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Lowcountry Impact Fund
Attainable Housing, Economic Opportunity, Conservation, Quality of Life, Education, and Transportation

Lowcountry Impact Fund

Built on the belief that Angels invest and communities compound, the Lowcountry Impact Fund (LIF) turned its first pilot investment — a $1 million construction loan — into seven new homes for North Charleston families in March 2026. LIF pools charitable capital from Angels and deploys it into local businesses, real estate, and nonprofits, shaping the future of the Lowcountry.

About This Fund

The Lowcountry is growing quickly, but many of the people and organizations shaping its future — local entrepreneurs, attainable housing developers, and community-rooted projects — still lack access to flexible, patient capital. Meanwhile, an estimated $1.5 billion in charitable dollars sits idle in donor-advised funds across the region, waiting to be put to work.


A Lowcountry Impact Fund (LIF) has been established at Abundance Capital to close that gap, allowing Angels to pool charitable capital and deploy it into impact-first opportunities across three categories: nonprofit organizations, mission-driven businesses, and community real estate. The fund is guided by an Investment Committee of Charleston-area business, real estate, and civic leaders, supported by a network of regional deal-flow partners spanning attainable housing, economic opportunity, and venture capital. Sponsorship support comes from Objectivity Squared Wealth Management.

Diversified Portfolio

Spread risk across 12+ investments in multiple geographies

Greater Scale

Pool resources to fund larger, more transformative projects

Shared Due Diligence

Leverage professional investment analysis and oversight

Co-Investment Options

Choose to invest more in specific projects you connect with

Fund Details

Fund Advisor
Lowcountry Impact Fund Investment Committee (Alex Opoulos, Mindelle Ziff, Prenita Mack, Darby Parker, Pete Sniderman)
Fund Location
Charleston / Lowcountry, South Carolina
Fund Status
open

Aligned Impact Pillars

Community Development & Infrastructure
Community Safety & Justice
Economic Mobility & Financial Inclusion
Education
Environment & Climate
Food & Agriculture
Health & Well-Being
Housing & Stability
Local Enterprise & Jobs

How the Fund Works

Portfolio Investments

GreenBuild Housing Co-op
Chicago, IL
Deployed
$420K
GreenBuild Housing Co-op
Chicago, IL
Deployed
$420K
GreenBuild Housing Co-op
Chicago, IL
Deployed
$420K

Aggregate Fund Impact

840

units
Affordable housing units created

2,400+

residents
Low-income residents housed

12

orgs
Community-led organizations

$8.5M

leveraged
Additional capital mobilized

Impact Across the Portfolio

"For the first time, families in this neighborhood can actually afford to stay."

— Maria Santos, GreenBuild Housing Co-op

"The land trust model means our community will control this housing forever."

— James Chen, Riverside Community Land Trust

How to Contribute

1

Open an Angel Fund

Set up your donor-advised fund through Abundance Capital

2

Allocate Capital

Choose how much to contribute to the Affordable Housing Catalytic Fund

3

Track Impact

Receive quarterly reports on fund performance and community impact

Abundance Capital

Connecting impact investors to underserved communities through regenerative capital.

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