Invest in the Community Investment Note™

What is the Note?

It’s a win-win. You can earn up to 3% on your investment, while helping to empower poor families around the world. The Community Investment Note is a financial product sold by Calvert Foundation that provides a convenient way for investors to earn a “triple bottom line” return: financial, social, and environmental.

You choose:

• How much you’d like to invest (starting as low as $20)
• What rate of return you’d like to receive (up to 3%)
• The term of your investment (from 1 to 10 years)

You receive:

• Principal and interest at maturity
• Peace of mind knowing that we fully absorb the risk of your investment
• Regular reporting on the thousands of individuals helped by your investment dollars

Your investment supports:

• Affordable housing
• Job creation
• Small business financing
• Community facilities such as daycare and schools
• Microfinance
• Environmental Sustainability
• Fair Trade

Who Invests?

We work with over 6,000 caring investors to help them fight poverty while investing in a product that provides a financial return.

• Over 90 percent of our investors renew their investment in the Community Investment Note upon maturity.
• No investor has ever lost money (neither principal nor expected interest).

Past performance, however, is no guarantee of future results. As with all investments, there is risk. Please read our prospectus before investing.

Meet some of the people who have invested in the Community Investment Note.

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