Focus Area
Clean Energy
The burdens of climate change and environmental degradation are not equally experienced. Longstanding decisions about where and how infrastructure was built – from drainage systems and energy grids to housing developments and industrial zones – have shaped stark differences in environmental exposure. Many communities now face heightened risks from pollution, flooding, and extreme heat due to aging stormwater infrastructure, low-quality housing stock, or proximity to high-emissions corridors.
The challenges of climate change are deeply interconnected with broader issues of health, housing, education, and economic stability. Communities facing the greatest environmental risks are often the same communities burdened by rising utility costs, inadequate housing, and limited access to essential services.
Addressing these overlapping challenges through climate financing is not only an environmental imperative – it is an opportunity to lower household energy costs, improve living conditions, and strengthen community resilience. Clean energy upgrades, building improvements, and green infrastructure projects can reduce expenses for families, create quality jobs, and enhance public health.
Our Approach
Reinvestment Fund finances climate solutions that strengthen communities and advance environmental sustainability. Guided by our commitment to holistic solutions, we focus on expanding access to capital and technical expertise for mission-aligned projects – helping borrowers implement energy, resilience, and sustainability upgrades.
For over 30 years, we have partnered with developers, nonprofits, and community-serving organizations to advance projects that deliver environmental, economic, and broader community benefits – strengthening the local economies, improving quality of life, and supporting a cleaner, more resilience future.
Invest & Donate to Support Our WorkOur Lending
Reinvestment Fund provides financing for clean energy, sustainability, and climate resilience projects that deliver environmental and community benefits. Through targeted programs and dedicated capital resources, we work to address financing challenges that often limit the adoption of climate-aligned solutions.
We offer a range of financing solutions to support these efforts, including:
Flexible Clean Energy Lending: Supporting energy efficiency retrofits and renewable energy generation projects through a variety of financing solutions, including Energy Savings Agreements (ESAs), Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), and other tailored structures.
Climate Resilience Financing: Layering capital into projects that include resilience measures such as flood mitigation, passive cooling, indoor air quality improvements, and backup power systems.
Technical Assistance Integration: Facilitating access to technical planning support as well as policy analysis and data tools.
Reinvestment Fund also administers several clean energy loan programs.
