Acts Community Development
ActivePublic CharityHousing & Shelter
About Acts Community Development
Buy a Home, Build a Community. Provide HUD-approved homebuyer and financial counseling, real estate brokerage services for families, home rehabilitation and lending, and support community revitalization through homeownership.
Focus Areas
affordable housinghomebuyer counselinghome rehabilitationmortgage lendingcommunity developmentreal estate brokerage
Who They Fund
homebuyers/individual housing borrowershousing developers or nonprofit housing organizations
Funding Style
direct pass-through grantlending/loan capitalprogram-specific fundingcapital financing for acquisitions
About Acts Community Development
ACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION is a public charity headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. It reported $14,666,089 in annual grants and $16,292,957 in total assets on its latest 990 on file for 2025. Its documented work centers on affordable housing, homebuyer counseling, home rehabilitation, mortgage lending, community development, and real estate brokerage. The foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a strong emphasis on housing lending and housing acquisitions, alongside direct pass-through support for a program named the WORTH program. Among the largest recent grants were $9,218,112 to ACTS LENDING INC for housing lending in 2025, $2,125,000 to COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE CO GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION for a direct pass-through grant for the WORTH program in 2025, and $1,647,733 to ACTS HOMEOWNERSHIP ACQUISITIONS INC for housing acquisitions in 2025. Another substantial grant in this period was $1,650,000 to COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE CO GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION in 2024 for the WORTH program. The organization’s disclosed grant sizes are large, with a median grant of $837,622 and a 75th percentile of $1,243,811. Its activity is local, and all recent grants listed were made to recipients in Wisconsin.
What Acts Community Development Funds
Recent grantmaking spans housing lending, housing acquisitions, and direct pass-through support for the WORTH program. The stated focus areas also include affordable housing, homebuyer counseling, home rehabilitation, mortgage lending, community development, and real estate brokerage. Notable grants include $9,218,112 to ACTS LENDING INC for housing lending, $1,647,733 to ACTS HOMEOWNERSHIP ACQUISITIONS INC for housing acquisitions, and $2,125,000 to COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE CO GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION for a direct pass-through grant for the WORTH program. ACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION also gave $1,650,000 to the same grantee for the WORTH program in 2024.
How Acts Community Development Gives
ACTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION gives large grants, with a typical size of $431,433 at the 25th percentile, $837,622 at the median, and $1,243,811 at the 75th percentile. Its grantmaking is local and concentrated in Wisconsin, where it made 100% of its recent grants. The recipient profile includes housing-related organizations, including ACTS LENDING INC, ACTS HOMEOWNERSHIP ACQUISITIONS INC, and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE CO GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION. The data also identifies direct pass-through grantmaking, lending or loan capital, program-specific funding, and capital financing for acquisitions.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$13M
Total Assets
$16.3M
Total Revenue
$13.8M
Total Expenses
$19.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $431K and $1.2M, with a median of $838K.
25th Percentile
$431K
Median
$838K
75th Percentile
$1.2M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in WI.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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