Nonprofit Facilities 

At CDF, we work hard to make a difference in the communities we serve.

Freestore Foodbank   

Freestore Foodbank is the largest emergency food and services provider to children and families in Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. The organization distributes 47.2 million meals annually to low-income individuals and families. The Freestore Foodbank supports 579 community partners in 20 counties throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, including food kitchens, homeless shelters, emergency food pantries, social service centers and program sites. The $36 million project in the Riverside neighborhood created operational efficiencies for the organization and increased its capacity to better serve the community. In addition to serving as its main distribution center, the new building also houses workforce training programs like Cincinnati COOKS.

Impact:

  • $36 million investment in Riverside
  • 223,439 sf new warehouse facility
  • 264 construction jobs, 37 permanent jobs created

Amount: $5 million NMTC Allocation

Bethany House 

Bethany House developed a 58,842 sf new facility in Bond Hill, consolidating multiple locations into this building, improving care for its clients. Bethany House Services provides housing stability solutions to families who are unhoused or at risk of becoming unhoused. The facility includes 222 beds and the organization provides wrap-around services to help individuals and families transition to permanent housing. 

CDF allocated $8 million in NMTC to the project. 

Impact: 

  • $18.5 million investment in Bond Hill 
  • 222 beds, 58,842 sf residential space 
  • Consolidated services to assist unhoused people and those at risk of losing housing 

Amount: $8 million NMTC Allocation 

Artworks 

Artworks is an award-winning nonprofit organization that creates community-based public art by providing career opportunities for artists of all ages. Over the past 30 years, the organization has created a citywide gallery with more than 14,000 public and private art installations, including more than 300 permanent outdoor murals. The development project included the complete rehabilitation of an historic building in Walnut Hills, creating a new and permanent home for the organization. 

Impact: 

  • $5.9 million investment in the Walnut Hills business district 
  • Rehabilitation of historic, 13,300 sf building  
  • Permanent new space for nonprofit organization 

Amount: $2 million capital campaign bridge loan 

CityLink Expansion 

CityLink Center is a nonprofit organization focused on supporting Cincinnati’s  unemployed and working poor with holistic care to provide a path to lasting growth  and hope. Located in the West End neighborhood, CityLink Center has a campus- like environment where multiple opportunities exist for clients to improve  employment, education and life outcomes. CDF supported CityLink’s expansion of a  8,000 sf training center and expanded daycare facility. The expansion added new  career training opportunities in construction, automotive repair and childcare. 

CDF directed $5 million in a New Markets Tax Credit allocation to this expansion  project. 

Impact: 

  • 48 construction and 22 permanent jobs 
  • New career training center 
  • $5.3 million investment in the West End  

Amount: $5 million NMTC Allocation 

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center

The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center is a nonprofit arts organization founded in 2004. The organization purchased 3464 Central Parkway in Clifton and following extensive renovations, the building will become The Manifest Center for the Visual Arts. The CDF bridge loan will help the nonprofit to complete the renovation and add a printing wing. 

Impact: 

  • Historic property stabilized and rehabilitated in Clifton 
  • Expansion for 22-year-old nonprofit arts organization 
  • $3.7 million total investment  

Amount: $750,000 CDF Construction/Capital Campaign Bridge Loan