Investments and Outcomes

REED has invested in the following areas:

Agribusiness – 35%
Small Business and Manufacturing – 19%
Community and Nonprofit Organizations – 14%
Health Care and Emergency Services – 12%
Commercial Real Estate – 11%
Multi Family Rental Housing – 3%
Revolving Loan Funds -6%

Outcomes

100% of commercial real estate loans are to non-profit development corporations
100% of borrowers are in rural counties
99% of projects are locally owned, keeping profits in the community
94% of borrowers still in business (tracking back to 1996)
79% of loans are in communities of fewer than 2,500 people
65% of borrowers provide employee benefits beyond those mandated by law
61% of borrowers have fewer than 10 employees (18% have over 50 employees)
36% of borrowers are electric cooperative consumers
33% of loans are to women owned or controlled entities
26% of loans are for start-up projects (69% are expansions)