New Story · Jun 2026
Catherine Colyer became CEO on June 1, 2026; Brett Hagler moved to the board, signaling New Story's next leadership chapter.
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Updated Jul 30, 2026
New Story is a 2014-founded, Atlanta-based housing nonprofit that uses market-based land development, blended capital, and impact investing to help underserved families in Latin America move into land and home ownership faster.
Primary product
Market-based land development and homeownership solutions for underserved families
Founded
2014
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Team size
30-40
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Housing and Community Development
Sub-industry
Affordable housing nonprofit / impact investing
Offices
1 job at New Story
Business model
Stage
nonprofit / impact investing
Total raised
$80M
Latest round
Multi-year Builders commitments · Jan 2019
Latest amount
$6M
Multi-year Builder commitments
Jan 2019 · The Builders
Oct 2016 · The Builders
Dec 2015 · The Builders
Early donation funding / pre-seed
May 2015 · Y Combinator / public donors
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Impact Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Business Officer, Co-Founder
Chris Barton
Legal Counsel
Co-Founder, Board Director / Former CEO
Investors
Mission-driven, entrepreneurial, high-expectation, and empathy-oriented. New Story emphasizes ownership, excellence, detailed customer obsession, learning and growth, and a flexible work-from-home culture.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
New Story says every role includes a salary range, and its careers page says it pays in the 90th percentile of nonprofits for the position.
Benefits
Pricing
Philanthropy + impact investment + corporate partnerships; families make small monthly payments in the land/homeownership model
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
About $10M-$15M (FY2024 nonprofit revenue was reported at $10.4M)
New Story · Jun 2026
Catherine Colyer became CEO on June 1, 2026; Brett Hagler moved to the board, signaling New Story's next leadership chapter.
New Story · Apr 2026
Claudia Acuña was promoted to Chief Impact Officer to lead impact strategy and partnerships across Mexico and Latin America.
New Story · Mar 2026
New Story outlined a deeper R&D strategy, including technical assistance for self-build housing and pilots for new materials such as bamboo-based modular systems.
New Story · Apr 2025
Hewsan Pang became COO, bringing real-estate development and operations experience to scale New Story Capital and the land-first model.
New Story · Sep 2024
New Story explained why Latin America is its core market and said Mexico is the primary focus, with an in-country Impact Team in Mexico City.