Thought Leadership

March 12, 2019
Exploring the continuum: Why community development projects need so much more than capital
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May 09, 2019
The Appraisal Bias: How more equitable underwriting can increase capital in communities of color
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February 19, 2025
Axios Boston: Downtown Office Vacancies Gave a Boston Nonprofit a Chance to Expand
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January 15, 2025
Southeast Missourian: Community Groups Gather to Tackle Child Care Availability Issues
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November 25, 2024
How IFF is Helping Kids Win in Missouri by Supporting Local Solutions That Expand Access to Quality Child Care
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September 09, 2024
KSDK-TV: St. Louis Voters Weigh In on How to Spend $250 Million Rams Settlement Money
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September 01, 2024
August 2024 Loan Round-up
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July 29, 2024
Cultivating St. Louis’ Next Generation of Community Leaders at Urban Sprouts Child Development Center
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July 11, 2024
Regions Bank: ‘Small Dollars, Huge Impact’
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May 07, 2024
IFF’s 2023 Annual Report: A Historic Investment in Local Changemakers
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April 19, 2024
Joyful Spaces: New Program Advances Early Childhood Education Facility Quality in St. Louis
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January 01, 2024
December 2023 Loan Round-up
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June 07, 2023
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
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June 01, 2023
May 2023 Loan Round-up
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May 18, 2022
IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
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November 04, 2021
ENR Midwest: ENR Midwest Names 2021 Best Projects
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August 16, 2021
Transformational New Facility Unlocks Potential for Early Childhood Learners in Kansas City
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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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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October 08, 2020
Interested in Racial Justice? Invest in Early Childhood Education.
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September 01, 2020
Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)
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May 27, 2020
2019 Annual Report
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April 15, 2020
Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History
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February 04, 2020
What does $1 billion in community lending look like?
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April 11, 2019
IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report
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February 26, 2019
IFF CEO Joe Neri testifies at Congressional hearing on CDFI Fund
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January 18, 2019
Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
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January 09, 2019
‘Schools, not jails:’ Kansas City leaders welcome new child care center
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November 12, 2018
IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest
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September 05, 2018
High School that Emphasizes Service Makes Investment in IFF
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September 04, 2018
Profile: Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
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June 06, 2018
Profile: Maxine Clark, CEO of Clark-Fox Family Foundation
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April 16, 2018