Posts by Leaf Fund

Green Mountain Graphics was founded in 1969 in New York City, designing and manufacturing signage for businesses and property owners. Its current owner, Eric Greenberg, took over ownership from his father in 1994. Under Eric’s ownership the business grew significantly,…Read More

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LEAF has approved a loan to Community Purchasing Alliance (CPA), a purchasing cooperative in Washington, D.C. that helps local community organizations such as schools, churches, and other mission-oriented property owners to lower the cost of their largest contracts. CPA is…Read More

Shana Bryant Consulting (SBC) is an event planning and management company based in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, MA. SBC provides end-to-end event management services, trainings, and consulting services for institutional clients, non-profits, and entrepreneurs seeking to coordinate high-impact functions.…Read More

LEAF has approved a loan for Rhode Island food cooperative Urban Greens Co-Op Market. Located on Cranston Street in Providence. The market provides local, healthy food to consumers of all income levels. The Co-op opened on June 27, 2019 and…Read More

Last month, our Managing Director of Strategy & Development, Amine Benali, wrote an opinion editorial responding to a New York Times article about an Amherst, MA student journalist’s exposė on prison labor contracts in MA public schools. One of LEAF’s…Read More

This summer, LEAF is saying its goodbyes to two of its full-time employees and its amazing Quaker Voluntary Service Fellow. At the same time, LEAF would like to welcome its three newest team members!  Nathan Hixson, our former Director of…Read More

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Paulette Ngachoko, Owner of Hapi African Gourmet, pouring Hapi’s signature creamy peanut sauce Last year, LEAF approved a loan to help Hapi Gourmet, a small business in Boston, finance the development of its African creamy peanut sauce product line. By…Read More

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced $5 million in awards for its PRIME grant program, which funds training and technical assistance for disadvantaged micro-entrepreneurs. LEAF is very excited to announce that we were selected as one of the…Read More

LEAF, together with Shared Capital, approved a loan to Cooperative Care (CC) to finance the diversification of CC’s service offerings. CC is the third largest home care cooperative in the United States and currently has 38 employees — 30 of…Read More

SWGMC sponsors farm open days and events several times a year to help customers connect with farmers and see how the flowers are grown. LEAF, partnering with Shared Capital, recently approved a loan to Seattle Wholesale Growers Market Cooperative (SWGMC),…Read More