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TRUIMPACT STORY | Lakou Cafe

Cassandre’s journey from the corporate world to becoming the owner and general manager of Lakou Cafe in Weeksville, Brooklyn, is an inspiring tale of transformation and community impact. Recognizing the need for a space that would bring the community together, offer healthy food options, and p...

TruFund Financial Services, Inc. Announces Charles Foster as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

NEW YORK, May 4, 2023 – TruFund Financial Services (TruFund) is proud to announce  the appointment of Charles Foster as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  As the CFO and a member of TruFund’s Executive Leadership, Foster will oversee all areas of  the company’s fiscal ma...

TruFund Financial Services, Inc. Today Announced Monica Edwards Joins its Senior Leadership Team as Senior Vice President, Director of The Empowerment Reinvestment Fund – New Markets Tax Credit Platform

New York, New York, December 13, 2022 –TruFund Financial Services (TruFund), is proud to announce and welcome, Monica Edwards to our Leadership Team  as the Senior Vice President, Director of the Empowerment Reinvestment Fund, New Markets Tax Credit platform.   As a  member of the senior leadership ...

TRUIMPACT STORY: “TruFund was critical to our business during the COVID-19 period.”

TruFund is proud to support Francilia Rahim Wilkins, founder and CEO of R.F. Wilkins Consultants, a business development and management consulting firm. Since Francilia founded the company 11 years ago at the young age of 23, R.F. Wilkins Consultants has grown to become one of the top 0.1% of Africa...

E.A.T. Culinary Professional Inc.

E.A.T. w/ Culinary Professional Inc. is a full-service food company that provides various culinary services to its communities, such as catering, banquet services, and food education with menu planning and healthy eating. James Paterson, the current CEO and Beverage Director, has over thirty years o...

The Sill

“Being a young business in a field that not many people understand, I knew it would be difficult to get a loan from a bank and pay their interest rates. I wanted to partner with an organization that would be more manageable and tailored to small businesses. A partnership with Trufund was actually me...

Los Ninos

“When my wife was 7 months pregnant, and we had only 9 people working, we ran the business from our studio apartment. Since then, we’ve grown tremendously. We’ve acquired 3 companies, set contracts for 10 additional counties, and have grown overall by 21%”                 – Scott Mesh, PhD. Ex...

Tri-State Biodiesel, LLC

“We had to borrow money through TruFund to get the company off the ground, but now we are profitable.” Brent Baker, CEO – Tri-State Biodiesel The Business Tri-State Biodiesel collects material from 3,500 restaurants in New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York.  The oil is then delivered to its Hu...