Kingdom Development
Kingdom Development, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) California nonprofit public benefit corporation, founded in 2015 by William Leach. With a mission to enrich the lives of disadvantaged youth by strengthening families and developing housing, Kingdom is dedicated to improving the welfare of communities through the creation of affordable housing. Kingdom fulfills its exempt purpose in three key capacities:
- Kingdom partners with both for-profit and nonprofit developers to create affordable housing for diverse populations, including families, seniors, special needs individuals, transition-age youth, and orphans.
- Kingdom offers expert consulting services to for-profit and nonprofit developers, acting as a Financial Advisor, Construction Manager, and Application Consultant to streamline and expedite the development of affordable housing projects.
- Kingdom enhances the industry’s capacity to develop affordable housing by providing policy makers and industry practitioners with insightful analysis, thereby amplifying their ability to make a positive impact on low-income families.
“Using our God-given talents to develop affordable housing; investing our God-given profits to develop hope.”
– Kingdom Development Inc.
OUR FOUNDER
William Leach
Kingdom is led by its President and Chairman of the Board, William Leach, who brings over 20 years of experience in the affordable housing industry. During his decade-long tenure at Palm Communities, Inc., William held key positions including Director of Acquisitions, Vice President of Development, and Vice President of Finance. In these roles, he successfully developed 20 affordable communities comprising 1,314 units and managed a portfolio of 1,652 units. Over the past six years, William has served as Financial Advisor and Construction Manager on more than 80 transactions, encompassing over 8,000 units of affordable housing, including 18 transactions involving HUD financing.
Our Team
Kingdom is supported by a dedicated volunteer board, volunteer officers, and a team of twenty-six full-time staff members. Headquartered in Riverside, CA, Kingdom specializes in developing affordable housing and offering Financial Advisory services across the state of California.
Kingdom Development believes that everyone
deserves a loving family and safe place to live.
Kingdom Academy was created to help developers and government agencies develop the human capital needed to build the housing necessary, using free and accessible online training courses. Developing housing using government financing is a complex endeavor. It requires both broad knowledge and high level expertise.
Start with our Welcome to the Industry course. Developing housing using government financing is a complex endeavor. It requires both broad knowledge and high level expertise. Kingdom Academy was created to help developers and government agencies build the human capital needed to build the housing needed.