The Enterprise Foundation is dedicated to bringing lasting improvements to distressed communities.
Enterprise is a national, nonprofit housing and community development organization.
It was launched in 1982 by Jim and Patty Rouse. The Foundation's mission is to see that all low-income people in the United States have the opportunity for fit and affordable housing and to move up and out of poverty into the mainstream of American life. As the nation's leader in community development, Enterprise cultivates, collects, and disseminates expertise and resources to help communities across the United States successfully improve the quality of life for low-income people.