Our Mission
High Impact exists to provide high quality, sophisticated financial analysis services at affordable rates to benefit mission-driven lenders and investors and the communities they serve. Our services are trusted by a wide range of financing providers, from small non-profit loan funds to nationwide CDFIs, and from municipal agencies to socially responsible investment managers. We help lenders balance mission and risk responsibly, so that they can increase their impact in the communities they serve while growing their access to capital and ensuring their stability as long-term resources for at-risk communities.
Our Services
High Impact specializes in underwriting and lending related financial analysis. Our team has expertise in a wide range of lending and subsidy programs, covering the full cycle of real estate development, the most common subsidy, guaranty, and tax credit programs, and small business loan programs. Our specialties include affordable housing, New Markets Tax Credits, charter schools, and SBA lending.
We also provide loan reviews, portfolio analysis, policies and procedures consulting, and other services to our diverse clientele. In fact, we’re proud that our clients consistently find new ways to use us. Our hardworking, analytically sound, and professional approach translates well to a range of challenges faced by community development lenders. If you have a problem in mind, ask us if we can address it. We’ll find a way to do it, or we’ll find someone else who can.
Impact Lenders Podcast
The Impact Lenders Podcast is a biweekly podcast that focuses on the people and institutions using lending for good. Produced by High Impact Financial Analysis, the podcast keeps listeners informed on the hot topics and emerging trends in the industry through interviews with the remarkable professionals in the field. By learning from their experiences and opinions, this podcast will spark ideas for your own work, renew your enthusiasm for the field of impact finance, and grow your knowledge of the industry. Find the podcast on iTunes or at www.impactlenderspodcast.com.
Our Values
High Impact is a mission-based for profit company. Our B Corp certification proves our dedication to reflecting the values of the industry we serve. We treat our clients fairly, compensate our employees justly, and strive to have a positive impact on our local community and environment. It’s a promise that's written right into our operating agreement. When you hire High Impact, you are contributing to our positive impact in the CDFI community and world.
