May 12, 2025 (Arlington, VA / San Diego, CA) – The Momentus Capital branded family of organizations has been named the best nonprofit employer of its size in the United States, according to The NonProfit Times, the leading publication for nonprofit managers.
Momentus Capital was ranked as the #1 large-sized nonprofit — which includes organizations with 250 or more employees — and #12 overall for organizations of any size.
The NonProfit Times spotlighted several of Momentus Capital’s internal programs and benefits, including a robust professional development system; dedicated budget lines for team building and culture building; flexible work schedules and the ability to work remotely; an online platform with access to more than 50,000 wellness classes; and discounted gym memberships.
The NonProfit Times’ rankings are based on participating nonprofits’ workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics, as well as a survey of employees asking them to respond to 77 statements within eight categories: leadership and planning; corporate culture and communications; role satisfaction; work environment; relationship with supervisors; training, development and resources; pay and benefits; and overall engagement.
The rankings are based on these 10 key drivers:
- I feel I am valued in this organization.
- I have confidence in the leadership of this organization.
- I like the type of work that I do.
- This organization helps me pursue a career path that aligns with my skills and interests.
- The leaders of this organization care about their employees’ well being.
- Most days, I feel I have made progress at work.
- At this organization, employees have fun at work.
- Overall, I’m satisfied with this organization’s benefits package.
- My supervisor handles my work-related issues satisfactorily.
- I can trust what this organization tells me.
“We are thrilled to be recognized by The NonProfit Times for our continued efforts to be an employer of choice,” said Kim Dorsett, Chief Human Resources Officer for Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance. “The Momentus Capital branded family of organizations has worked with intention in order to create a culture where our team members have everything they need in order to feel valued and be successful in both their work and personal lives.”
The Momentus Capital branded family of organizations includes several mission-driven organizations that are dedicated to providing people and communities with access to the capital and opportunities they deserve. These organizations include nonprofits Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance, and their affiliates, Momentus Direct Capital and Momentus Securities (an SEC-registered broker-dealer, MSRB-registered, FINRA/SIPC member).
“Our team members have truly come together as ‘One Momentus,’ harnessing our shared values, mission, and vision to support the communities we serve.” said Ellis Carr, President and CEO of Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance. “Our family of organizations allows us to provide a continuum of financial, social, and knowledge capital to small business owners, real estate developers, and community-based organizations and partners at every stage of their growth to ultimately help them succeed.”
Learn more about Momentus Capital’s mission and values and career opportunities within the Momentus Capital branded family of organizations.
Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Partners, two nationally renowned nonprofits with decades of experience, came together under the Momentus Capital brand in 2022 upon realizing that they could support economic and community development more effectively, and at a larger scale, by working alongside one another.
In 2023, Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance made The NonProfit Times’ rankings separately, with Capital Impact Partners named the #1 medium-sized nonprofit and #2 overall, and CDC Small Business Finance named the #17 medium-sized nonprofit and #43 overall.
In 2024, Momentus Capital was named the #3 large nonprofit and #17 overall — the first time that the family of organizations was collectively submitted to the publication for consideration.
The Momentus Capital branded family of organizations has also received several other awards and honors in recent years:
- Capital Impact Partners was honored by the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits with its 2024 Real Estate QLICI of the Year award — which recognizes investments in the development, management or leasing of real estate — for its work with Whitman-Walker’s Max Robinson Center in Washington, D.C.
- Team members Miriam Torres Baltys and Kelly Klein received top honors from Coleman Report, a leading banking publication, in its 2025 SBA Lender Awards. Torres Baltys was named the “Woman Lender of the Year” and Klein was one of just four people to be recognized in the “Emerging SBA Lenders of the Year” category. Torres Baltys also received the Financial Services Champion of the Year” award from the SBA’s San Diego District Office in its 2023 National Small Business Week Awards.
- Az (Arizona) Business Magazine recognized CDC Small Business Finance in its 2024 “Excellence in Banking” awards in the “Community Impact” category. Its sister publication, Arizona Commercial Real Estate magazine, named team member Belinda Rosthenhausler one of its “50 commercial real estate leaders to watch in 2025.”
- Team member Tony Barengo was honored in the San Diego Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence in Commercial Real Estate awards (PDF) in 2024.
- Team member Susan Lamping was named to the San Diego Business Journal’s Women of Influence 50 Over 50 list in 2024.
- The Washington Business Journal honored Momentus Capital President and CEO Ellis Carr on its “Power 100” list in 2023 and again in 2024. Mr. Carr was also recognized in 2022 by the Washington Business Journal as the Nonprofit Leader of the Year, and was named by Fast Company to that publication’s 14th annual list of the Most Creative People in Business.
- Chief Human Resources Officer Kimberly Dorsett was named one of DCA Live’s 2023 HR Leaders of the Year and was named to the 2024 Leaders of Distinction list in HRO Today’s CHRO of the Year awards.
- Momentus Capital was nominated to the Washington Business Journal’s Inno on Fire awards in 2022 for helping to fuel the region’s economy.
- CDC Small Business Finance finished Fiscal Year 2022 as the foremost SBA 504 and Community Advantage lender and Fiscal Year 2023 as the #1 Community Advantage lender in the United States.
- CDC Small Business Finance was named the Community Advantage Lender of the Year in the SBA’s Michigan District for Fiscal Year 2023. CDC Small Business Finance was also named the Community Advantage lender of the year and a Top 10 lender of the year in the SBA’s Michigan District for Fiscal Year 2022.
- CDC Small Business Finance also was named the top SBA Community Advantage lender in the Fresno (Calif.) District for Fiscal Year 2022.
- Team members Ken Rosenthal and Stacey Sanchez received two top honors from Coleman Report in 2022 as the SBA Business Development Officers of the Year.
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About Momentus Capital
The Momentus Capital branded family of organizations refers to the combined operations of Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance, as well as their affiliates, Momentus Direct Capital, and Momentus Securities (an SEC-registered broker-dealer, MSRB-registered, FINRA/SIPC member). While each organization under the Momentus Capital brand still operates as a separate entity, their clients now have access to more resources and products.
The Momentus Capital branded family of organizations is transforming how capital and investments flow into communities to provide people access to the capital and opportunities they deserve. We offer a continuum of financial, knowledge, and social capital through a comprehensive package of loan products, impact investment opportunities, training and business advising programs, and technology solutions that advance locally-led solutions.
Leveraging more than 80 years of combined experience, more than $3 billion in assets under management, and strong community engagement, the Momentus Capital branded family of organizations has delivered $24 billion in financing, created and preserved 298,000 jobs, and served 14,350 small businesses and 6 million people across our history.
With headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, and San Diego, California, Momentus Capital operates nationally with a focus on larger urban areas and cities in Arizona, California, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Texas, and the Washington D.C. metro area.
Learn more at momentuscap.org.