Madison Area Community Land Trust (MACLT)

Our Mission: MACLT liberates land for the benefit of historically marginalized populations at the lowest incomes possible, preserving urban space for community use, and creating deeply and permanently affordable homeownership opportunities for those typically exploited by the housing market.

Through our innovative land trust model, MACLT helps individuals and families purchase homes at below-market rates, while preserving long-term affordability of the homes in the land trust. MACLT’s resale formula ensures that these homes remain affordable for future generations, which helps to prevent displacement and maintain diverse, inclusive neighborhoods. MACLT is unique in the homeownership provider industry in that we provide post-purchase support to our homeowners and involve them in decisions about the organization long-term.

MACLT has served 123 low-income families with the 62 permanently-affordable homes in the land trust, which means the impact of the dollars invested into these homes has doubled over time, and continues to grow with each new generation of homebuyers.

Madison Area Community Land Trust (MACLT) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing affordable and sustainable homeownership opportunities for low-income families in Dane County.