Woda Cooper Companies is an employee-owned affordable housing development, construction, and property management firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Jeffrey Woda founded the company in 1990 with initial capital of a few thousand dollars to build single-family homes and apartments. David Cooper Jr. served as legal counsel from inception and joined full-time in 2003. The two partners recognized opportunities in the emerging Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and formed the partnership. The firm operates as a vertically-integrated platform across 18 states in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast regions. Woda Cooper owns and operates more than 365 properties comprising 16,000 housing units with a development portfolio valued at $3 billion. The company employs 800 people across its operations. Affordable Housing Finance magazine ranked Woda Cooper #10 among the nation's top affordable housing developers in 2024, with 1,310 units started and 1,700 units completed in 2023. The firm has maintained top-10 developer status for 13 of the last 14 years. The company focuses on developing, constructing, and managing multifamily communities, senior housing, and single-family homes utilizing Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and other federal and state financing programs. In August 2023, Woda Cooper received more than $67 million in LIHTC awards for five new communities across North Carolina, Michigan, Iowa, Virginia, and Illinois.