Corporate Office:
​100 19th Street, STE 109
Rock Island, Illinois 61201
309-794-6711
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IMPACT

GROWTH is a non-profit community development organization established in 1982. For nearly 40 years, GROWTH has advanced its mission serving the community needs and investing in distressed areas that have increased new housing opportunities, promoted mixed-income neighborhoods, and increasing the tax base. GROWTH has changed dramatically in response to community needs. Our community driven efforts have consistently been directed at creating jobs, supporting neighborhoods, and strengthening the community fabric in ways that sustains and promotes long-term viable economic success. 

NEW HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES

Welcoming over 800 homebuyers through various homebuyer programs, and nearing $16 Million in assistance to homebuyers since 1998. 

SUPPORTING NEIGHBORHOODS

Impacting over 1,300 single family homes through new construction, rehabilitation, and owner occupied assistance since 1998 throughout the region. 

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY ASSETS 

Creating 318 units of multifamily housing since 2001, with 334 units in its development pipeline encompassing three states.

Complex Development Organization

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GROWTH's Community Development Entity Central States Development Partners, Inc. (Central States) Central States Development Partners, Inc. is a five time, back-to-back Federal Allocatee of $160 Million in New Market Tax Credits, a 2-time State of Illinois New Market Tax Credit allocatee, an allocatee of State of Nevada New Market Tax Credits, and State of Kentucky New Market Tax Credits.
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Projects financed by Central States since 2016 has created over 8,212 jobs and supported over $511 million in total project costs in 11 states to date. 
Central States' activity helps GROWTH meet its overall mission to create jobs, support neighborhoods, and grow business opportunities in highly distressed, low income areas.

Each time Central States closes on a New Market Tax Credit transaction, additional benefits for communities are being realized and charitable contributions are generated to deploy within low-income areas, creating jobs, providing critical resources, and new opportunity to those that live there.