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WELCOME TO OUR SITE

We want to welcome you to our site and hope you enjoy learning about this new Fund. These are the Sponsors of the Fund:

  • Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose
  • Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
  • Presentation Sisters
  • Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
  • Sisters of the Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dubuque, IA
  • Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, KY
  • Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, California Province
  • Sisters of Notre Dame of Los Angeles
  • Sisters of Notre Dame, Toledo, Ohio
  • Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
  • Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, LA Province
  • Sisters of St. Louis, California Region
  • Sisters of the Holy Family
  • Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
  • Dignity Health (Honored Donor)
  • Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange (Honored Donor)

MISSION OF THE FUND

The Fund is a coordinated effort of various Catholic Religious Congregations who believe, as Gospel people, that they are called to use their financial resources as a ministry to assist in overcoming social and environmental inequities.  The Congregations pool their individual assets to support the mission of promoting economic justice through investments in low-income communities worldwide. By investing in nonprofit organizations that address the economic inequalities in low-income communities, the Fund seeks to promote an economy of solidarity and reflect the Gospel values of economic justice, compassion, human dignity and environmental stewardship.

FOCUS OF THE FUND

The Fund is a portfolio of debt and equity investments in projects consistent with the Gospel mission of economic justice for all.  The investments benefit the economically poor; especially women and children, concentrating on those who are unserved or poorly served through traditional financial sources.  The funding recipients, usually intermediary agencies, are those seeking ways to give beneficiaries an effective voice in the planning and implementation of the given projects, as well as those who address the multi-cultural reality of our society. Investment returns are expected to slightly outpace inflation.

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    Religious Communities Investment Fund
    PO Box 18519
    Oakland CA 94619

    (510) 836-7556


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