The Mountain | Plains Regional CDFI Coalition (Mountain | Plains) is made up of nine CDFIs from South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming, and one CDC, which the Mountain | Plains Coalition collectively co-founded. In 2022, The Mountain | Plains Coalition received a five-year, $45 million investment as one of 21 awardees of the Economic Development Administration's, Build Back Better Regional Challenge. With this seed capital, the Mountain | Plains Coalition is implementing a holistic, five-year strategy to reimagine and actualize capital systems that center relationship, reciprocity, and resilience.
The Mountain | Plains Coalition is a network of mission-driven financial institutions that have proven to be a stable and consistent solution for creating jobs and driving economic growth, regardless of changes in administration. Over the years, we have built a strong foundation that supports rural communities and fosters resilience in a region where capital often overlooks abundant opportunities.
The Mountain | Plains Coalition is a proven solution to increasing access to capital, the fuel for economic vibrancy:
We issue over 1554 loans annually to small businesses and entrepreneurs, empowering them to create jobs, build generational wealth, and strengthen local economies.
We provide 3507.5 hours of technical assistance each year, including financial literacy classes, tax preparation support, and business training to help our clients succeed.
Since the Mountain | Plains Coalition was founded, our collective assets have grown by 213%, which has fueled a 391% growth rate of jobs created in our markets, a 475% growth rate of jobs retained in our markets, and has grown our annual deployment dollars by 422%.
The locations and members of the Mountain | Plains Coalition
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Charlene Johnson
Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation
PO Box 1061
8645 Weaver Dr.
Crow Agency, MT 59022
(406) 638-2074
Cfjohnson@plentydoorscdc.onmicrosoft.com
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Teatta Plainfeather | Loan Officer tplainfeather@plentydoorscdc.onmicrosoft.com
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Lakota Vogel
412 S. Main Street
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
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Kristen Stambach | Director of Lending kristen@fourbands.org
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Sharon Small
The People’s Partners for Community Development
PO Box 955
509 Cheyenne Ave. South
Lame Deer, MT. 59043
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Kurri Harris | Loan Administrator kurri.harris@peoplespartners.org
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Angie Main
NACDC Financial Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 3029
201 N. Piegan St.
Browning, MT 59417
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Darrel "DJ" Fish | Business Specialist darrel@nacdcfs.com
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Paul Huberty
3 Ethete Road
Fort Washakie, WY 82514
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Johanna Whiteplume | Loan Administrator johanna@wrdf.org
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Skya Ducheneaux
PO Box 858
412 S. Main St., Suite E
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
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Melissa Curley | Senior Loan Officer melissa@akiptan.org
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Ben Sanders
Native American Development Corporation
17 N. 26th St.
Billings, MT 59101
bsanders@nadc-nabn.org
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Laura McRae | Loan Compliance & Development Specialist
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Kerry Shabi
353 Old Hays Rd.
Hays, MT 59527
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Thomeya Doney | Loan Intake Specialist
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Eric Swack
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Eileen "Taffy" Lafferty