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Resources for Minnesota Small Businesses
Many Minnesota small businesses are facing unexpected challenges right now due to reduced customer traffic, neighborhood and personal safety concerns,
February 4, 2026
For Small Businesses
Small Businesses Make Our Communities Thrive.
CRF partners with others to expand access to capital and resources for under-resourced small businesses — helping them grow, create jobs, and strengthen the places they call home.
Working together we can create a just economy that works for all small businesses and communities.
CRF Strategic Plan
CRF is excited to share our five-year strategic plan, which expands on our 35+ year history and offers a roadmap for building strong local communities anchored by thriving small businesses.
Collective Impact Programs that Increase Capital Access for Under-Resourced Small Businesses
We co-create and implement program-based solutions with community partners and stakeholders. Together, we help solve the complex challenges of scaling capital access for small businesses.
~10,000
Small businesses served.
157,000+
Jobs created or retained.
$3.6BN
Funded in communities across the country.
37
Years of inspiring change.
Improving lives and strengthening communities
We work to complement and amplify the scale and effectiveness of the small business ecosystem with our lending, technology and service solutions.
CRF Lending
Increase and complement the flow of capital to under-resourced small businesses.
CRF Technology
Reach more small businesses and grow lending capacity through integrated technology solutions.
CRF Services
Design and deliver impactful programs with tools and services that support access to capital for under-resourced small businesses.
“I thought the dream was dead. It would not have happened without CRF.”
Alicia Hinze – Owner
The Buttered Tin
St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN
Who we work with
Small Businesses
Access transparent and affordable financing to help grow your business, hire employees, and thrive in the communities where you operate.
Banks & Financial Service Providers
Access a national network of mission-driven partners to create more value for your small business customers across their journey.
CDFIs & Business Support Organizations
Reach more customers, create more impact and meet the unique needs of the small business communities you serve.
Public Sector
Efficiently deploy funds and serve the unique needs of small business owners in your community.
Philanthropists & Foundations
Realize your impact goals and attract additional investment to support your cause.
CRF News
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Community Reinvestment Fund, USA Receives New Markets Tax Credit Allocation to Expand Investment in Under-Resourced Communities
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – January 5. 2026 – Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, National New
January 5, 2026
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Community Reinvestment Fund, USA Welcomes New Executive Vice President of Programs and Partnerships Chris Uhl to the Team
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF), a national Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), today announced the appointment of Chris
December 17, 2025