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Sustainable Communities Corporation
Sustainable Communities Corporation (SCC) was formed in 2023 by Michael Sauvante, who previously founded a half-dozen for-profit companies before...
Sustainable Communities Corporation
Sustainable Communities Corporation (SCC) was formed in 2023 by Michael Sauvante, who previously founded a half-dozen for-profit companies before redirecting his focus to economic development research in 2008. His earlier think tank, National Commonwealth Group, produced work that contributed to the passage of the JOBS Act in 2012. SCC operates as a 501(c)(4) that designs and deploys complementary currency systems, aiming to circumvent what Sauvante describes as a private-banking monopoly that controls 97% of money in circulation. SCC's core mechanism is the Sustainable Communities Framework (SCF), a regional program built around a digital complementary currency. The framework layers an entrepreneurship and workforce development practice, credit facilitation, and capital formation tools, targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The organization currently channels its framework into an energy-centric project in Nigeria, where it formed a local entity, NrG Company Nigeria Ltd., to manufacture a new generation of eco-friendly batteries developed by the Wisconsin Battery Company (WinBat). The Nigerian pilot targets food insecurity, extreme poverty, and energy access, and sits alongside SCC's domestic ambition to make its framework available across all 50 U.S. states, D.C., and Puerto Rico. SCC operates with a small board and a network of academic advisors. Chairman Michael Sauvante leads the organization, supported by Director Vari MacNeil, who drives communications strategy, and Scott McIntyre, Executive Director Emeritus, who architected the SCF's entrepreneurship and workforce development programs. McIntyre also chairs the Crowdfunding Professional Association. Principal Advisor Dr. Fadhel Kaboub, President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and an expert in Modern Monetary Theory and complementary currency programs, provides the academic backbone. In May 2026, the organization's newly formed Nigerian subsidiary was actively developing manufacturing plans for the eco-friendly batteries in collaboration with WinBat (per firm website, May 2026). Where most community-development nonprofits advocate for policy change or directly deploy grant capital, SCC's structural differentiator is its attempt to build a closed-loop, currency-based economic ecosystem that links energy manufacturing, workforce training, and SME finance under a single operational framework. Its non-profit structure, married with for-profit energy ventures in emerging markets, creates a hybrid architecture designed to sidestep the traditional banking system entirely.
General information
Firm type
Foundation
Year founded
2023
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
null
Corporate office
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Principals
Michael Sauvante
Chairman and Executive Director
Vari MacNeil
Director
Scott McIntyre
Executive Director Emeritus
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is the Sustainable Communities Framework (SCF) that SCC deploys?
The SCF is a regional economic development program built around a digital complementary currency. It combines money issuance with an entrepreneurship and workforce development practice, credit facilitation for small businesses, and capital formation tools. The goal is to create a parallel financial ecosystem that allows communities to fund local priorities — from small business to infrastructure — without relying on traditional bank lending or government funding.
What is SCC's relationship with the banking system?
SCC's core thesis is adversarial to what it calls a private-banking monopoly that they claim creates 97% of money in circulation. The organization is designed to bypass this system entirely by enabling communities to issue their own complementary currencies. Its legal basis cites the U.S. Federal Reserve's acknowledgement that private citizens and groups can legally issue their own money, framing its model as an alternative to bank-created credit.
What is the organization's current operational focus?
SCC is piloting the SCF in Nigeria, where it has formed a local energy company, NrG Company Nigeria Ltd., to manufacture eco-friendly batteries. The batteries are being developed in partnership with the Wisconsin Battery Company (WinBat), another SCC-linked project. The Nigerian pilot addresses food insecurity, extreme poverty, and energy access, with the broader goal of demonstrating how the SCF can lift whole economies.
Is SCC a for-profit company or a non-profit?
SCC is structured as a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, which permits it to engage in some political and lobbying activities. This is separate from a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. SCC was formed in 2023 as a deployment vehicle for the SCF, succeeding an earlier economic development think tank called the National Commonwealth Group.
Who are the key academics advising SCC's monetary theory?
Dr. Fadhel Kaboub serves as Principal Advisor. He is the President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and an expert in Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and complementary currency design. His academic work centers on fiscal and monetary policy dimensions of job creation programs and climate finance, and he has designed and run a student-based complementary currency program at Denison University.
Does SCC manage outside investor capital or run a fund?
SCC does not publicly disclose any assets under management. There is no evidence that it accepts outside investment capital or operates a commingled fund. Its stated mechanism is the issuance of digital complementary currencies, not the management of traditional investment portfolios.
How is SCC related to the JOBS Act?
Founder Michael Sauvante's earlier research on capital formation for small and medium enterprises, conducted through his think tank National Commonwealth Group, was cited by the White House and helped contribute to the passage of the JOBS Act in 2012. SCC builds on that policy legacy by incorporating capital formation tools into its community-level framework.
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