Ms. Tomczak: We have not heard from NY-DFS on the matter of One Million Black Women below.
Would you be so kind to respond today? We are working up against a deadline as Black History Month ends next Tuesday. Warm regards, Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 646-454-9107 On Tue, Jan 31, 2023, 7:51 PM Gunnar Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Ms. Tomczak: > > Thank you for your email. > > Concerning the statement, "Nevertheless, I conducted a de novo search of > the Department’s records and found that the Department does not possess any > records regarding the Goldman Sachs’s investment in the One Million Black > Women project." > > However, the New York City Small Business Opportunity Fund lists Goldman > Sachs and One Million Black Women as a funding sponsor: > https://sbsopportunityfund.nyc/. > > The $75M fund is the largest in New York City's history. The website > states, "The Fund was created specifically for NYC small business owners, > developed and administered by local partners – including the NYC Department > of Small Business Services (SBS), Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women, > Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, local Community Development > Financial Institutions (CDFIs – non-profit community-based financial > institutions), and local small business centers that understand your > community and customers." > > How would New York City know of One Million Black Women but New York State > would have no records associated? > > Warm regards, > > Gunnar > > Gunnar Larson > xNY.io - Bank.org > 646-454-9107 > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 3:28 PM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Mr. Larson, >> >> >> >> See attached letter. >> >> >> >> >> >> Christine M. Tomczak >> >> Assistant Counsel >> >> >> >> New York State Department of Financial Services >> >> 1 State Street, New York, New York 10004 >> >> >> >> >> >
