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- EIN 23-7044533
- (202) 442-2331
- 1775 I St Nw Ste 800 Washington DC 20006-2418 USA
- www.cdf.coop
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Economic Development, Homeless & Housing, Housing & Shelter, Job Training
Mission: The cooperative development foundation (cdf) is a 73-year-old 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation organized under illinois state statutes with headquarters in washington, d. C. Cdf was created in 1944 by the national cooperative business association (ncba) and the u. S. Cooperative community to help european cooperatives after world war ii. In the 1960s its focus changed to domestic cooperative development. The cooperative development foundation promotes community, economic and social development through cooperative enterprise. Cdf does this by:a) raising and distributing funds for economic and community development projectsb) building partnerships that create cooperative solutions to today's economic problemsc) raising awareness of the role cooperatives play in the nation's and the world's economiescdf's resources are used to support cooperative development through direct expenditure and grants and loans to cooperatives, cooperative organizations, and groups forming cooperatives.
Programs: Through its grant and loan funds, cdf makes grants and loans to cooperatives, cooperative development organizations, cooperative lenders, and groups organizing cooperatives in the areas of food, student housing, cooperative communicators, international cooperative development, and other cooperative development projects. Cdf makes grants to help cooperators and cooperatives rebuild after natural disasters. Cdf serves as fiscal agent for two international cooperative development projects of the national cooperative business association and worked with equal exchange to help farmers' associations in ecuador after an earthquake. Through usda grants, the use of its own funds, and work with partners, cdf has become the leader in the effort to develop rural home care cooperatives on a national scale.