Financing
Microlenders
Allies for Community Business
Director of Community Lending: Yessenia Diaz De Leon
Email: ydiazdeleon@a4cb.org
CIBC
Business Banking Relationship Manager: Shantel Hampton’
Email: Shantel.Hampton@cibc.com
Leaders Bank
Nicholl Doggett
Email: NDoggett@leadersbank.com
Small Business Administration ‘
Lender Match search tool
Grameen Bank
Central & Southeast Regional Director: Ursula Lalone
Email: ulalone@gramee.com
Justine PETERSEN
Chief Lending Officer: Aida Richardson-
Phone: 313-533-2411
Lending Club
Community Development Financial Institutions
CNI Microfinance Group
President: Erica King
Phone: 773-341-2072
Email: eking@cnigroup.org
Chicago Community Loan Fund
President: Calvin Holmes
Phone: 312-252-0440
Email: cholmes@cclfchicago.org
Community Investment Corporation
Director of Lending: Jack Crane
Phone: 312-258-0070
Email: jack.crane@cicchicago.com
C3 Fund
CFO: Dan McLaughlin
Phone: 312-279-7305
Email: dmclaughlin@renovofinancial.com
Israel Methcomm Federal Credit Union
Board Member: Dr. Joronda Crawford
Phone: 773-483-1532
Email: drjcrawford@aol.com
GN Bank
Phone: 773-624-2000
Email: customerseervice@gnbank,net
IFF
Executive Director (Chicago): O. Victoria Lakes-Battle
Phone: 312-629-0060
Email: lending@iff.org
Opportun
Senior Manager Elinor Robey
Phone: 650-769-0533
CDFI but more for individual needs
Community Reinvestment Fund
Small Business Community Lender: John Bodnar
Phone: 312-206-8243
First Eagle Bank
Vice President Commercial Loaning: Gene Khalmisky
Phone: 630-893-0138
Email: gkhalimsky@febank.com
Self Help Credit Union
Phone: 773-602-4007
Neighborhood Lending Services
Chief Credit Officer: Robin Coffey
Phone: 773-329-4111
CDFI but more for home ownership
Crowdfunding
KIVA
VP of People & Places: Amber Gibson-Mora
0% loans of up to $15,000
Indiegogo
Crowdfunding for business ideas (tech, social impact and more)
Mainvest
Crowdfunded Debt ‘Based Capital
Kickstarter
Crowdfunding for Creative Projects
GoFundMe
Crowdfunding for Social Impact & Personal Needs
Crowdfunder
VC rich equity based crowdfunding
Experiment
Crowdfunding platform for scientific research
Chuffed
Crowdfunding for Non-profits, charities and social impact projects
Fundable
Crowdfunding for Startups
WEFUNDER
Crowdfunding for new enterprises large or small scale
Crowd Supply
Crowdfunding for Hardware Products
Patreon
Monthly membership based revenue for creatives
SeedInvest
VC Crowdfunding. High requirements Big investments
General Loaners
LEND (Evanston Only)
President: Femke Munting
Email: lendnu@gmail.com
Wintrust Bank
Personal Banker: Jared Davis
Phone: 847-440-0617
Byline Bank
Director of Business Development: Patrick Hughes
Email: phughes@bylinebank.com
Phone: 312-550-2355
City of Evanston
Paulina Martinez
Email: pmartinez@cityofevanston.org
Phone: 847-859-7833
