Founded in 1994 in San Antonio and operating today across a 15-state footprint, LiftFund is one of the largest and best-performing mission-based small business lenders in the United States. The organization is triple-certified — as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), a Certified Development Company (CDC), and an SBA microlender — and provides a broad spectrum of capital products: SBA microloans (its core product), SBA Community Advantage 7(a) loans, SBA 504 commercial real estate loans, and U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) loans. Beyond credit, LiftFund pairs every borrower with free business coaching and technical assistance — delivering more than 5,300 hours of coaching to over 2,700 clients in 2024 alone. The organization specializes in serving entrepreneurs who don't qualify for traditional bank financing, including those with limited credit history or collateral, and a substantial share of its lending goes to women-, minority-, and immigrant-owned businesses in low-to-moderate-income communities. LiftFund operates SBA 504 lending through an affiliated CDC entity (LiftFund CDC), which partners with banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions to deliver long-term fixed-rate financing for owner-occupied commercial real estate and equipment.