NeighborWorks Green Bay

What NeighborWorks Green Bay does

NeighborWorks Green Bay is a private, nonprofit housing organization founded in 1982 and headquartered at 437 S. Jackson St., Green Bay, Wisconsin, serving northeast Wisconsin including Brown County, De Pere, Allouez, and Door County. The organization operates an integrated housing continuum combining HUD-certified homebuyer education and counseling (English and Spanish), home improvement loans, foreclosure prevention counseling, reverse mortgage counseling, purchase assistance programs, real estate sales and rentals, and neighborhood revitalization through the recurring Good Neighbor Week service campaign. Its core structural assets are the Green Bay Housing Partnership community land trust (which holds land in trust to keep homes permanently affordable across generations), the Multifamily Mutual pooled philanthropic investment vehicle (which channels individual donations into multifamily development), and the Workforce Housing Lending Corporation jointly governed with the Door County Community Foundation.

The technology platform is operational rather than product-based: Salesforce Sites powers event registration, Qgiv processes one-time and recurring (GEM) donations, Bloomerang manages volunteers, and Zeffy handles ticketing for the Birdhouse Auction. Revenue is generated through a diversified nonprofit mix including homebuyer education class fees ($50/student), individual donations (one-time and monthly GEM recurring), real estate sales and rentals, philanthropic investment pools, special-event fundraising (Annual Celebration, Birdhouse Auction, Pints with a Purpose, Give BIG, Weaver Awards), and fee/grant-supported counseling and loan products. Customer segments span modest-income first-time homebuyers, existing homeowners seeking foreclosure prevention or home improvement financing, multifamily workforce housing tenants, and a network of corporate, civic, and philanthropic partners including Schneider National, Johnson Financial Group, the Door County Community Foundation, The Canary Fund, Basic Needs Giving Partnership, and the Aspen Institute.

The organization is governed by a Board of Directors and led by President & CEO Noel Halvorsen, with Eric Erdman as Compliance Officer and Moira Callan (Schneider National) as Co-Chair of the Resource Development Committee. NeighborWorks Green Bay operates as an independent nonprofit with affiliated programs and joint entities but no disclosed parent company, holding company, or equity ownership.

Name

NeighborWorks Green Bay

Legal name

NeighborWorks Green Bay

Website

https://nwgreenbay.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NeighborWorks Green Bay is a private nonprofit housing organization founded in 1982 and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, providing HUD-certified homebuyer education, counseling, home improvement loans, foreclosure prevention, real estate development, and community land trust stewardship for modest-income families and first-time homebuyers across northeast Wisconsin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Housing Programs (FSALAKAO)

Keywords

• Affordable housing services
• Homebuyer education
• Community land trust
• Foreclosure prevention
• Home improvement lending

Headquarters

HQ city

Green Bay

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Homebuyer Education Class Fees: Non-refundable $50 fee per student for the two-evening Homebuyer Education Class; the same $50 fee applies to the Saturday Spanish-language "Clase de educación para compradores de vivienda." Sessions are held roughly monthly in the NeighborWorks Green Bay Community Room.
2. Individual Donations (One-Time and Recurring): Tax-deductible donations processed through Qgiv (secure.qgiv.com), including the optional GEM (Giving Every Month) recurring monthly giving program. Funds support housing counseling, real estate development, and community programs across northeast Wisconsin.
3. Real Estate Sales and Rentals: Sales of single-family homes, multifamily units, and commercial real estate owned or developed by NeighborWorks Green Bay, plus rental income from owned rental properties. NWGB also accepts real estate donations (single-family, multifamily, commercial) and in-kind building material donations.
4. Multifamily Mutual (Pooled Philanthropic Investment): Philanthropic investment pool from individuals used to develop multifamily housing; returns to the community are paid back through the delivery of safe, affordable housing units rather than financial yield.
5. Special-Event Fundraising (Annual Celebration, Birdhouse Auction, Pints with a Purpose, Give BIG, Weaver Awards): Revenue from ticket sales, raffles, sponsor-backed community events (e.g., $1 per pint at Zambaldi Beer donated to NWGB), and the Zeffy-powered Birdhouse Auction at the Annual Celebration, plus pooled community giving via Give BIG Green Bay.
6. Home Improvement Loans, Foreclosure Prevention Counseling, Reverse Mortgage Counseling, Purchase Assistance Programs: Fee- or grant-supported financial products and HUD-approved counseling services delivered to existing and prospective homeowners; paired with Purchase Assistance Programs that help income-qualified buyers access down payment and closing-cost support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

NeighborWorks Green Bay is a nonprofit housing organization that delivers HUD-style homebuyer education and counseling (English and Spanish), home improvement loans, foreclosure prevention counseling, reverse mortgage counseling, and down payment/closing-cost purchase assistance. It also develops and manages affordable single-family, multifamily and rental housing, stewarding a community land trust (Green Bay Housing Partnership), a pooled philanthropic investment vehicle (Multifamily Mutual), and a jointly governed workforce housing lending corporation with the Door County Community Foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Green Bay Housing Partnership: Community land trust under NeighborWorks Green Bay that holds land in trust and keeps homes permanently affordable for modest-income families.
• Multifamily Mutual
• Workforce Housing Lending Corporation
• GEMs (Giving Every Month)
• Door County Housing Partnership

Products and services

• Homebuyer Education Class (English) A two-evening HUD-certified homebuyer education class held roughly monthly in the NeighborWorks Green Bay Community Room (Monday and Tuesday, 5:00–8:00 PM). Students pay a non-refundable $50 fee and must complete both sessions; the curriculum covers the homebuying process, mortgage readiness and down payment assistance opportunities.
• Clase de educación para compradores de vivienda (Spanish Homebuyer Education) A one-day Saturday Spanish-language HUD-certified homebuyer education class (9:00 AM–3:00 PM) offered in the NWGB Community Room at the same $50 non-refundable per-student fee as the English class. Designed for Spanish-speaking first-time homebuyers in northeast Wisconsin.
• Free Homebuyer Education Sessions at Brown County Library Wrightstown Free, open-format evening sessions co-hosted with Brown County Library Wrightstown that cover the homebuying process, mortgage readiness and down payment assistance opportunities. No registration required, designed as a no-cost entry point to NWGB's full suite of services.
• Home Improvement Loan Financing for existing homeowners to fund repairs and improvements that preserve aging housing stock and help prevent foreclosure. Loan terms are quoted per client through the NWGB Homeownership Center.
• Foreclosure Prevention Counseling HUD-approved counseling for homeowners at risk of losing their homes, delivered by NWGB staff; cases are handled individually through the Homeownership Center.
• Reverse Mortgage Counseling HUD-approved reverse mortgage counseling for senior homeowners considering a reverse mortgage, delivered through the NWGB Homeownership Center on a per-client basis.
• Purchase Assistance Programs Down payment and closing-cost assistance for income-qualified buyers, paired with NWGB's homebuyer education pipeline. Specific program amounts are quoted per client.
• Homes for Sale (Real Estate Listings) Direct listings of single-family homes owned or developed by NeighborWorks Green Bay, sold through nwgreenbay.org/real-estate and priced per property.
• Rental Properties Rental units owned and managed by NeighborWorks Green Bay, listed at nwgreenbay.org/real-estate/rental-properties; inquiries handled via a dedicated 920-341-3828 line.
• Commercial / Retail Real Estate Commercial and retail properties owned or developed by NeighborWorks Green Bay, listed at nwgreenbay.org/real-estate/commercial-retail and priced per property.
• Green Bay Housing Partnership (Community Land Trust) A community land trust that holds land in trust and resells the improved homes to modest-income families, keeping homes permanently affordable across generations and preventing displacement. Homebuyers are recruited through NWGB's homebuyer education pipeline.
• Multifamily Mutual A pooled philanthropic investment vehicle structured like a mutual fund for individuals that funds multifamily housing development in Greater Green Bay; returns are paid back to the community through the production of safe, affordable housing rather than financial yield.
• Workforce Housing Lending Corporation A charitable corporation jointly governed by the Door County Community Foundation in partnership with NeighborWorks Green Bay that expands workforce housing access in Door County, including an eight-unit Sturgeon Bay development.
• Door County Housing Partnership A Door County community land trust housing partnership operated in conjunction with NeighborWorks Green Bay, extending NWGB's housing services into Door County.
• Weaver Awards A community recognition and micro-grant program co-funded by NeighborWorks Green Bay, The Canary Fund and the Basic Needs Giving Partnership, administered via the Aspen Institute's Weaver Awards platform. Selected recipients may receive $2,500–$5,000 to continue community-building work.
• GEM (Giving Every Month) Recurring Donation Program An opt-in monthly recurring donation program processed via Qgiv that allows individual donors to provide sustained support for NWGB's housing counseling, real estate development, and community programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• $2,500–$5,000 awards to selected Weaver Award recipients through the Aspen Institute platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Door County Community FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Door County Community Foundation jointly governs the Workforce Housing Lending Corporation with NeighborWorks Green Bay, a charitable corporation that funds workforce housing development in Door County (including an eight-unit Sturgeon Bay development). The two organizations co-steward the lending vehicle and its projects, making this a flagship cross-county partnership.
• Workforce Housing Lending CorporationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerA charitable corporation jointly governed by the Door County Community Foundation in partnership with NeighborWorks Green Bay that expands workforce housing access in Door County. Spotlight partner Moira Callan (Schneider National) used WHLC support to convert a Sturgeon Bay building into an eight-unit housing development.
• Green Bay Housing Partnership (community land trust)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNWGB's affiliated community land trust (CLT) that holds land in trust and resells improved homes to modest-income families, keeping them permanently affordable across generations. NWGB donates to and staffs the CLT; CLT homeowners are recruited through NWGB's homebuyer education pipeline.
• Door County Housing PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoor County affiliate organization (doorcountyhousingtrust.org) linked from NWGB's real estate navigation under the Door County Housing Partnership banner, extending NWGB's housing services into Door County.
• Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition (BCHHC)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNWGB cross-promotes BCHHC's website (bchhcwi.org) for rental assistance and other housing resources, positioning BCHHC as the regional referral point and NWGB as the homeownership/counseling partner in the Brown County housing ecosystem.
• The Canary FundcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-funder of the Weaver Awards program alongside NWGB and the Basic Needs Giving Partnership; helps identify and fund local "weavers" with grants of $2,500–$5,000 via the Aspen Institute platform (awards.weavers.org).
• Basic Needs Giving PartnershipcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-funder of the Weaver Awards program with NWGB and The Canary Fund; supports uplift of local people and small groups who strengthen community belonging.
• Aspen Institute (Weaver Awards platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationOperates the Weaver Awards platform (awards.weavers.org) that powers nominations and applications for NWGB/The Canary Fund/Basic Needs Giving Partnership Weaver Awards; NWGB promotes and routes applicants through this infrastructure.
• Village of AllouezcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of the annual Good Neighbor Week Allouez (August 16–22, 2026). The Village provides phone (920-448-2800) and website contact, and is listed as a co-organizer of the volunteer service week alongside NWGB and community partners.
• City of De PerecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of Good Neighbor Week De Pere (October 4–10, 2026) alongside NWGB and the De Pere Area Chamber of Commerce. NWGB lists the City as a co-organizer with phone (920.339.4050) and website (deperewi.gov).
• De Pere Area Chamber of CommercecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of Good Neighbor Week De Pere with the City of De Pere and NWGB; cross-promotes the volunteer service week and is listed as a chamber-of-commerce organizer on NWGB events.
• Green Bay NeighborhoodscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of Good Neighbor Week Green Bay (September 20–26, 2026) with the City of Green Bay and NWGB; partner site gbneighborhoods.org is referenced from NWGB event pages.
• City of Green BaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of Good Neighbor Week Green Bay with NWGB and Green Bay Neighborhoods; phone 920-448-3000, website greenbaywi.gov.
• Brown County Library (Wrightstown Branch)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerHosts free, open-format Homebuyer Education sessions with NWGB's Homeownership Center at 615 Main St., Wrightstown, WI 54180; co-markets the program through browncountylibrary.org.
• Zambaldi BeerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCause-marketing partner operating the "Pints with a Purpose" program at 1649 S Webster Ave., Green Bay, donating $1 from every pint, flight, to-go growler or 6-pack sold during the May 27, 2026 NWGB day to NeighborWorks Green Bay.
• Stadium View (event venue)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosts NWGB's Annual Celebration 2026 at 1963 Holmgren Way, Green Bay, WI 54304 on June 11, 2026 (4:30–7:30 PM), combining the Good Neighbor Tour, Birdhouse Auction and community ambassador storytelling.
• Greater Green Bay Habitat for HumanitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developer of the Home & Beyond Series (e.g., April 28, 2026 "Learn to Grow a Veggie Garden" workshop) and the cross-linked Home and Beyond banner — a sustained content/education partnership.
• Thrivent FinancialminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presents Home & Beyond Series financial wellness workshops (e.g., "Do One Thing Different" on February 17, 2026), providing subject-matter expertise on personal financial behavior change.
• Legacy First inside Hotel NorthlandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue partner for NWGB's Give BIG Celebration kickoff (304 N Adams St STE 1, Green Bay) as part of the community-wide Give BIG Green Bay 24-hour giving day.
• Salesforce (registration platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationPowers NWGB's online registration forms for Homebuyer Education Classes (English and Spanish) via Salesforce Sites (nwgb.my.salesforce-sites.com/apex/VisualAntidote__HostedFastForm).
• Qgiv (donation platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationPowers NWGB's online donation experience (secure.qgiv.com/for/neighborworksgreenbay), including one-time, recurring (GEM) and event ticket purchases such as the Good Neighbor Bus Tour LIVE.
• Bloomerang (volunteer management)coreTechnology or IntegrationHosts NWGB's volunteer event sign-up (volunteer.bloomerang.co/volunteer), including the Annual Celebration and Good Neighbor Week.
• Tweak Social Media & MarketingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesigned and maintains the NWGB website (tweakagency.com) according to the site footer attribution.
• Schneider NationalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate affiliation of Moira Callan, who serves on the NWGB Board of Directors and is Co-Chair of the Resource Development Committee. NWGB features her as a board spotlight ("SPOTLIGHT ON MOIRA CALLAN, SCHNEIDER NATIONAL") to elevate visibility and donor stewardship.
• Johnson Financial GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHeidi Rollin of Johnson Financial Group is acknowledged on NWGB's Grievance Procedure page, indicating a board/partnership role supporting NWGB's federal civil rights compliance posture.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity: Local Habitat for Humanity affiliate that delivers affordable home construction and repair, and is NWGB's explicit co-development partner on the Home & Beyond Series workshops. Directly comparable nonprofit housing model serving the same modest-income client base in the same geography.
• NeighborWorks Chicago: NeighborWorks America network affiliate offering an integrated housing continuum (counseling, lending, real estate development, CLTs) in Chicago. Closest comparable model to NWGB's integrated counseling-plus-CLT-plus-multifamily structure.
• NeighborWorks Minneapolis: NeighborWorks America network affiliate with a similar mid-size city footprint and integrated housing services including counseling, lending, and real estate development. Comparable in scale, service mix, and community development orientation.
• NeighborWorks Housing Solutions (Boston area): NeighborWorks America network affiliate operating an integrated housing continuum. Comparable for counseling, lending, real estate, and community development programming.
• Door County Housing Partnership: NWGB's Door County-affiliated community land trust partner (doorcountyhousingtrust.org). Operates a near-identical CLT model in an adjacent county and shares staff/governance with NWGB.
• Impact Seven: Wisconsin-based nonprofit community development corporation operating affordable rental housing, homeownership counseling, and lending across rural Wisconsin. Comparable mid-size regional nonprofit housing model.

Regional players

• Brown County Homeless and Housing Coalition: Regional housing coalition NWGB cross-promotes for rental assistance and housing resources. Operates in the same geography but focuses on homelessness prevention and rental aid rather than homeownership — complementary, not competitive.
• Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA): Wisconsin state housing finance agency providing mortgages, down payment assistance, and multifamily financing. Comparable in serving first-time, low- and moderate-income buyers in the same state, but operates as a state quasi-government rather than a nonprofit.

Broad incumbents

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National CDFI and community development intermediary that funds and supports many of the same CDCs and housing nonprofits NWGB partners with. Comparable mission and target market; broader scope and deeper capital base.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit that develops and preserves affordable housing, with CDFI lending, community development, and policy advocacy. Operates at national scale but overlaps significantly with NWGB's affordable-housing mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NeighborWorksGreenBay
• Facebookfacebook.com/NeighborWorks.Green.Bay
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/neighborworks-green-bay
• Instagraminstagram.com/nwgreenbay
• Xx.com/nwgreenbay

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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