The Charter Schools Development Corporation (CSDC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), is celebrating over two decades of promoting innovation and excellence in education by financing and developing facilities for great public charter schools nationally. CSDC is focused exclusively on the facility and financing needs of charter school organizations, helping charter school entrepreneurs and leaders finance, build and expand their school facilities with the goal of ultimately improving student achievement by increasing school choice within the American K-12 public education system. From lender to guarantor to real estate developer, CSDC’s innovative financing and building programs put new and expanding charter schools into efficient yet economical facilities – on time and on budget. CSDC covers the facilities gap so educators can focus on closing the achievement gap.