Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.

Thought Leadership
map of redlined neighborhoods
May 09, 2019
The Appraisal Bias: How more equitable underwriting can increase capital in communities of color
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March 12, 2019
Exploring the continuum: Why community development projects need so much more than capital
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Stories
January 27, 2025
Filling a Community Need for Affordable Dental Care, Nonprofit Clinic Doubles Capacity with New Facility
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October 23, 2024
High-Performing Charter School Expands to Create Pathways to Local STEM Careers for More Milwaukee Students
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October 01, 2024
September 2024 Loan Round-up
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September 01, 2024
August 2024 Loan Round-up
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August 27, 2024
A New Tribal Facility in Rural Wisconsin Leverages New Markets Tax Credits to Transform Health and Wellness Services
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August 19, 2024
Milwaukee’s Serenity Inns Opens the Doors to New Residential Treatment Facility
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July 01, 2024
June 2024 Loan Round-up
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May 07, 2024
IFF’s 2023 Annual Report: A Historic Investment in Local Changemakers
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March 07, 2024
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago’s Affordable Housing Program Helps Wisconsin Nonprofits Address Two Community Needs in One High-Quality Facility in Madison
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January 31, 2024
IFF Borrower 30th Street Industrial Corridor Completes Rehab of Milwaukee’s Historic Garden Homes
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January 23, 2024
New Residential Treatment Facility Expands Milwaukee Nonprofit’s Capacity to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
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January 01, 2024
December 2023 Loan Round-up
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November 20, 2023
IFF Leverages FHLBank Chicago Membership to Unlock $33.5+ Million in Funding for Affordable Housing in the Midwest
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November 01, 2023
October 2023 Loan Round-up
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June 07, 2023
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
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May 05, 2023
IFF’s 2022 Annual Report: Together We Build a Stronger Midwest
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March 22, 2023
A $30 Million Mixed-Use Development Provides a Fresh Start for Kenosha’s Uptown Neighborhood
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March 01, 2023
February 2023 Loan Round-up
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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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January 01, 2023
December 2022 Loan Round-up
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December 19, 2022
Together We Build More Vibrant, Equitable Communities
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May 18, 2022
Madison Nonprofits Team Up on Affordable Housing and Early Childhood Education in a Win-Win for Everybody
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Cover of IFF's 2021 Annual Report
May 18, 2022
IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
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Architect's rendering of Galleria 89 in South Chicago
May 01, 2022
April 2022 Loan Round-up
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April 01, 2022
March 2022 Loan Round-up
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January 18, 2022
Photo Tour: Seeds of Health’s Tenor High School Opens New Campus in Historic Milwaukee Location
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UniteWI Founder and Executive Director Bria Grant sitting for a posed photo
November 16, 2021
Bridging the Gap Between Communities of Color and the Health Care System: A Q&A with UniteWI Founder and Executive Director Bria Grant
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July 31, 2021
July 2021 Loan Round-up
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June 30, 2021
June 2021 Loan Round-up
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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June 14, 2021
A New Facility in Milwaukee Has Eco-Friendly Blue Skies Landscaping Seeing Green
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June 14, 2021
$2.5 Million in IFF Loans Strengthen CDFI Industry and Support Small Businesses in the Midwest
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May 31, 2021
May 2021 Loan Round-up
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April 30, 2021
April 2021 Loan Round-up
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March 31, 2021
March 2021 Loan Round-up
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February 28, 2021
February 2021 Loan Round-up
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October 12, 2020
Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF
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May 27, 2020
2019 Annual Report
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October 09, 2019
IFF clients give advice on how to spread awareness during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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June 07, 2019
Milwaukee’s Lindsay Heights welcomes ‘dream’ housing development
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April 11, 2019
IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report
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January 18, 2019
Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
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November 12, 2018
Profile: Wendy Baumann, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation
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November 12, 2018
IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest
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September 04, 2018
Profile: Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
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July 10, 2018
Breaking old ground: How Arts@Large is resurrecting the old Polish Arts Center in Milwaukee
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May 03, 2018
Profile: Jeremy Nowak, Author and Strategist
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May 03, 2018
Milwaukee Christian Center stabilizes neighborhoods one home at a time
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April 16, 2018
From IFF CEO Joe Neri: Celebrating 30 Years of Change
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April 04, 2018
New full-service grocery store opening in Milwaukee’s Park West neighborhood
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