COMMUNITY FIRST FUND
51 SOUTH DUKE STREET STE 400, LANCASTER, PA 17602 www.communityfirstfund.org

Total Revenue
$12,560,846
Total Expenses
$10,773,357
Net Assets
$18,276,152

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND WORK-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES LOANS FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE A DIRECT AND MEASURABLE BENEFIT TO LOW INCOME PERSONS AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL PROGRESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA REGION.

TO PROVIDE LOANS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE A DIRECT AND MEASURABLE BENEFIT FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL PROGRESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

DURING THE YEAR, COMMUNITY FIRST FUND CLOSED 128 NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LOANS. THE ORGANIZATION FINANCED 140 HOUSING UNITS FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS. THROUGH THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCING EFFORTS, 3,915 JOBS WERE CREATED OR RETAINED, AND 358,086 SQUARE FEET OF BUSINESS REAL ESTATE WAS DEVELOPED OR REHABBED. IN MARCH 2020 IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC, THE ORGANIZATION SHIFTED ITS FOCUS TO PARTICIPATION IN AND PROMOTION OF VARIOUS GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAMS TO BUSINESSES LOCATED IN LOW- INCOME COMMUNITIES AND OWNED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR. BY JUNE 30, 2020, THE ORGANIZATION HAD DIRECTLY PROVIDED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL RELIEF IN THE FORM OF LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO 24 BUSINESSES AND HAD MANAGED THE PROGRAM TO FUND 461 SBA PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOANS TOTALING 15,784,735 THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY COMMUNITY FIRST CAPITAL CORP.

NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM TO DATE THE ORGANIZATION WAS GRANTED 90 MILLION OF NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION FROM THE US TREASURY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENTERED INTO AGREEMENTS WITH INVESTOR MEMBERS TO FUND 14 NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND EASTERN PA.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Daniel BetancourtPRESIDENT &40$242,784
James BuergerSENIOR VP40$152,000
Joan BrodheadEXEC VP & CO40$149,447
Daniel BeckVP SR COMM L40$104,196
Michael CarperCHIEF CREDIT40$96,767
Ken HammakerVP COMM LEND40$93,186
Lloyd ShieldsCFO40$84,081
Anthony PappionSR VP, CFO40$0
David A SchankweilerCHAIRMAN2$0
Charlie SantiagoBOARD MEMBER1$0
R Eric MenzerBOARD MEMBER1$0
Gerald W MeckBOARD MEMBER1$0
Carlos LopezVICE CHAIR2$0
Samuel T Cooper IiiBOARD MEMBER1$0
Marilyn HedgeSECRETARY2$0
Dana HanchinBOARD MEMBER1$0
Jonathan EncarnacionBOARD MEMBER1$0
Gregory J EdwardBOARD MEMBER1$0
Natalia Dominguez BuckleyBOARD MEMBER1$0
Jonathan BowserTREASURER1$0

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