Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund

Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund is a member-owned and governed community development loan fund and federally certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Structured as a cooperative assoication, NCDF is owned by more than 150 cooperatives in 30 states and finances producer, worker, consumer, and housing cooperatives through the US (except in New England – see Cooperative Fund of New England). NCDF was founded in 1978 and has provided over $35 million in financing to more than 925 cooperative projects with more than 85% of its financing to cooperatives located in and owned by low-income and economically disadvantaged communities.