Milestones
2006
Gulf Coast Renaissance Corporation founded
2008
Awarded $40M in CDBG funds by MDA
Launch of REACH program (Regional Employer Assisted Housing program)
2009
Launch of MyHome MyCoast program
2010
Awarded an additional $20M from MDA due to successful deployment of previously allocated funds
Received certification as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)
2011
Began Small Business Lending
Awarded an additional $1.75M from MDA due to successful deployment of previously allocated funds
2012
Awarded an additional $525k from MDA due to successful deployment of previously allocated funds
Accepted as Mississippi’s first non-bank CDFI institution member by FHLB Dallas.
Selected as Mississippi’s only organization to receive US Treasury/CDFI financial award of $1.45M
Launched program geared to storm mitigation and energy efficiency improvements.
Began in-house first mortgage lending, The Dream Fund
2013
Became an SBA Community Advantage lender
Awarded an additional $350k from MDA due to successful deployment of previously allocated funds
Public-private partnership success with grand opening of Riverside, independent senior complex
2014
Expand accessibility with Hattiesburg office
Awarded $700k from US Treasury/CDFI Fund Financial Assistance Program
2015
Selected as the only Mississippi-based SBA micro-lender
2016
Launched dedicated in-house financial counseling and training facility
Awarded $1.15M from US Treasury/CDFI Fund Financial Assistance Program
Awarded $15M New Markets Tax Credit through US Treasury/CDFI Fund New Markets Tax Credit Program
2017
Rebranded the organization and name changed to Renaissance Community Loan Fund
Expanded accessibility to North Mississippi with opening of Tupelo office
Awarded $2.4M from NeighborWorks America for down payment assistance program
- 247 new homeowners
Awarded $1M from US Treasury/CDFI Fund Financial Assistance Program
Awarded funding from Enterprise Community Partners for Veteran Housing Focus
2018
Awarded $700k from Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas for Veteran Housing
Awarded $1M from US Treasury/CDFI Fund Financial Assistance Program
Expanded accessibility to Central Mississippi with opening of Jackson office
2019
Grand Opening of New Larger Corporate Office in Gulfport
Launched In-house Loan Servicing Department
Awarded $799k from US Treasury for financial assistance to support economic growth
Became certified as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO)
2020
Awarded $1.5M from MS Home Corporation for Veteran Housing
Provided over $1.3M to Mississippi small businesses as an approved Paycheck Protection Program lender during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Became a certified HUD Housing Counseling Agency
2021
Provided $3.5M to Mississippi small businesses as an approved Paycheck Protection Program lender during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Awarded $1.8M from the CDFI Fund in its Rapid Response Program
Awarded $50k from Fannie Mae grant to increase access in High Need Rural and Rural MS counties
Awarded $40,600 from Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Gulf Coast Renaissance Corporation founded
2008
Awarded $40M in CDBG funds by MDA
Launch of REACH program (Regional Employer Assisted Housing program)
- 179 new homeowners
2009
Launch of MyHome MyCoast program
- 651 new homeowners
2010
Awarded an additional $20M from MDA due to successful deployment of previously allocated funds
Received certification as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)
2011
Began Small Business Lending
Awarded an additional $1.75M from MDA due to successful deployment of previously allocated funds
2012
Awarded an additional $525k from MDA due to successful deployment of previously allocated funds
Accepted as Mississippi’s first non-bank CDFI institution member by FHLB Dallas.
Selected as Mississippi’s only organization to receive US Treasury/CDFI financial award of $1.45M
Launched program geared to storm mitigation and energy efficiency improvements.
Began in-house first mortgage lending, The Dream Fund
2013
Became an SBA Community Advantage lender
Awarded an additional $350k from MDA due to successful deployment of previously allocated funds
Public-private partnership success with grand opening of Riverside, independent senior complex
2014
Expand accessibility with Hattiesburg office
Awarded $700k from US Treasury/CDFI Fund Financial Assistance Program
2015
Selected as the only Mississippi-based SBA micro-lender
2016
Launched dedicated in-house financial counseling and training facility
Awarded $1.15M from US Treasury/CDFI Fund Financial Assistance Program
Awarded $15M New Markets Tax Credit through US Treasury/CDFI Fund New Markets Tax Credit Program
2017
Rebranded the organization and name changed to Renaissance Community Loan Fund
Expanded accessibility to North Mississippi with opening of Tupelo office
Awarded $2.4M from NeighborWorks America for down payment assistance program
- 247 new homeowners
Awarded $1M from US Treasury/CDFI Fund Financial Assistance Program
Awarded funding from Enterprise Community Partners for Veteran Housing Focus
2018
Awarded $700k from Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas for Veteran Housing
Awarded $1M from US Treasury/CDFI Fund Financial Assistance Program
Expanded accessibility to Central Mississippi with opening of Jackson office
2019
Grand Opening of New Larger Corporate Office in Gulfport
Launched In-house Loan Servicing Department
Awarded $799k from US Treasury for financial assistance to support economic growth
Became certified as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO)
2020
Awarded $1.5M from MS Home Corporation for Veteran Housing
Provided over $1.3M to Mississippi small businesses as an approved Paycheck Protection Program lender during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Became a certified HUD Housing Counseling Agency
2021
Provided $3.5M to Mississippi small businesses as an approved Paycheck Protection Program lender during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Awarded $1.8M from the CDFI Fund in its Rapid Response Program
Awarded $50k from Fannie Mae grant to increase access in High Need Rural and Rural MS counties
Awarded $40,600 from Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
