Impact

Since 2017, we’ve committed over $20 million in leverage to underserved communities and neighborhoods throughout Texas.

100% of our loans were to Black and Latinx-owned businesses.

Advisory Board

Tiffany Taylor is African American. She currently leads C3 Impact Fund as the Executive Director responsible for strategic planning and capital raising. Prior to C3 Fund, Tiffany served as the Community Reinvestment Act “CRA” Investment Officer for Wintrust Financial. Tiffany started her career at J.P. Morgan where her product knowledge spanned across derivatives trading and syndicated loans. Tiffany received her BS degree in Business Economics from DePaul University.

Mark Praigg is Caucasian. He is managing partner at Woodside Consulting, where he assists minority entrepreneurs through business consulting and access to resources. Mark has been instrumental in the Houston's minority owned business community through decades of work as community relations manager at Wells Fargo, business advisor at MBDA, and Houston Area Urban League. Mark is originally from California, where he attended California State University, Long Beach.

Tony Black is African-American. He is the President of Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) Credit Union. BCM Federal Credit Union is a member owned, not-for-profit credit cooperative led by unpaid volunteers who are democratically elected from its membership and serves the healthcare community in Harris County, Texas. Its mission is to deliver the highest quality financial services and education to its members and encourage thrift. Tony has been with the Credit Union for 23 years. He earned an MBA from the University of Houston.

Paul Culpeper is African-American. He’s an Attorney at The Culpeper Law Firm based in Stafford, Fort Bend County, Texas. The law firm provides clients with effective and empowering solutions and has successfully negotiated, litigated and resolved issues in areas such as: Real Estate, Debt resolution and Business Law. Paul earned his J.D. at Texas Southern University – Thurgood Marshall School of Law.

Yasmin Ortiz is Latinx. She is an experienced Realtor and Property Manager in Houston. She currently works at Oakleaf Management, a company offeringa full array of commercial real estate services for corporations, asset owners, investors, and others throughout Houston, Texas and beyond.