The Dunbar: Revitalizing our Communities
August 25, 2021
2020 brought the world unprecedented challenges. Among them – losing our communities as we remained home isolated from friends, family and neighbors. As we resume activities, The Dunbar Pavilion, a
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More than a Loan: Consulting & Coaching
June 18, 2020
Consulting and coaching that helps small businesses and nonprofits ensure sustainability and, at some point if needed, qualify for traditional bank loans, is a key part of the mission of
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Cash Flow Loan Helps Theatre Renovate New Campus
February 16, 2020
Congratulations to Live Theatre Workshop! After renting for more than two decades in the same location, renovations of a new campus are underway and the Tucson-based nonprofit arts organization will
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“With a clear path for re-payment, taking out a loan made the most sense for the market.”
October 9, 2019
Who doesn’t love more shade in Tucson? A loan from Growth Partners Arizona means the nonprofit Heirloom Farmers Markets (HFM) can quickly add 25% more shade at their Rillito River Park
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Bridge Loan Meet Needs of Nonprofit
September 6, 2019
Funding from a major university was slower than anticipated, but soon will be available to Kore Press Institute. Growth Partners Arizona provided a bridge loan to help Kore with cash
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Debt financing can be a way to achieve financial stability and sustainability.
August 16, 2019
Many nonprofit leaders and boards are uncomfortable with the thought of borrowing money, but properly structured and utilized debt can be a tool to achieving an organization’s strategic goals. A
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Homeless Veterans will have more options
June 19, 2019
50,000 veterans are homeless every night, according to Esperanza En Escalante. The nonprofit is doing something about that by providing transitional and permanent housing for homeless veterans and their families.
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Indigenous Human Rights Organization Moves HQ to Tucson
October 15, 2018
The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) owns its own office building for the first time in the organization’s 44-year history thanks to generous donors and an NPLF loan. The new Tucson headquarters is on Ajo Way, across from the VA Hospital complex.
They Had Done Their Homework
August 31, 2018
Board approval, check. Engineering plans, check. Capital Campaign, check. Loan arranged, check…until, through no fault of Open Doors Community School, the loan fell through. At the suggestion of a school
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It was a Calculated Risk
May 16, 2018
Arizona Theatre Company Managing Director Billy Russo wanted the 50th anniversary to invigorate and draw the community to the theatre.
Get Your Fix Off Route 86
February 19, 2018
Take Route 86 west from Tucson for 124 miles and you’ll come to a fork in the road. Turn left for Rocky Point, Mexico. Turn right for Ajo, Arizona.
Learning & Growing in the Heart of Downtown
July 21, 2017
When you take a walk in downtown Tucson with Carrie Brennan, you’re likely to stop often and talk to people she either knows or is interested in meeting: students, parents, teachers,
Nearly 12,000 Pounds of Organic Popcorn and Growing
June 20, 2017
Hundreds of thousands of Tucsonans of all ages traveled around the world via films from 62 countries shown at The Loft Cinema last year. They consumed 11,600 pounds of organic popcorn too.
A Safe, Affordable Home of Her Own
April 18, 2017
Nobody plans on becoming a single mother of two young children and having to move back in with her parents. But when it happened to Melanie, a college graduate and teacher, she assumed she could quickly buy a home of her own.
Tucson, Meet Southwest Folklife Alliance
March 10, 2017
For nearly 45 years, Tucsonans have gathered to indulge—and sometimes overindulge—in the cultural foods that recently put our city at the forefront of a global culinary experience.
A Graceful Exit
December 22, 2016
Sometimes, despite a lot of hard work and the best of intentions, nonprofit organizations are forced to close their doors. This happened recently to one NPLF borrower,
Houses & Hope for Homeless Veterans
October 31, 2016
Tucked into a quiet neighborhood east of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, dozens of homeless veterans are about to finally feel at home.
The Whole World in the Heart of Tucson
September 15, 2016
At least half of the 35+ employees of the International School of Tucson (IST) are from countries other than the U.S. and many more are well traveled.
Back to the Future with 99-year-old Startup
July 5, 2016
Still vibrant as it goes into its 100th year in 2017, the YWCA of Southern Arizona is as entrepreneurial today as it was nearly a century ago when it was the first
True Concord Voices & Orchestra Wins Grammy
March 9, 2016
Board and staff of the Nonprofit Loan Fund were delighted when our borrower True Concord Voices & Orchestra won a GRAMMY last month for a composition by Stephen Paulus performed on its first internationally released album “Far in the Heavens.”
Tucson Botanical Gardens: New Visitors’ Center & Exhibits
October 8, 2015
In September 2015, Tucson Botanical Gardens (TBG) celebrated the grand opening of its new Visitors Center and exhibit Nature Connects – Art with LEGO Bricks thanks, in part,