Recent Borrowers


Broken Clock Brewing
 Cooperative
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$600,000 for the consumer-owned cooperative brewery to expand production and relocate it production facility and tap room

Organic Integrity Cooperative Guild
Poulsbo, Washington
$30,000 line of credit to support the formation of the first worker-owned cooperative of professional organic inspectors and consultants

Gimme! Coffee
Ithaca, New York
$690,000 to finance the purchase by the employees of the specialty roaster and coffee shop business

Alternative Technologies Cooperative
Berkeley, California
$600,000 for the employees to buy this IT infrastructure provider serving nonprofits, resulting in 37 new worker-owners

Diverge Finance
Roseville, Minnesota
$100,000 line of credit to the employee-owned cooperative financial services provider serving nonprofits and BIPOC -owned businesses to allow them to expand their service and product offerings

Cooperative Energy Futures
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$100,000 for a new community solar project in Minnesota that will enable 180 homes to offset their full electricity costs through solar

Little Genius Daycare Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
$45,000 to finance startup working capital for a worker owned Spanish immersion daycare

Slow Bloom Coffee Cooperative
Redlands, California
$105,000 to finance start up working capital and buildout of worker owned, union coffee shop

Heartsong Homecare Cooperative
Oak Harbor, Washington
$21,200 to finance startup of a homecare worker cooperative

Extra Extra Pizza
Buffalo, New York
$130,000 to finance buildout and equipment for startup worker owned pizza restaurant

Flat Iron Co-op
Bellows Falls, Vermont
$20,000 to finance leasehold improvements and equipment for café reopening as a co-op

Big Duck Studios
Brooklyn, New York
$275,000 to finance purchase of marketing agency for conversion to worker ownership

Fancy Tiger Crafts
Denver, Colorado
$354,000 to finance purchase of craft store for conversion to worker ownership

BisMan Community Food Cooperative
Bismark, North Dakota
$75,000 emergency loan for community food cooperative

Blue Tin Production
Chicago, Illinois
$125,000 to finance real estate purchase for worker owned textile production cooperative

Gray Owl Collective
Norman, Oklahoma
$110,000 to finance purchase of coffee shop for conversion to a worker cooperative

Pachamama Coffee Cooperative
Sacramento, California
$225,000 to finance roastery expansion of producer owned coffee cooperative

Pattycake Bakery
Columbus, Ohio
$150,000 to finance real estate purchase for worker cooperative bakery

Pecan Milk Cooperative
Atlanta, Georgia
$10,000 equity investment in worker owned pecan milk cooperative

Proof Bakery
Los Angeles, California
$450,000 to finance purchase of bakery for conversion to worker ownership

PIHCO -Pilsen Housing Cooperative
Chicago, Illinois
$85,000 for capital improvements for a 6 unit, mixed-income housing co-op

The Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorial
Seattle, Washington
$80,000 in working capital to finance relocation for a funeral home

Central Co-op
Seattle and Tacoma, Washington
$100,000 in working capital for the stabilization of a new grocery co-op

Capital Homecare Cooperative
Olympia, Washington
$7,000 for a COVID emergency loan to a home care worker co-op

Community Co-op Market
Tallahasssee, Florida
$600,000 for equipment and leasehold improvements for a food co-op

Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Epes, Alabama
$500,000 in additional line of credit to association of Black farmers, land owners and co-ops

PIHCO -Pilsen Housing Cooperative
Chicago, Illinois
$85,000 for capital improvements for a 6 unit, mixed-income housing co-op

The Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorial
Seattle, Washington
$80,000 in working capital to finance relocation for a funeral home

Central Co-op
Seattle and Tacoma, Washington
$100,000 in working capital for the stabilization of a new grocery co-op

Capital Homecare Cooperative
Olympia, Washington
$7,000 for a COVID emergency loan to a home care worker co-op

Community Co-op Market
Tallahasssee, Florida
$600,000 for equipment and leasehold improvements for a food co-op

Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Epes, Alabama
$500,000 in additional line of credit to association of Black farmers, land owners and co-ops

Happy Earth Cleaning Cooperative
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$25,000 in COVID emergency loan to support a recent conversion to a worker co-op

Hasta Muerte Coffee Cooperative
Oakland, California
$10,000 in COVID emergency loan to a worker co-op coffee shop

Park Cooperative Apartments
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$50,000 for rehab and improvements in 13-unit affordable housing co-op

Snow River Custom Wood Cooperative
Crandon, Wisconsin
$650,000 to finance employee purchase of unionized, specialty wood manufacturing business

35 Crown Street HDFC
Brooklyn, New York
$425,000 to finance a housing cooperative

ChiFresh 
Chicago, Illinois
$350,000 to a food service worker co-op to buy a building

Cityview Housing Cooperative
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$675,000 for renovations to a 31-unit housing cooperative

Cooperative Energy Futures
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$100,000 for construction of a community solar garden

The Drivers Cooperative
New York, New York
$100,000 to a start-up ride-share worker co-op

Quilt Shop Co-op
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$50,000 to relaunch a quilt shop as a consumer cooperative

Union Cab of Madison Cooperative
Madison, Wisconsin
$100,000 to support a worker cooperative taxi company

Capital Homecare Cooperative
Olympia, Washington
$7,000 COVID emergency loan to worker-owned homecare cooperative

Community Co+op Market
Tallahassee, Florida
$600,000 for equipment and leasehold improvements to preserve and restructure a community-based cooperative grocery

Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Epes, Alabama
$500,000 in an additional line of credit to association of black farmers, landowners, and cooperatives

Happy Earth Cleaning Cooperative
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$25,000 COVID emergency loan to support a recently converted eco-friendly residential cleaning company

Hasta Muerte Coffee Cooperative
Oakland, California
$10,000 COVID emergency loan to worker-owned coffee shop

Park Cooperative Apartments
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$50,000 for rehab and improvements in 13-unit affordable housing cooperative

Snow River Cooperative
Crandon, Wisconsin
$650,000 to finance employee purchase of unionized, specialty wood manufacturing business

Happy Earth Cleaning Cooperative
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$180,000 for the employee purchase and conversion of an eco-friendly residential cleaning company

Oxbow Design Build Cooperative
Easthampton, Massachusetts
$200,000 for employee purchase and conversion of architectural and design firm

Works Progress Cooperative
Seattle, Washington
$30,000 to finance relocation and leasehold improvements for a consumer owned coworking space

Seattle Wholesale Growers Market Cooperative
Seattle, Washington
$75,000 for seasonal line of credit for co-op owned by sustainable, local flower growers

3701 Grand Ave Associates
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$99,000 in capital improvements to 10 unit housing cooperative

Adams & Chittenden Scientific Glass Cooperative
Berkeley, California
$300,000 to an Accelerate Employee Ownership conversion of scientific glass manufacturing company to worker cooperative

California Solar Workers Cooperative
Grass Valley, California
$250,000 to an Accelerate Employee Ownership conversion of solar installation company to worker cooperative

Rockman et al Cooperative
San Francisco, California
$200,000 to a conversion of evaluation and research consulting firm to worker cooperative

Working Systems Cooperative
Olympia, Washington
$200,000 for a conversion of labor union and a line of credit to a software IT company to worker cooperative

Cooperative Home Care Associates
Bronx, New York
$400,000 in working capital loan to worker owned home care provider

East Aurora Cooperative Market
East Aurora, New York
$152,000 to refinance of existing debt for consumer owned grocery cooperative

Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund
Southeastern United States
$233,000 line of credit for association of African American and family farm cooperatives

Marquette Brewing Cooperative
Marquette, Michigan
$75,000 in financing for start‐up consumer owned brewery

Mutual Aid Twin Cities Housing Cooperative
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$241,000 in mortgage financing for start‐up, 5‐person, affordable housing cooperative

Outskirts Vintage
Chicago, Illinois
$28,000 in a conversion of vintage clothing store to a worker cooperative

Regeneration Farms
Northfield, Minnesota
$136,000 in an equipment loan for start‐up multi‐stakeholder, free range poultry enterprise

Seattle Wholesale Growers Market
Seattle, Washington
$125,000 in a line of credit and financing for expansion for producer owned wholesalr market of sustainable flower growers in Washington

The Nokoma
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$70,000 to the affordable housing co-ops for rehab and improvements

Natural Fibers Producers
Sandpoint, Idaho
$44,000 for working capital for a producer co-op serving U.S. fibers

Meerkat Media
Brooklyn, New York
$60,000 for relocation of the film and media collective

Cooperative Care
Wautoma, Wisconsin
$16,000 for the worker owned home care co-op serving rural communities

CoMetrics
Boston, Massachusetts
$300,000 for working capital

Democracy Brewing
Boston, Massachusetts
$192,000 for working capital for a start-up worker cooperative

Cooperative Energy Futures
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$178,000 for community solar projects

Renaissance Community Cooperative
Greensboro, North Carolina
$480,000 for startup food financing

eQuality Homecare
New Braunfels, Texas
$50,000 for worker owned home care

Federation of Southern Cooperatives / Land Assistance Fund
Epes, Alabama
$275,000 working capital line of credit to
association of black farmer cooperatives

Peace Coffee
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$90,000 to buy green coffee from co-ops

Natural Harvest Food Co-op
Virginia, Minnesota
$1,000,000 for expansion and relocation

Lots in Common
Chicago, Illinois
$380,000 to purchase additional house

Doylestown Cooperative
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
$35,000 for buying club

Ridge Side Cooperative
Madison, Wisconsin
$5000 for housing co-op improvements

Good Earth Food Cooperative
St. Cloud, Minnesota
$32,500 for store improvements

Walnut Street Cooperative
Eugene, Oregon
$190,000 for housing co-op refinance

Electric Violin Shop
Durham, North Carolina
$101,000 to convert to worker ownership

New Wine Commune Cooperative
Madison, Wisconsin
$16,000 for housing improvements

East Aurora Cooperative Market
East Aurora, New York
$509,000 startup financing

BisMan Community Food Cooperative
Bismarck, North Dakota
$363,000 startup financing

Seattle Wholesale Growers Market
Seattle, Washington
$75,000 working capital loan for farmer-owned flower market

Sustainergy Cooperative
Cincinnati, Ohio
$30,000 to worker-owned residential contractor for van and equipment

Park Cooperative Apartments
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$51,000 for improvements to housing co-op

Hub City Co-op
Spartanburg, South Carolina
$700,000 startup financing for grocery co-op

Clifton Cooperative Market
Cincinnati, Ohio
$1,095,000 in startup financing for grocery co-op

The Co-op Natural Foods
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
$150,000 for equipment and remodeling

Horizontal Housing Co.
Baltimore, Maryland
$50,000 to purchase and rehab home

Firestorm Café & Books
Asheville, North Carolina
$34,000 to worker co-op for new location

Northwind Natural Foods Co-op
Ironwood, Michigan
$35,000 for equipment and improvements

Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery
Austin, Texas
$44,100 for point-of-sale system and patio canopy

Omega One Ltd.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
$59,170 to housing co-op for renovations

Hendersonville Community Co-op
Hendersonville, North Carolina
$268,777 for food co-op relocation; shared with NCIF and LEAF

NASCO Properties
Athens, Ohio
$310,000 to refinance home and purchase another leased to student housing co-op

Sugar Beet Food Co-op
Oak Park, Illinois
$339,000 startup financing