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March 22, 2023
Celebrating 10 Years of Impact in Indiana and Doubling Down on Statewide Solutions
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March 21, 2023
WOOD-TV: Construction underway on ‘front porch’ of Boston Square neighborhood
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March 10, 2023
Mid-Michigan Now: 16 organizations to receive $2.4 million to expand access to low or no-cost childcare
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March 01, 2023
February 2023 Loan Round-up
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February 21, 2023
The ABCs of Borrowing Money: 30 Debt-Related Terms Every Nonprofit Leader Needs to Know
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February 21, 2023
Long-term Partnership with IFF Sees Chicago Arts Nonprofit Through Multiple Phases of Growth to First Owned Facility
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February 21, 2023
100 Years After Breaking New Ground, Milwaukee’s Garden Homes Neighborhood Gets a New Lease on Life as an Anchor for Community Revitalization
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February 20, 2023
From Scarcity to Inspiration: Rethinking the Value of Nonprofit Facilities
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February 15, 2023
BadCredit.org: IFF Builds on a Legacy of Helping Midwestern Nonprofits Purchase and Modernize Facilities
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February 10, 2023
Crain’s Chicago Business: A city-owned bank draws skepticism — not just from usual suspects
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February 01, 2023
January 2023 Loan Round-up
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January 26, 2023
Press Release: Amandula Anderson New Executive Director for IFF’s Indiana Region
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January 20, 2023
Crain’s Detroit Business: MacKenzie Scott has given more than $226 million to Michigan nonprofits
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January 19, 2023
The ABCs of Facilities Projects: 27 Real Estate and Construction Terms Every Nonprofit Leader Needs to Know
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January 19, 2023
IFF’s Continuum in Practice: Going Deep in Place in Chicago’s North Lawndale Neighborhood
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January 19, 2023
Arts and Culture Community Celebrates Chicago’s Cultural Treasures as Initiative Embarks on Its Next Phase
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January 19, 2023
IFF Loan Clears the Way for Indianapolis Nonprofit to Open City’s Second Respite House for Children with Emotional Disabilities
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January 18, 2023
Inside Indiana Business: Glick Philanthropies awards $1.4M in grants
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January 17, 2023
Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Returns to Chicago, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
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January 12, 2023
Press Release: Executive Director for IFF’s Southern Region, Stephen Westbrooks, among the recipients of the 2023 St. Louis Titan 100
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January 10, 2023
Press Release: IFF Receives $75,000 Grant from Glick Philanthropies to Further Support Indianapolis Nonprofits Through Leadership, Programming, and Real Estate Coaching
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January 01, 2023
December 2022 Loan Round-up
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December 30, 2022
Austin Weekly News: A look at what’s ahead for the West Side in 2023
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December 21, 2022
St. Louis Business Journal: Construction starts on Green Street’s new $81M apartment complex in Forest Park Southeast
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December 19, 2022
Aeris Announces 45 New CDFI Ratings and 2 New Subscribers
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December 19, 2022
Together We Build More Vibrant, Equitable Communities
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December 18, 2022
MLive: ‘Generations of new housing:’ Leaders have big hopes for $17.5M Kent County housing fund
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December 01, 2022
November 2022 Loan Round-up
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November 24, 2022
Holland Sentinel: Ottawa County approved $33.5 million in ARPA funds for 24 projects. Here’s what passed
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November 23, 2022
Photo Tour: IFF Loan “Opens the Door” for St. Louis Nonprofit to Create a State-of-the-Art Launch Pad for Careers in Tech
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November 23, 2022
South Bend Sustainability Program Helps Nonprofits Reduce Utility Costs and Shape a Greener Future for the Midwest
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November 23, 2022
IFF’s Home First Project Integrates Health and Housing for Residents with Disabilities
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November 23, 2022
Closing the Affordable Housing Gap: Q&A with Illinois Housing Development Authority Executive Director Kristin Faust
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November 23, 2022
Press Release: 40 BIPOC-led Arts & Culture Organizations from Across Chicago Come Together as Chicago’s Cultural Treasures Grantees
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November 17, 2022
Urbanize Chicago: Schiller Place Apartments celebrate ribbon cutting
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November 17, 2022
Students to start Nov. 28 at new North Chicago middle school; ‘This will empower our students to do so much more’
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November 16, 2022
Press Release: North Chicago’s New Neal Math and Science Academy Opens, Funded by a Donation from AbbVie
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November 11, 2022
October 2022 Loan Round-up
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November 03, 2022
Press Release: Gov. Whitmer Announces Application is Now Live for $50M in Grants to Open and Grow Child Care Facilities in Michigan
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October 27, 2022
Developer To Build 20 More Affordable Apartments In Maywood
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October 26, 2022
Much Ado About Something New: Detroit Public Theatre’s Performance Space in Midtown
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October 26, 2022
A Nonprofit and a Health System in Rural Indiana Team Up to Solve Two Community Challenges with One Repurposed Facility
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October 26, 2022
10 Key Takeaways from the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative’s First Five Years
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October 01, 2022
September 2022 Loan Round-up
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September 27, 2022
Press Release: IFF Receives Top Aeris® Ratings, Maintained Since 2013
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September 23, 2022
$6 Million Rehab of Historic Facility Drives Change in Louisville’s West End
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September 23, 2022
New IFF Loan Program Reduces Barriers to Capital for BIPOC-Led Nonprofits on Chicago’s South and West Sides
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September 23, 2022
Photo Tour: An Alternative Day School for Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder Combines Quality Education and Therapeutic Services in New Space
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September 23, 2022
Leveraging National Presence and Scale to Drive More Solutions for Local Challenges: Q&A with Momentus Capital President & CEO Ellis Carr
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September 21, 2022