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DreamSpring Awards

Every accolade is a testament to the DreamSpring mission.

DreamSpring awards and recognition are a reflection of our clients, community, and core values. Together, we can create lasting economic inclusion and transform lives through entrepreneurship.

PNM Award for Individual Excellence in Ethical Business Practice

DreamSpring President and CEO, Anne Haines was awarded the PNM Award for Individual Excellence in Ethical Business Practice, in Honor of John Ackerman in 2023.

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Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022

DreamSpring named 1 of the 10 most innovative not-for-profit organizations of 2022.

View Fast Company's list here.

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Recent Awards and Recognition

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2023

PNM Award for Individual Excellence in Ethical Business Practice, in Honor of John Ackerman
Anne Haines

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2022

Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022, Top 10

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2021

Diverse Business Leader Award
Albuquerque Business First

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2020

The 505 Awards: Small Business Champion
Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance

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2020

Activator Award
Wells Fargo Diverse Community Capital

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10 years as a 4-Star Organization
Charity Navigator

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Platinum Transparency Seal
Candid GuideStar

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Small Business Access to Capital Award
Opportunity Finance Network

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Association of Enterprise Opportunity

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National Access to Capital Award
Minority Business Development Agency U.S. Department of Commerce

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Past Awards and Recognitions

District 2017 Financial Service Champion of the Year 
U.S Small Businesses Administration (SBA),
Dallas/Fort Worth, 2017
NM Rising Star Lender of the Year
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), 2017
Small Business Leader Award for Mission-Driven Lenders
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), 2016
National Access to Capital Award
U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), 2012
Power of One Capital Access Award
Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), 2012
Award of Excellence
National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) , 2011
National Excellence in Lending
Deutsche Bank, 2002
Excellence in Microenterprise Development 
(as part of the Accion U.S. Network)
White House Presidential Award, 1997
Nevada Nonprofit of the Year Award
Urban Chamber of Commerce, 2015
National Community Impact Award
Bank of the West, 2014
Community Impact Award Finalist
Bank of the West, 2013
Small Business Advocate of the Year
Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, 2007
Ethics in Business Award
Samaritan Counseling Center, 2002
Human Rights Award
City of Albuquerque, 1999
World’s Most Innovative Companies
Fast Company, 2022 
Top Workplaces Award
Albuquerque Journal, 2016-2018 
Main Street Matters Award
Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), 2011
Champion of the Community Business of the Year
Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), 2007
VIVA Award for Vision, Investment Vitality and Action
New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry, 2004
 
PNM Award for Individual Excellence in Ethical Business Practice
PNM Award for Individual Excellence in Ethical Business Practice, in Honor of John Ackerman, 2023
Small Business Leader Award 
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, the Surdna Foundation, and Opportunity Finance Network, 2016
Nonprofit of the Year
Albuquerque Business First, 2015
Nonprofit of the Year
Albuquerque Business First, 2013
Award of Excellence
National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) , 2011
Excellence in Microenterprise Development 
(as part of the Accion U.S. Network)
White House Presidential Award, 1997
Community Development Financial Institution
Certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury
Ranked #6 in the Nation
as a Small Business Administration Community Advantage Lender, 2017
One of six organizations chosen by the Aspen Institute’s FIELD program for membership
Microenterprise Impact Collaborative, a learning group committed to innovating significantly greater scale and impact
Ranked as one of the top five microlenders in the U.S. by total loan amount disbursed
U.S. Microenterprise Census from The Aspen Institute’s FIELD program