Reinvestment Partners

Name

Reinvestment Partners

Legal name

Reinvestment Partners

Website

https://reinvestmentpartners.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Community Food Services (624210), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Housing Programs (FSALAKAO)

Keywords

• Affordable housing development
• Free tax preparation
• Produce prescription
• Community development
• Nonprofit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Durham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Reinvestment Partners operates as a nonprofit organization funded by grants from foundations such as Rockefeller Foundation and corporate partners including Truist and Wells Fargo. Services are provided free to community members.
2. Donations: Organization accepts donations from individuals and supporters, with refund policy outlined in terms and conditions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Reinvestment Partners is a nonprofit organization that delivers free community services across housing, health, food, and financial services to low-income residents of Durham and Raleigh, North Carolina. Core offerings include affordable housing development and rehabilitation, free tax preparation through the IRS VITA program, a produce prescription/food is medicine program (Eat Well Rx), and asthma prevention services (Breathe Easy).

Product overview

Reinvestment Partners is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of community service programs rather than a unified software product. The organization operates multiple distinct programs including: Housing & Community Development (commercial, multifamily, and historic property investment); Breathe Easy (asthma prevention); VITA Assistance (free tax preparation through IRS-certified volunteers at multiple sites); Eat Well Rx (produce prescription/food is medicine program); and Hispanic Family Center VITA (Spanish-language tax services). Programs operate at physical locations in Durham and Raleigh, NC, with supporting infrastructure for appointment scheduling and community partnerships. The organization does not offer a SaaS platform or software product in the traditional sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eat Well Rx: A food is medicine program providing fresh food prescriptions and access to healthy nutrition.
• Breathe Easy
• VITA Assistance
• Housing & Community Development
• Centro para Familias Hispanas

Products and services

• Housing & Community Development Community development program that rehabs distressed residential and commercial properties and partners with local government, small businesses, and nonprofits to build affordable housing and community spaces in Durham, NC.
• Breathe Easy Asthma prevention program providing education, home assessments, and remediation support to families to reduce asthma triggers and improve respiratory health.
• VITA Assistance Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program providing free tax preparation services by IRS-certified volunteers for low-income individuals and families at multiple locations in Durham and Raleigh, NC.
• Eat Well Rx Produce prescription program that enables families to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, functioning as a food is medicine initiative to combat food insecurity and diet-related health conditions.
• Hispanic Family Center VITA Specialized VITA site providing in-person tax preparation services in Spanish at Centro para Familias Hispanas in Raleigh, NC, for Spanish-speaking community members.
• Harriet Tubman YWCA (Harriet's Place) Historic property renovation project converting the 1953 Harriet Tubman YWCA building into affordable housing units while preserving its Civil Rights Movement history; the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
• Maple Creek Affordable housing property developed by Reinvestment Partners as part of its multifamily housing initiative in Durham.

Quantifiable outcome

• 72 affordable studio rental units created through hotel conversion
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Catholic CharitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization hosting the Centro para Familias Hispanas VITA site. Hispanic Family Center VITA is a program of Catholic Charities.
• Farmer FoodsharecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit using space in the Bull City Cool Food Hub to strengthen Durham's local food ecosystem, connecting local farmers, food businesses, and hunger-relief nonprofits.
• Alliance HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization with logo displayed on homepage, involved in health-related programming.
• PinnacleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization with logo displayed on homepage.
• Public HousingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization with logo displayed on homepage, related to housing programs.
• Durham Technical CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution hosting VITA Party tax preparation events for the community.
• UNC CharlotteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity hosting VITA Party tax preparation events including services for foreign students and scholars.
• Durham Public SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool district hosting VITA services at Staff Development Center and Hillside High School for students, faculty, and staff.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Wholesome Wave: National nonprofit that pioneered produce prescription programs connecting healthcare providers and low-income patients to fresh food. Closest direct peer to Reinvestment Partners' Eat Well Rx model and a frequent funder/collaborator in the food-as-medicine space.
• Self-Help: Durham, NC-based community development financial institution (CDFI) that operates a credit union alongside affordable housing development and community development programs. Strongest direct peer given shared geography, nonprofit/CDFI structure, and overlapping housing + community development focus.

Others

• The Conservation Fund: National nonprofit that works at the intersection of conservation, community development, and economic development. Comparable in the integrated 'place-based' nonprofit model and real-asset strategy, though focused on land/working forests rather than housing.

Regional players

• Durham Housing Authority: Public housing authority serving Durham, NC. Comparable as an affordable housing provider in the same market, with overlapping tenant population and historic-preservation-style developments, though structured as a government entity rather than a nonprofit.
• Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina: Regional food bank serving the same North Carolina geography as Reinvestment Partners' Eat Well Rx program. Closest peer on the food-security pillar, though larger and wholesale-distribution-oriented rather than produce-prescription-focused.
• Habitat for Humanity of Durham: Local Habitat affiliate in the same Durham market, focused on affordable home ownership and rehabilitation. Comparable in housing/community development mission and regional footprint, though narrower in programmatic scope (housing-only).

Broad incumbents

• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit that develops and preserves affordable housing and partners on community development initiatives. Comparable in mission (housing + community development) but at much larger national scale and with policy advocacy as a core pillar.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National CDFI that funds local community development organizations and affordable housing. Operates a similar place-based nonprofit model to Reinvestment Partners but functions more as a re-grantor and funder across many geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ReinvestPartner

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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