Our Investors

Our Loan Pool Capital Investors

Thank you to our investors who believe in our mission and provide capital we lend to small businesses. These investments fuel our loan products that reach beyond the SBA Microloan program, such as larger term loans, lines of credit and commercial mortgages. It is our shared vision and their continued support that affords CEDF the means to continue to grow and stabilize Connecticut’s economy.

• Ascend
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Beacon Bank
• CEDF Corporation
• Chelsea Groton Bank
• Citizens Bank
• Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
• Dime Bank
• DR Bank
• First County Bank
• Ion Bank
• Ives Bank
• Jewett City Savings Bank
• KeyBank 
• Liberty Bank
• Mohegan Tribe
• M&T Bank
• Newtown Savings Bank
• Santander Bank
• TD Bank
• Torrington Savings Bank
• Union Savings Bank
• Webster Bank
• Wells Fargo Bank

Our 2025 Funding Partners and Supporters

Thank you to our funding partners and donors who have provided grants, donations and equity investments in pursuit of our mission and in support of our four programs: Small Business Lending, Business Advisory Services, Business Education and Community Development. Together, we stabilize and grow Connecticut small businesses so individuals can realize their dreams, families can achieve greater financial independence and communities can prosper.

• Bank of America
• Citizens Bank
• City of Bridgeport
• JP Morgan Chase
• M&T Bank
• SBA Technical Assistance Grant
• Union Savings Bank
• Webster Bank
• Wells Fargo