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Washington, DC (October 01, 2020) — The Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) is proud to announce that members of its executive leadership, Harold Pettigrew, CEO; Matt Glatting, Board Member, and Brendon Miller, Director of Communications & Development, have been selected to join Leadership Greater Washington (LGW) and Leadership Montgomery (LM), respectively. “Wacif is honored…

Washington, DC (September 30, 2020) – The Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) partnered with Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC), NC Rural Center, and community development financial institutions (CDFIs) across the country to launch CornerSquare Community Capital, a new national nonprofit fund structured to increase capital through the CDFI’s to entrepreneurs of color and women…

Washington, DC (June 25, 2020) – The Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) today joined the Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), the energy division of Exelon Corporation, to announce a $350,000 grant supporting Wacif’s mission to promote equity and economic opportunity, with a focus on underserved entrepreneurs of color in Washington, DC, and more specifically,…

Washington, D.C. (June 17, 2020) – Today, Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) announced that Washington Area Investment Fund (Wacif) was one of six Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) nationwide to receive the first round of unrestricted grants from Google.org. The grant will help Wacif better serve minority- and women-owned small businesses. “CDFIs make the investments in small…

Washington, D.C./Arlington, VA (June 4, 2020) – The Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) and Capital Impact Partners today announced $40,000 in grant awards to support cooperatively owned businesses through the inaugural D.C. Co-op Impact Grant. The awards will advance the growth of emerging and existing cooperatively owned businesses led by communities of color and…

Washington, D.C. (June 3, 2020) – The Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) today joined Morning Consult, a global data intelligence company, for the launch of a small business resilience fund to support equitable economic development in the Washington area’s underserved communities. The partnership will support Wacif’s mission to build an equitable economy, with the…

Washington, DC (March 13, 2020) – Wacif has been closely monitoring federal, state, and local updates about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and has decided to close our office effective Monday, March 16th for two weeks through Friday, March 27th. Please note that although our offices will be closed, Wacif staff will telework during that time. You can find email addresses…