Rural Development Partners

About Rural Development Partners

Rural Development Partners (RDP) is a Community Development Entity (CDE) focused on revitalizing rural America by forging public-private partnerships for catalytic job growth. Their mission is to provide quality job access in rural areas, particularly in low-income and financially distressed communities, through strategic use of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs).

Products & Services

New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) Financing:RDP uses NMTC allocations to provide incentives for investment in rural businesses, reduce interest rates, and offer preferential credit terms to businesses in low-income rural communities.

Community Investment Program:A program designed to support rural businesses and nonprofits by combining NMTCs with bank loans and tax credit investor funds for favorable financing solutions.

NMTC financing solutions

Public-private partnerships for rural job growth

Specialties

New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) Financing Public-Private Partnerships Rural Job Growth Community Engagement Impact Measurement and Reporting New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) Rural revitalization Value-added agriculture businesses Catalytic job growth in rural America

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: New Markets Tax Credit T: - FT: New Markets Tax Credit	A: 90000000 MR: - FA: 90 million FAN: 90000000	D: 2025-12-30 FD: 2025-12-30	1 investors
2	RT: NMTC Allocation T: - FT: NMTC Allocation	A: 65000000 MR: - FA: $65 million FAN: 65000000	D: 2024-09-19 FD: 2024-09-19	1 investors
3	RT: New Markets Tax Credit T: - FT: New Markets Tax Credit	A: 50000000 MR: - FA: $50 million FAN: 50000000	D: 2023-09-22 FD: 2023-09-22	1 investors
4	RT: New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) T: - FT: New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC)	A: 15000000 MR: - FA: 15 million FAN: 15000000	D: 2023-04-21 FD: 2023-04-21	1 investors

New Markets Tax Credit Latest

2025-12-30

$90.0M

1 investor (Pro only)

NMTC Allocation 2024-09-19

$65.0M

New Markets Tax Credit 2023-09-22

$50.0M

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Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

D

Dan Helgeson

RDP Chief Executive Officer

C

Casey Singelstad

RDP Chief Operating Officer

K

Kaye Grahn

RDP Finance & Compliance Officer

M

Melanie Holtan

RDP Program Support Specialist & Marketing Coordinator

C

Chris Edgington

RDP Board Chairman

J

James Eiler

RDP Board Vice Chairman

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