Capital Stack Funding

Comprehensive funding strategy that keeps the community at the center as the primary stakeholder, combining multiple sources to ensure shared prosperity and community ownership.

What is Capital Stack Funding?

A strategic approach to combining multiple funding sources while keeping the community at the center as the primary stakeholder and beneficiary.

Capital Stack Funding is a comprehensive approach to funding that combines multiple sources—grants, contracts, earned revenue, donations, crowdfunding, and other mechanisms—into a coordinated strategy. Rather than relying on a single funding source, we help you build a diverse portfolio that ensures financial stability, eliminates gaps in cash flow, and keeps the community as the primary stakeholder and owner.

The Capital Stack Advantage

  • Community Ownership: Multiple funding sources enable community equity and ownership stakes
  • Financial Stability: Diverse funding reduces dependence on any single source
  • No Cash Flow Gaps: Coordinate timing to ensure continuous funding
  • Increased Revenue: Access more funding by combining multiple sources
  • Shared Prosperity: Benefits flow to the community as a whole

Funding Sources We Help You Access

We help you identify and coordinate multiple funding streams that benefit the community.

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Grants

Foundation and government grants aligned with your mission and community benefit

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Contracts

Government and nonprofit contracts for services that strengthen the community

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Earned Revenue

Income from products and services that create community jobs and wealth

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Donations

Individual and corporate donations that support community-driven initiatives

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Crowdfunding

Community members invest and gain equity ownership in projects and partnerships

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Community Investment

Impact investments and community investment funds with shared ownership models

Crowdfunding: Community Equity & Ownership

Crowdfunding isn't just about raising money—it's about building community ownership and shared prosperity.

🌱 Community Crowdfunding Benefits

  • Community Ownership: Community members become equity holders in projects
  • Shared Returns: Profits and benefits are distributed to community investors
  • Decision-Making Power: Community investors have a voice in project decisions
  • Wealth Building: Community members build wealth through equity appreciation
  • Local Control: Projects remain under community control, not external investors

💰 How Community Crowdfunding Works

  • Project Launch: Community projects are presented to potential community investors
  • Community Investment: Community members invest at various levels with equity stakes
  • Shared Governance: Investors participate in project governance and decisions
  • Returns & Benefits: Profits and benefits are shared with community investors
  • Long-Term Wealth: Community builds long-term wealth through shared ownership

Our Capital Stack Services

We provide comprehensive support for building and managing your capital stack with community at the center.

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Community-Centered Funding Strategy

We assess your organization's needs and develop a customized funding strategy that prioritizes community ownership and benefit.

Community benefit assessment
Funding source identification
Equity and ownership structure design
Community stakeholder engagement
Strategy development and planning
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Crowdfunding & Community Investment

We help you design and launch crowdfunding campaigns that give community members equity and ownership stakes.

Crowdfunding platform selection
Campaign design and messaging
Equity structure development
Community investor outreach
Governance framework design
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Funding Source Coordination

We help you coordinate timing and requirements across multiple funding sources to eliminate gaps and maximize community benefit.

Funding timeline coordination
Requirements alignment
Application sequencing
Reporting consolidation
Community benefit tracking
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Community-Benefit Financial Management

We support effective management of diverse funding sources while ensuring benefits flow to the community.

Fund accounting and tracking
Community benefit reporting
Equity distribution management
Dividend and return distribution
Transparent financial reporting

Example Community-Centered Capital Stack

Here's how a typical organization might structure its funding with community as the primary stakeholder.

Community Crowdfunding

Community members with equity stakes

25%

Government Grants

Multi-year funding for core programs

20%

Foundation Grants

Project-specific and capacity building

20%

Earned Revenue

Services, products, and social enterprise

15%

Community Donations

Individual and corporate support

10%

Loans & Credit

Community development loans and credit facilities

10%

Community-Centered Result: A diversified funding portfolio where the community is not just a beneficiary but an owner and stakeholder. Community members hold equity, participate in decisions, and share in returns. This ensures financial stability while keeping the community at the center of all decisions.

Community Benefit: 30% community equity ownership ensures the community has a voice and shares in success. All funding sources are coordinated to maximize community benefit and long-term prosperity.

Who Benefits from Capital Stack Funding?

Capital Stack Funding works for organizations at any stage seeking financial stability and community ownership.

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Startups & Early-Stage Organizations

Build a strong financial foundation with community ownership from the beginning

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Growing Organizations

Scale sustainably with diversified funding and community stakeholder support

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Established Nonprofits

Strengthen financial stability and deepen community ownership and benefit

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Social Enterprises

Balance mission, financial sustainability, and community ownership

Ready to Build Your Community-Centered Capital Stack?

Let us help you develop a diversified funding strategy that ensures financial stability, community ownership, and shared prosperity.