Annual Reports

Ownership at the Grassroots

2025 Highlights:

  • Mission: We supported cooperatives, community land trusts, and small businesses generating community wealth and ownership. 

  • Operational Infrastructure Upgrades: We invested in technology to improve data quality and enhance portfolio risk management, helping operational capacity match our community impact.

  • Platform Development: We invested in Uplift Procure's infrastructure, the technology platform that bridges cash-flow gaps for underserved small businesses working with institutional buyers.

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Cultivating Ownership, Enriching Communities

LEAF facilitates community ownership by leveraging a dynamic ecosystem of clients, partners, and cross-sector initiatives to build a more inclusive economy.

2024 Highlights:

  • Grew assets by 18% to $30 million, supported by new funding from the CDFI Fund and investors.
  • Launched Uplift Procure, a groundbreaking procurement platform with Google to connect underrepresented businesses with institutions in Massachusetts.
  • Led a multi-stakeholder study trip to Mondragon, Spain, the world’s largest worker cooperative.
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