The St. Louis/Kansas City/Southern Illinois Equity Funds have played a critical role in creating affordable housing during the past 34 years. The funds have raised over $471 million since inception, creating 4,997 homes the St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas, outstate Missouri and Southern Illinois. Our mission is to effectively utilize corporate investment and available tax incentives to stimulate the development of affordable rental housing for families, seniors and individuals with special needs. We strive to revitalize neighborhoods through public/private cooperation and superior asset management. In addition to the day-to-day activities of development and asset management, we have devoted significant staff and financial resources to Gateway Community Development Fund, Inc., a certified CDFI. Gateway was established in 2009 to help fill the need for non-traditional loan products and development consulting services to under-served areas throughout the state of Missouri and in Southern Illinois and Eastern Kansas.