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The Thriving Cities Group is a multi-disciplinary organization that aims to transform communities through civic design. The private company is based in Charlottesville, VA and was founded in 2012 by Joshua J. Yates, who has been the CEO since then. The company offers three services to help communities thrive: teaching and training, consulting and advisory, and data and technology. The organization partners with the United Nations Habitat Program to establish an enterprise marketplace with a goal of accelerating progress toward the UN's sustainable development goals for one billion people living in 1,000 cities by 2030.

Lind Capital Partners Municipal Credit Income Fund operates as a closed-end management investment company. It seeks to generate high current income from investments in municipal securities exempt from federal income tax and capital preservation. It invests in the following sectors: senior living, education, healthcare, economic development, public utilities, resource recovery, transportation, housing, and special taxing districts. The company was founded by Jon Robert Lind Jr. and David Mansfield Murdoch Jr. on May 12, 2021 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL.

Northern Lights Compliance Services LLC is a company that specializes in providing investment firms with institutional-level fund servicing. The company is based in Hauppauge, NY. The company offers a comprehensive list of services, including portfolio administration and accounting, modern investor servicing tools, compliance programs, tax, auditing, and distribution support.

Part of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Nationwide Investment Management Group provides investment management services. The company is located in the US.

Part of VCC Social Enterprises, Locus Impact Fund is a bank holding company that operates subsidiaries providing banking services. The company is based in Henrico, VA. Locus Impact Fund was acquired by VCC Social Enterprises on May 25, 2021. The company was founded in 1995. The CEO is Amir Kirkwood.

The UVA Physicians Group engages in the provision of clinical and administrative services. It offers malpractice insurance, indigent care funding, ambulatory quality, childcare center, and regional clinical practice management. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

CAV Angels provides investment services. It offers education on investment in private and early stage companies. The company was founded by Dick Crawford, Jim Cheng, Rob C. Masri, and Douglas Muir and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

TWL Corp. provides technology-enabled learning and certification solutions for corporations, organizations, and individuals primarily in the United States and also provides technology enabled learning and certification solutions for corporations, organizations and individuals in multiple global industries. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Carrollton, TX.

Local Initiatives Support Corp. provides community development programs. The firm serves individuals, private enterprise, government agencies, and civic associations. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

PREDEX Capital Management LLC (PCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in El Segundo, California. The firm was founded in 2013 and was acquired in 2023 by Union Square Capital Partners LLC, a subsidiary of USQ Holding Co. LLC. PCM serves as an investment advisor to the PREDEX Fund, an interval fund designed to provide an institutional-quality real estate investment to investors.

Union Square Capital Partners LLC (USCP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2017 and is owned by USQ Holding Co. LLC. USCP manages the USQ Core Real Estate Fund, a continuously offered closed-end interval fund that provides investors with access to institutional private real estate through exclusive investments in NFI-ODCE* constituents. The NCREIF Fund Index — Open-end Diversified Core Equity (NFI-ODCE) consists of private real estate equity funds.

Virginia Retirement Systems (VRS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1942, VRS administers pension plans and other benefits for Virginia's public sector employees through sound financial stewardship and superior customer service. Members include public school teachers, political subdivision employees (cities, towns, special authorities and commissions), state agency employees, public college and university personnel, state police, Virginia law officers and the judiciary. They also administer an optional retirement plan for political appointees and the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program for state employees.