Investments
Our focus is the local regenerative economy – sustainable food, farming and forestry, and renewable energy. We are particularly focused on investments in BIPOC communities.
Click to see investments made by Highlands and/or our related organizations.
Current Investments
Beneficial Returns
Impact Investing with Philanthropic Capital: Revenue-producing and cost-saving equipment loans…
CA BIPOC Farmer and Land Steward Relief Fund
Building upon collaboration through their intersecting work with farmers of…
ConnectUP! MN
Connecting underestimated entrepreneurs, local investors and the entrepreneur community, via…
Ecotrust Forest Management
Real asset investment manager that invests in working landscapes, including…
First Nations Community Financial
First Nations Community Financial (FNCF) provides opportunities for members of…
First Nations Oweesta Corporation
Supports economic growth in Native American communities across the nation…
Four Directions Development Corporation
Improving the social and economic conditions of the four Native…
Hawaiian Community Assets
Hawaii Community Lending (HCL) is a certified native Community Development…
Heavenly Organics
Organic raw honey – transforming lives, preserving bees and protecting the environment.
Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon
Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO) formed as a grassroots…
NACDC Financial Services
Providing alternative financing opportunities and financial literacy education for Native…
Native American Natural Foods/ Tanka Bars
Native-owned and managed, NANF is a Certified B-Corp, and a…
Native Capital Access
Native CDFI providing community development, small business and affordable housing…
Native CDFIs via our affiliate, Tamalpais Trust
As a philanthropic organization and community investor with a very…
New Day Enterprises
Soil-grown microgreens, sustainably produced and equitably distributed. These high nutrient…
Organically Grown Company
Organic produce marketer and regional retail distributor, offering small farms…
Oweesta Native CDFI Investment Package
Hawaiian Community Assets Cook Inlet Housing First Nations Community Financial…
Thoreau Center for Sustainability
The Thoreau Center is home to non-profit organizations involved in…
Veritable Vegetable
Woman-owned organic produce distributor, purchaser, transporter, and supplier of high…
White Earth Investment Initiative
Focused on helping create new jobs, improving community life, and…
