Craft3 | Diversity Employer

Craft3 is one of the nation’s leading Community Development Financial Institutions, and the largest CDFI loan fund in the region. We center marginalized people in our work by investing capital in people, businesses, and communities across the Pacific Northwest. Craft3’s investments build household and business wealth, amplify community voice and agency, and create lasting networks of trust and mutual support. We work towards a future of shared prosperity across our region.

In 2023, Craft3 originated 1,114 loans totaling $76 million. Our history of investing and impact has earned the confidence of over 150 financial partners, nationally and regionally, including mission-driven philanthropic and religious communities, banks, government agencies, and high net worth individuals and families.

Our more than 80 employees are passionate about our mission and accomplished in a variety of fields, including banking, community development, finance, accounting, natural resources, and city and regional planning. While they connect to our mission in different ways, all staff care deeply about using finance to expand opportunities and create a more inclusive world.

Mission and Values 

Craft3 is a nonprofit community development organization that uses capital, relationships, and voice to build a thriving, just and empowered Pacific Northwest. We invest in people, businesses, and communities, and work towards a future of shared prosperity across our region.

We have three core strategies:

• Capital: Craft3 invests in underserved communities, businesses, and households to create economic opportunities.
• Relationships: Craft3 builds relationships with local and regional partners to create a shared vision for the future.
• Voice: Craft3 amplifies the voices of people seeking an equitable and sustainable future

Programs to Build a Stronger Pacific Northwest

Craft3 focuses on three regional challenges: (1) Systemic Racism, (2) the Climate Crisis, and (3) Rural and Tribal Economies. These challenges threaten to hold our region back and hurt us all. We address these challenges by using our core strategies of Capital, Relationships, and Voice. Learn more in our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan. Learn More

As a community development financial institution (CDFI), Craft3 uses capital and financial tools to enable entrepreneurs to invest in their businesses and homeowners to invest in their homes with:

Business Loans: Too many entrepreneurs with good ideas and strong businesses cannot access capital. Craft3 specializes in working with borrowers, including nonprofit organizations, who are unable to qualify for bank financing. Learn More

Consumer Loans: Our loans help Pacific Northwest homeowners invest in their homes, primarily through the repair and replacement of septic systems. Learn More

For additional information about Craft3, see the organization’s website: www.craft3.org.