Climb Fund
Charleston, SC Doing business as Charleston Citywide Local Development
- UEI
- CG69DMA657T3
- CAGE
- 5ELK5
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2 Race St, Charleston, SC 29403, USA
- Website
- climbfund.org
- Founded
- 1979
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
-
- Financials
- Diversified Financial Services
- Financial Services
- SIC code
- 61 Nondepository Institutions
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Climb Fund, doing business as Charleston Citywide Local Development, is a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. Registered as a tax-exempt corporate entity with the federal government since April 2009, the organization specializes in providing microfinance services, business training, and technical assistance to underserved populations including women, minorities, and low-income entrepreneurs who lack access to traditional credit sources. Through its federal grant awards, Climb Fund delivers critical financial and developmental services designed to foster small business growth and economic revitalization in the Charleston region and surrounding South Carolina communities.
Climb Fund has received substantial federal grant funding through two primary federal agencies: the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Capital Access and the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. Under the SBA's Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046), the organization has received multiple project and formula grants totaling approximately $2.8 million across fiscal years 2021 through 2025, including awards of $507,362 (FY25), $544,422 (FY24), and $744,925 (FY23), to provide microloans up to $50,000 for working capital, inventory, equipment, and other business needs, along with comprehensive business training, counseling, and technical assistance services. Additionally, Climb Fund received a $1,826,265 Project Grant from the Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (awarded June 2021) to support pandemic-related financing and technical assistance for affected businesses and communities, and a CDFI Economic Recovery Program award (April 2023) designed to expand lending activities in low-to-moderate income communities while building organizational capacity through staff, technology, and infrastructure development. The organization operates as a prime awardee with no identified subrecipients, directly executing all grant activities to support microenterprise development, job creation, and expanded access to capital in economically disadvantaged areas.
Quick answers
Is Climb Fund registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Climb Fund's SAM.gov registration is active through January 6, 2027.
What is Climb Fund's most recent federal award?
Climb Fund's most recent federal grant award is Charleston LDC - SC FY25 (charleston citywide local development corporation) (SBAHQ25Y0018), from Office of the Chief Operating Officer, on July 1, 2025.
On GovTribe
See Climb Fund's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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