The founders of Calvert Investments (Now Calvert Research and Management), founded us as Calvert Social Investment Foundation in 1988 to offer investors more direct ways to invest in communities. We are a separate entity organized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and officially launched our portfolio and Community Investment Note in 1995. In November 2017 we renamed to Calvert Impact Capital to better reflect the work we do. Working with individual investors has always been part of our mission. We were one of the first “impact investments” available through brokerage accounts, and anyone living in the U.S. with $20 and a bank account can invest directly with us. In the same spirit, we aim to make impact investing accessible and relevant to a diverse range of investors through education and partnerships.