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The Innovate Fund Secures $50 Million in New Market Tax Credits Allocation

The Innovate Fund Secures $50 Million in New Market Tax Credits Allocation

GREENVILLE, S.C. (Oct. 12, 2023) — The Innovate Fund has secured a $50 million allocation from the federal Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, the Greenville, S.C.-based community development entity announced today. This is The Innovate Fund’s seventh allocation from the CDFI Fund, a program administered by the Treasury Department. The Innovate Fund (TIF) anticipates […]

The Innovate Fund Provides Essential Financing for Anderson County Business

The Innovate Fund Provides Essential Financing for Anderson County Business

ANDERSON, S.C., April 1, 2022— A 150,000 SF manufacturing expansion is being undertaken in Anderson, SC as a result of a $10 Million allocation of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from The Innovate Fund. The Innovate Fund, a NMTC CDE, prioritized investment to this manufacturing expansion due to the project being in an Appalachian Regional […]

The Innovate Fund Provides $15 Million Financing for HBCU Claflin University

The Innovate Fund Provides $15 Million Financing for HBCU Claflin University

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (FEB. 27, 2022) — Claflin University will soon break ground on construction of a three-story activity center, which will be made available to the greater Orangeburg County community, because of investment from The Innovate Fund. The Innovate Fund, a New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) Community Development Entity, provided $15 million, part of a […]

The Innovate Fund Provides $12.5 Million Financing for Renovation of Most Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Facility in the US

The Innovate Fund Provides $12.5 Million Financing for Renovation of Most Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Facility in the US

ATLANTA, Ga. (FEB. 21, 2022) — Renovation will soon be underway at the Grady Ponce De Leon center, an HIV/AIDS clinic providing various medical and support services for people living with HIV/AIDS, due to investment from The Innovate Fund. The Innovate Fund, a New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) Community Development Entity, provided $12.5 million to […]

The Innovate Fund Provides Necessary Financing for Container Technologies Industries

The Innovate Fund Provides Necessary Financing for Container Technologies Industries

HELENWOOD, TENNESSEE (FEBRUARY 1, 2022) — The Innovate Fund, a New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) Community Development Entity, provided necessary financing to Container Technologies Industries in Helenwood, Tenn., in order to complete a major expansion project. The project is located in an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Distressed Area with a poverty rate of 35.9 percent […]

The Innovate Fund Provides $16.5 Million in New Markets Tax Credits For Judson Mill Redevelopment in Greenville, SC

The Innovate Fund Provides $16.5 Million in New Markets Tax Credits For Judson Mill Redevelopment in Greenville, SC

GREENVILLE, SC (SEPTEMBER 16, 2020)–The Innovate Fund, a Community Development Entity (CDE) managed by Tax Advantage Group by Cherry Bekaert and Greenville Local Development Corporation in Greenville, S.C., has allocated $16.5 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) to complete the $19 million commercial phase of the greater Judson Mill redevelopment, a 35-acre, 800,000 square foot historic campus, located in West Greenville. A joint […]

The Innovate Fund Provides $15 Million in New Markets Tax Credits to Arris Manufacturing in Clio, SC

The Innovate Fund Provides $15 Million in New Markets Tax Credits to Arris Manufacturing in Clio, SC

CLIO, S.C., Jan. 31, 2020 — The Innovate Fund, a Community Development Entity (CDE) managed by taxadvantagegroup and Greenville Local Development Corporation in Greenville, S.C., has allocated $15 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) for the $20.5 million acquisition and renovation of the former 162,000 square foot Baldor Electric facility in Clio, SC into […]

The Innovate Fund Provides $7 Million in New Markets Tax Credits to Ingevity Corporation

The Innovate Fund Provides $7 Million in New Markets Tax Credits to Ingevity Corporation

North Charleston, S.C., Nov. 26, 2019–The Innovate Fund announced Nov. 15, 2019, an allocation of $7 million in new markets tax credits to Ingevity Corporation for the construction of its new headquarters in North Charleston, S.C. Ingevity provides specialty chemicals, high-performance carbon materials and engineered polymers that purify, protect and enhance. The new headquarters is […]

The Innovate Fund Closes 2nd New Markets Tax Credit Transaction in Northside Neighborhood, 5th in Spartanburg, SC

The Innovate Fund Closes 2nd New Markets Tax Credit Transaction in Northside Neighborhood, 5th in Spartanburg, SC

SPARTANBURG, S.C., Oct. 25, 2019— The Innovate Fund, a Community Development Entity (CDE) managed by taxadvantagegroup and Greenville Local Development Corporation in Greenville, S.C., has allocated $10 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) to complete the $18.1 million construction of the TK Gregg Community Center, the latest addition to the Northside Initiative in Spartanburg, SC. […]

The Innovate Fund Provides $11.5 Million in New Markets Tax Credits for Poe West Redevelopment in Greenville, SC

The Innovate Fund Provides $11.5 Million in New Markets Tax Credits for Poe West Redevelopment in Greenville, SC

GREENVILLE, S.C., Sept. 26, 2019/— The Innovate Fund, a Community Development Entity (CDE) managed by taxadvantagegroup and Greenville Local Development Corporation in Greenville, S.C., has allocated $11.5 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) to complete the $12.6 million Poe West redevelopment located in the heart of the Village of West Greenville. The Furman Co., […]