Ms. Tomczak:
Thank you for the clarification.
Wishing you all the best.
Warm regards,
Gunnar
Gunnar Larson
xNY.io - Bank.org
646-454-9107
On Wed, Feb 22, 2023, 11:01 AM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) <
christine.tomczak@dfs.ny.gov> wrote:
Dear Mr. Larson,
The NYDFS is the regulator of Goldman Sachs Bank, not Goldman Sachs
Investment Company that has established the One Million Black Women
program. The DFS generally does not possess records pertaining to
investments made by Goldman Sachs Investment Company unless there was some
involvement by Goldman Sachs Bank which in this case, there was not.
Therefore, the DFS does not possess any records concerning the One Million
Black Women program. The DFS may only speak about records in the DFS’s
possession and not any other NYS agency.
Sincerely,
Christine M. Tomczak
Assistant Counsel
New York State Department of Financial Services
1 State Street, New York, New York 10004
*From:* Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io>
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Ms. Tomczak:
We have not heard from NY-DFS on the matter of One Million Black Women
below.
Would you be so kind to respond today?
We are working up against a deadline as Black History Month ends next
Tuesday.
Warm regards,
Gunnar
Gunnar Larson
xNY.io - Bank.org
646-454-9107
On Tue, Jan 31, 2023, 7:51 PM Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io> wrote:
Dear Ms. Tomczak:
Thank you for your email.
Concerning the statement, "Nevertheless, I conducted a de novo search of
the Department’s records and found that the Department does not possess any
records regarding the Goldman Sachs’s investment in the One Million Black
Women project."
However, the New York City Small Business Opportunity Fund lists Goldman
Sachs and One Million Black Women as a funding sponsor:
https://sbsopportunityfund.nyc/
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsbsopportunityfund.nyc%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cchristine.tomczak%40dfs.ny.gov%7Cccacb7a7907e433ed11d08db14e39dac%7Cf46cb8ea79004d108ceb80e8c1c81ee7%7C0%7C0%7C638126740521688181%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wy80i1eg2Ucg6jRSb5%2BwRc%2FpnJ5GYLGuJbPLSpr3Fxc%3D&reserved=0>
.
The $75M fund is the largest in New York City's history. The website
states, "The Fund was created specifically for NYC small business owners,
developed and administered by local partners – including the NYC Department
of Small Business Services (SBS), Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women,
Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, local Community Development
Financial Institutions (CDFIs – non-profit community-based financial
institutions), and local small business centers that understand your
community and customers."
How would New York City know of One Million Black Women but New York State
would have no records associated?
Warm regards,
Gunnar
Gunnar Larson
xNY.io - Bank.org
646-454-9107
On Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 3:28 PM Tomczak, Christine (DFS) <
christine.tomczak@dfs.ny.gov> wrote:
Dear Mr. Larson,
See attached letter.
Christine M. Tomczak
Assistant Counsel
New York State Department of Financial Services
1 State Street, New York, New York 10004
Gunnar Larson