Tenderloin Economic Development Project

Since 1999, TEDP has been a partner of the Tenderloin. By bridging gaps between traditional stakeholders in the Tenderloin to find common purpose, we unpack layered problems facing the community and create impact through positive individual outcomes at scale. We are the Tenderloin social incubator. Our team's direct ongoing relationships with family- and immigrant-owned small business owners and managers allow TEDP to understand their needs on an individual level. Through these relationships, our community outreach informs impactful programs that speak to real concerns in the community, including targeted capital deployment and business advisory throughout the Tenderloin neighborhood. Our quantitative analyses synthesize information from our community outreach, corporate, and government sources into assessments of business sentiment and neighborhood economic health focused on the whole Tenderloin.