El Paso County has issued over $490 million in tax-exempt bonds to nonprofit organizations within El Paso County. The types of facilities financed include private higher education facilities, health care facilities, zoo and community support facilities.
Tax-exempt bond financing offers qualifying nonprofit organizations the ability to access low-cost capital for their long-term financing needs, which helps the organization reduce financing costs, improve cash flow, and utilize the savings to expand programs without having to sacrifice needed capital improvement projects. These transactions are designed to raise capital for revenue-generating projects that benefit the public.