Grantmaker Investors in Built Environment

Beneficial State Bank is an FDIC-insured, state-chartered community development financial institution (CDFI) headquartered in Oakland, California, with branches in California, Oregon, and Washington. Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer founded it in 2007 as a triple-bottom-line community bank and donated the capital to Beneficial State Foundation, a nonprofit that is now the majority owner of the bank’s capital. That ownership is the lock: the institution is meant to stay governed in the public interest rather than recapitalize through a conventional holding-company sale. Causeartist indexes it in the funders directory as a CDFI bank and debt provider, not as a venture fund. The product is credit: deposits become loans for affordable housing, nonprofits, small businesses, and environmental projects on the West Coast. CDFI rules require at least 60% of financing to low- and moderate-income or underserved communities; the bank reported that 100% of its 2025 loan portfolio upheld that community-development mandate. It will not lend to fossil fuels, private prisons, or weapons manufacturing, industries it calls “contra mission.” It has been a Certified B Corporation since 2012 (B Lab directory; the bank’s certifications page also cites 2013), is Fossil Free Certified, belongs to the Global Alliance for Banking on Values, and describes itself as the only unionized community bank in the U.S. As of year-end 2025 it reported $1.98 billion in assets, $1.67 billion in deposits, $1.47 billion in outstanding loans, and 15.4% net loan growth. Those figures are company-reported from the 2025 Impact Report, not an independent audit.

Bloomberg Philanthropies is the philanthropic organization of Michael Bloomberg, focused on improving lives at scale across the globe. The foundation works across more than 150 countries, supporting initiatives in public health, climate, education, government innovation, and the arts. Its approach combines data-driven decision-making with deep partnerships across governments, nonprofits, and institutions. Bloomberg Philanthropies is known for backing large-scale, measurable programs that aim to deliver systemic change and improve outcomes for millions of people worldwide.

The Home Depot Foundation is the U.S. corporate foundation associated with The Home Depot, established in 2002. Its current mission centers on improving the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, training people for skilled trades and helping communities recover from natural disasters. Foundation grants should be distinguished from The Home Depot's retail donations, Team Depot volunteer labor and in-kind building materials, even when several forms of support appear in one project. The Foundation reports that since 2011 it has invested more than $650 million in veteran causes and improved more than 70,000 veteran homes and facilities. It has pledged to invest $750 million in veteran causes by 2030 and $50 million in skilled-trades training through Path to Pro. These are organization-reported cumulative investment, improvement and forward-commitment figures, not AUM, cash on hand, independently verified housing outcomes or amounts available in a current application cycle. Its Veteran Housing Grants Program is a genuine public proposal route for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations developing or rehabilitating multifamily permanent supportive housing for veterans. The official page says proposals are accepted year-round, lists three 2026 decision cycles and states typical program awards of $100,000 to $500,000. Because that range applies only to this specialized program rather than all Foundation grants, the database's general check-size fields remain empty; the detail is preserved in eligibility and decision sections.