Posts by Leaf Fund

Green Mountain Graphics was founded in 1969 in New York City, designing and manufacturing signage for businesses and property owners. Its current owner, Eric Greenberg, took over ownership from his father in 1994. Under Eric’s ownership the business grew significantly,…Read More

GreenTree Co-op Market launched their new location as an anchor tenant of 410 W Broadway St, a mixed-use development in Mt. Pleasant’s downtown center, immediately to the west of City Hall. According to the City of Mt. Pleasant, efforts have…Read More

Stop and Compare, an independent supermarket with locations in Lynn and Chelsea, Massachusetts, is a family-owned and operated neighborhood supermarket formed in 1996 by Cuban immigrants Al and Betty Calvo with the goal of “connecting culture and community through authentic…Read More

Big Duck is a boutique consulting shop that works exclusively with nonprofit clients, supporting them with branding, fundraising, and awareness-based campaigns. Originally founded in Brooklyn, NY in 1994 by Sarah Durham, the worker cooperative will have 13 initial worker-owners. The…Read More

Evanston Development Cooperative (EDC) is a worker-owned cooperative providing design-build services in Evanston, IL, with a focus on construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) or “coach houses”. EDC was launched in 2018 with a vision of building affordable, sustainable housing,…Read More

LEAF’s Elevate Small Business team has been awarded a grant of $100,000 for the provision of technical assistance to both current and prospective minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses that contract with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Our team will engage with…Read More

Lawyers for Civil Rights NAACP The Massachusetts Bail Fund…Read More

LEAF has approved a loan to Community Purchasing Alliance (CPA), a purchasing cooperative in Washington, D.C. that helps local community organizations such as schools, churches, and other mission-oriented property owners to lower the cost of their largest contracts. CPA is…Read More

Shana Bryant Consulting (SBC) is an event planning and management company based in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, MA. SBC provides end-to-end event management services, trainings, and consulting services for institutional clients, non-profits, and entrepreneurs seeking to coordinate high-impact functions.…Read More

LEAF has approved a loan for Rhode Island food cooperative Urban Greens Co-Op Market. Located on Cranston Street in Providence. The market provides local, healthy food to consumers of all income levels. The Co-op opened on June 27, 2019 and…Read More

Last month, our Managing Director of Strategy & Development, Amine Benali, wrote an opinion editorial responding to a New York Times article about an Amherst, MA student journalist’s exposė on prison labor contracts in MA public schools. One of LEAF’s…Read More

This summer, LEAF is saying its goodbyes to two of its full-time employees and its amazing Quaker Voluntary Service Fellow. At the same time, LEAF would like to welcome its three newest team members!  Nathan Hixson, our former Director of…Read More