Blueprint Investment Fund

Name

Blueprint Investment Fund

Legal name

Blueprint Investment Fund

Website

https://blueprintfund.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing

NAICS

New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Development & Affordable Housing Funds (FSANAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable Rental & Multifamily Housing Finance Programs (LIHTC/Tax Credits/Subsidized Loans) (FSALAKAF)

Keywords

• Affordable housing
• Community development
• Low-income rentals
• Disability housing
• Rental assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Rental Housing Revenue: The organization generates revenue through affordable rental housing payments from tenants. Rent is structured so that tenant cash outlay does not exceed 30% of the family's annual household income, indicating an income-based rental model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Blueprint Investment Fund is a nonprofit community housing development organization (CHDO) that owns and operates a portfolio of affordable rental housing units in the Greater New Orleans area for disabled, low-income families. Monthly rent is income-based and capped at 30% of a tenant's annual household income, with eligibility restricted to households with at least one disabled member earning at or below 50% of the New Orleans area median income. The organization also offers an online high school diploma tuition scholarship in partnership with Career Online High School for current tenants age 16 and older.

Product overview

Blueprint Investment Fund is a nonprofit community housing development organization offering a single core product: affordable rental housing for disabled, low-income households in the Greater New Orleans area. The organization provides multi-property housing units through its Hollygrove Development Phase I initiative, with tenant eligibility restricted to families with at least one disabled member earning at or below 50% of area median income. An ancillary scholarship program with Career Online High School offers educational support services to eligible tenants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Career Online High School (COHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlueprint Investment Fund partnered with Career Online High School to provide free tuition scholarships to current tenants, age 16 and older, who want to earn their high school diploma. The scholarship program is part of Blueprint's community development mission, helping tenants improve their education and career prospects. Interested applicants contact Lawrence Williams at [email protected].

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Enterprise Community Partners: National CHDO-equivalent nonprofit that develops and finances affordable multifamily housing, with deep LIHTC/HOME funding access and a community development mission — directly analogous to Blueprint at much larger scale.
• LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation): National CDFI that finances and supports local CHDOs and affordable housing developers; Blueprint operates in the same ecosystem LISC supports, channeling capital and capacity to community-based groups.
• Volunteers of America (National Housing Services): Large nonprofit operating supportive and affordable housing for vulnerable populations including disabled and low-income households via HUD programs — similar service-rich affordable housing approach, broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Mercy Housing: Nonprofit affordable housing developer/operator serving low-income and special-needs populations nationwide using LIHTC and HUD program funding — same income-restricted rental model as Blueprint.
• BRIDGE Housing: Nonprofit affordable housing developer/operator that builds and manages income-restricted multifamily rental communities using tax credits and public financing — same nonprofit affordable housing business model as Blueprint.
• National Housing Trust: Nonprofit that preserves and operates affordable rental housing for low-income households nationwide, frequently partnering with CHDOs and housing authorities — close peer to Blueprint's mission and operating model.
• NHP Foundation: Nonprofit affordable housing developer and operator providing service-enriched rental homes for low- and moderate-income families — directly comparable mission, model, and funding sources to Blueprint.

Regional players

• New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity: Regional nonprofit affordable housing provider in the same Greater New Orleans market as Blueprint, building affordable housing for low-income households with community-led GTM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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