility,...
Newark’s Ironbound District is a community of 50,000 that since the 19th century has attracted immigrants from around the world, especially in recent years from the Portuguese-speaking countries of...
The Women and Families Center (WFC) of Meriden, Connecticut, began its history in 1889 as the Meriden YWCA, providing a variety of recreational and social programs for women and...
In 2020, the Leviticus Fund provided financing to Westhab to support the construction of Hudson Hill, a new affordable housing project in Yonkers, New York. Hudson Hill is located...
With critical financial support from the Leviticus Fund, Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust (BNT) is taking another important step forward in its long-term strategy to revive the Downtown West neighborhood of...
Southern Tier Environments for Living (STEL) has a long track record of serving people with special needs. Founded in 1980, STEL is Western New York’s primary provider of rehabilitative...
Westhab was established in 1981 to address the growing need for affordable housing in Westchester County, New York. Its first residential property was The Windham, at the time a...
People who have been incarcerated struggle with an array of challenges that can derail their efforts to reintegrate into society. Since 1967, the Fortune Society has been dedicated to...
In March 2020, Leviticus provided $584,639 in financing to support the development of the Gateway Lofts Supportive Apartments, a new project in Jamestown, New York that will generate 56...
La Casa de Don Pedro was established in 1972 to serve the marginalized Puerto Rican and Latino community in Newark, New Jersey. Named in honor of the Puerto Rican...
The Community Builders (TCB) has a 56-year history of building affordable and mixed-income housing in 14 states, including New York and New Jersey. The organization approaches its work with...
A $1.5 million loan from Leviticus will help transform 90 Sands Street—a 29-story former residence for Jehovah’s Witnesses—into a facility that will provide more than 500 units of much-needed...
Building Hope is a nonprofit dedicated to closing the achievement gap by promoting greater access to high quality charter public schools. Beginning in 2018, the organization led the development...
The property at 2337-2339 Pitkin Avenue in Brooklyn had been the site of a variety of commercial enterprises since the early 1900s, including a pet store, an auto repair...
In 1999, The Community Builders (TCB) – one of the nation’s leading nonprofit housing organizations – redeveloped the residential building within Jersey City’s historic YMCA complex into a 131-unit...
When some former residents of a psychiatric hospital returned to their communities back in 1954, they discovered that there were no programs to support them. And so they stepped...
While it is no surprise that the supply of affordable housing in New York City is dwindling, what is truly stunning is the rate of the decline. According to...
When the Regional Economic Community Action Program (RECAP), which is Orange County’s designated anti-poverty agency, was in danger of losing their existing lease arrangement in Port Jervis, NY they turned to...
For more than 30 years, MHANY Management Inc. has worked to provide affordable housing to New York City’s low- and moderate-income residents. Now, a $1 million predevelopment loan from...
With over 250 units of rental housing under management, RUPCO, Inc. is one of the Hudson Valley’s leading affordable housing providers, and its impact has grown steadily in recent...
Regional Economic Community Action Program (RECAP) works to meet basic needs and increase self-sufficiency among low-income people in Orange County, NY. RECAP’s Fresh Start Café does both: it offers...
Founded in 1897, The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music has over the past 30 years extended its music education and promotion to more and more communities of New York City,...
At a state-of-the-art facility in Yonkers, NY, Greyston Bakery produces 35,000 pounds of brownies every day and provides full-time jobs to over 100 hard-to-employ workers using an “Open Hiring”...
The Community Builders (TCB), a regular partner of the Leviticus Fund, has created over 29,000 units of affordable and mixed-income housing across 14 states and D.C. This December, TCB...
In 1995, the Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford (MHA) converted a long-vacant 19th century school building in Windsor Locks, CT into 21 units of affordable rental housing, ensuring...
Only four charter schools in the nation have received the designation as “Centers of Excellence” by the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools (NCSECS) and the most...
IMPACCT Brooklyn (IB), previously known as Pratt Area Community Council, has a strong reputation as an advocate for low and moderate-income residents in Brooklyn. IB has identified the neighborhoods...
In 2016, BelovED Community Charter School turned to New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC) and Leviticus for an acquisition loan to purchase a vacant site for a new middle school where...
Leviticus is proud of our significant lending relationship with Housing Visions Consultants, Inc., a leading non-profit developer and major force in preserving and increasing the supply of safe, decent...
The Leviticus Cornerstone award is given annually to an individual or organization that exemplifies a commitment to community-focused economic social justice, which is a core value of our mission....
$1,900,000 acquisition loan – 70,000 SF commercial space RUPCO has long been a leading provider of affordable housing in Kingston and across New York’s Hudson Valley. Recently, RUPCO decided to...
$2,000,000 construction loan – 22 scattered-site housing units created A partnership including a hospital, children’s medical center, and college, Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance (SINA) was early in recognizing the...
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