


Charter schools often lack access to affordable financing solutions for their school building projects.

47
Schools Supported

25,673
Students Given Access to a
High-Quality Education

$665M+
Invested

Facilities Investment Fund
The Facilities Investment Fund (FIF), a partnership between the Walton Family Foundation and Civic Builders, is a groundbreaking loan fund founded in 2017 that has introduced $300 million in affordable capital to finance facilities for high-performing charter schools and networks across the country. FIF offers public charter schools five-year fixed-rate loans for new construction, acquisition and, facility renovation. FIF loans feature low, fixed interest rates, size up to $25MM and can fund up to 90% of project costs.
New Markets Tax Credits
New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) are a federally funded program through the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Each year, NMTCs are allocated to top applicants called Community Development Entities (CDEs). Civic Builders has been actively involved in the NMTC program and has been awarded $228 million in NMTC allocation authority since 2013. The team has utilized its NMTC allocation to provide flexible and below-market financing to 18 high-performing charter schools nationwide creating more than 9,700 student seats.
