# The Reinvestment Fund

> The Reinvestment Fund is a VC fund in Philadelphia backing Energy and GovTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Philadelphia, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/trfund
- Website: http://www.TRFund.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trfund

The Reinvestment Fund is a VC fund in Philadelphia focused on Energy and GovTech. The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), a national leader in the financing of neighborhood revitalization, has invested $1.2 billion in Mid-Atlantic communities since 1985. A CDFI, TRF finances housing, community facilities, supermarkets, commercial real estate and energy efficiency projects. It also provides public policy expertise by helping clients createactionable solutions and by sharing data and analysis

## Contacts

5 contacts available for The Reinvestment Fund. Shizune tracks 2 team members at The Reinvestment Fund. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/the-reinvestment-fund?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $3M–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| GovTech | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| CivicTech | 1 | 33% |
| Non Profit | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Donald Hinkle-Brown | President and CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/donald-hinkle-brown |
| Michael Crist | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-crist |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PolicyMap | PolicyMap is a data and online mapping tool for accessing data about communities. | $3M | Series A | Dec 19, 2023 | https://www.policymap.com/ |
| First Step Staffing | First Step is committed to providing its employees extensive training, meticulous support, and community reinvestment to provide you with the skilled and qualified employees you need. | $3M | Debt Financing | Nov 18, 2019 | https://firststepstaffing.com/ |
| Sunwealth Power | Sunwealth Power provides capital for community-based projects that serve municipalities, businesses, and various local groups. The entity offers financing packages that cover every stage of development, including the acquisition of active solar assets. Through partnerships with local installers, the group implements power systems designed to lowerenergy costs and reduce carbon output. The firm utilizes structured debt facilities and credit resources to fund the deployment of solar panels and battery storage technology. | $3M | Debt Financing | Oct 31, 2018 | https://www.sunwealth.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ACE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/appalachian-community-enterprises-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atlanta Emerging Markets](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlanta-emerging-markets) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-franklin-technology-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spring Point Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spring-point-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Reinvestment Fund invest in?

The Reinvestment Fund invests primarily in Energy, GovTech and Software startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is The Reinvestment Fund's check size?

The Reinvestment Fund typically joins rounds of $3M–$3M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds The Reinvestment Fund participates in.

### How do I contact The Reinvestment Fund?

Public channels for The Reinvestment Fund include X (Twitter), the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at The Reinvestment Fund?

The team at The Reinvestment Fund includes Donald Hinkle-Brown (President and CEO) and Michael Crist (Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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