Multifamily Impact Council

What Multifamily Impact Council does

Multifamily Impact Council is a non-profit membership organization founded in March 2022 and headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with a stated mission of increasing the flow of impact investment capital into multifamily housing in the United States. The organization convenes and serves four distinct member segments: multifamily owners and operators, investors and lenders, service providers, and government entities, anchored by the approximately 40 million Americans who live in apartments as the underlying addressable market.

The organization's core product is the Multifamily Impact Framework, a market-based impact-measurement standard structured around 7 principles and 20 reporting metrics. The framework is offered as a free download and is operationally aligned with established certification regimes including CORES, Fitwel, WELL, Energy Star, GRESB, and Enterprise Green Communities, enabling cross-recognition across member reporting workflows. Supporting products include a User Guide and Framework 101 for onboarding, quarterly Impact Collaborative Calls for member convening, and The Affordable Housing Handbook newsletter distributed via Substack.

Revenue is generated exclusively through tiered annual membership dues priced from $2,500 to $10,000. The organization is governed by CEO and Founder Bob Simpson and operates with a lean team of 1–10 employees, consistent with a standards-body rather than software-platform operating model.

Name

Multifamily Impact Council

Legal name

Multifamily Impact Council

Website

https://multifamilyimpactcouncil.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Multifamily Impact Council is a non-profit membership organization that maintains the Multifamily Impact Framework, a standardized impact-measurement tool for the U.S. multifamily housing sector. It serves owners/operators, investors/lenders, service providers, and government via tiered annual dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Investing Standards for Multifamily Housing

NAICS

Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Impact Investing & Social Finance (Funds, CDFIs, Microfinance) (BPAGALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Impact Investing (Intentional, Measurable Social/Environmental Outcomes) (FSAAALAC), Affordable Rental & Multifamily Housing Finance Programs (LIHTC/Tax Credits/Subsidized Loans) (FSALAKAF), Multifamily (Apartment) Property Management (BPAJAGAD)

Keywords

• Impact investing framework
• Multifamily housing standards
• Affordable rental housing
• ESG benchmarking metrics
• Impact reporting standards

Headquarters

HQ city

Sioux Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: The council generates revenue through tiered annual membership fees based on organization type and size (units owned/managed or number of employees). Membership provides access to framework resources, member directory, collaborative forums, and marketing opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Multifamily Impact Council maintains the Multifamily Impact Framework, a market-based standard comprising seven impact principles and twenty reporting metrics for multifamily rental housing properties in the United States. The Framework is offered as a free downloadable standard, supported by tiered annual memberships that unlock recognition, technical assistance, the member directory, and quarterly Impact Collaborative Calls.

Product overview

The Multifamily Impact Council is an industry standards organization that maintains the Multifamily Impact Framework™ as its core product—a market-based framework of seven impact principles and reporting guidelines for multifamily properties in the United States. The Framework is available as a free downloadable standard. The organization supplements this with a Research Library (containing research papers, industry insights, and best practices), quarterly Impact Collaborative Calls featuring industry experts, and a member-only directory. There is no software-as-a-service product; the primary offering is the Framework standard itself along with associated educational resources and community events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Multifamily Impact Framework: The industrys first market-based standard for multifamily impact investing, providing common framework of industry impact principles and reporting guidelines
• Impact Collaborative
• The Affordable Housing Handbook

Products and services

• Multifamily Impact Framework The first market-based standard for multifamily impact investing in the United States, comprising seven impact principles and twenty reporting metrics for multifamily rental housing properties. It is available as a free downloadable standard and is used by owners, operators, investors, lenders, and service providers to guide impact strategy, due diligence, and reporting.
• Annual Membership Tiered annual membership for multifamily owners/operators/property managers, lenders and equity investors, service providers, and trade associations. Membership includes recognition, technical assistance, the MIC Communities platform, the member directory, member-only marketing opportunities, and ongoing access to Impact Collaborative Calls. Pricing is scaled by units owned/managed or by employee count.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CORES (Coordinator of Resident Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationCORES Certification is recognized by the Multifamily Impact Framework for resident engagement. Organizations with CORES certification meet the framework's resident engagement requirements. The framework allows property owners to use CORES certification as an alternative pathway to meeting minimum impact thresholds.
• FitwelcoreTechnology or IntegrationFitwel certification is referenced as an industry certification for healthy building standards that property owners can use to meet the framework's Health and Wellness principle minimum threshold requirements.
• WELL Building StandardcoreTechnology or IntegrationWELL certification is referenced as an industry certification that organizations can use to meet the framework's Health and Wellness principle minimum threshold requirements for healthy building design and management practices.
• Enterprise Green CommunitiescoreTechnology or IntegrationEnterprise Green Communities certification is referenced as a certification that property owners can use to meet the framework's Health and Wellness principle requirements for sustainable and healthy building practices.
• Energy Star Portfolio Manager (EPA)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Portfolio Manager is referenced as the leading industry standard for energy use benchmarking. Property owners must use Energy Star Portfolio Manager, GRESB, or equivalent service for benchmarking and performance tracking to meet the framework's Climate and Resiliency principle.
• GRESBcoreTechnology or IntegrationGRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) is referenced as an equivalent service to Energy Star Portfolio Manager for benchmarking and performance tracking that property owners can use to meet the framework's Climate and Resiliency principle requirements.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GRESB: Global benchmark for ESG performance of real estate portfolios. Directly comparable because MIC explicitly references GRESB as an accepted pathway for its Climate & Resiliency principle, and both serve the real estate impact-reporting market.
• ULI (Urban Land Institute): Established nonprofit membership organization advancing responsible real estate development and investment practices. Comparable as a similarly-structured industry body convening real estate professionals around standards and best practices.
• PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment): UN-backed network of investors committed to incorporating ESG principles. Comparable as a nonprofit-driven impact-investing standard-setter that MIC's lender and equity investor members are likely subject to.
• National Apartment Association (NAA): Leading US trade association for the multifamily rental housing industry. Comparable as a membership-based industry body serving multifamily owners and operators with similar tiered membership models and advocacy mission.
• NMHC (National Multifamily Housing Council): Trade association for the apartment industry representing owners, developers, and lenders. Directly comparable because both serve the same US multifamily stakeholder set and advocate for sector standards, with NMHC being far larger and more established.
• Energy Star Portfolio Manager (EPA): EPA's benchmarking tool widely adopted by multifamily owners. Comparable as the federally-backed energy benchmarking standard that MIC explicitly names as the primary pathway for its Climate & Resiliency principle.

Direct peers

• B Lab Global: Nonprofit that sets standards and certifies companies for social and environmental performance. Directly comparable because both operate as nonprofit standards-setters creating impact frameworks with certification and member-based ecosystems.
• Fitwel: Healthy building certification standard administered by the Center for Active Design. Comparable because MIC explicitly accepts Fitwel certification as an alternative pathway for its Health & Wellness principle, and both serve multifamily operators.
• WELL Building Standard (IWBI): Building certification focused on occupant health and wellness. Directly comparable since MIC's Framework accepts WELL certification to meet Health & Wellness thresholds, positioning both as impact standards adopted by multifamily owners.
• Enterprise Community Partners (Green Communities): Nonprofit that develops affordable housing and maintains the Green Communities certification for sustainable affordable developments. Comparable as an affordable-housing-focused impact standard explicitly referenced by MIC's Framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/multifamily-impact-council
• Instagraminstagram.com/multifamilyimpactcouncil

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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