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  1. November 04, 2023

    Petoskey News-Review: Lofts at Lumber Square Breaks Ground in Petoskey
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  2. November 03, 2023

    WGVU’s The Shelley Irwin Show: How Uneven Access to Affordable Child Care Divides Kent County
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  3. November 03, 2023

    The Columbus Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Capital Improvement Grants
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  4. November 02, 2023

    Fox 17 West Michigan: School Safety and Housing Among Topics of Focus During Kent County’s State of the County Address
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  5. October 26, 2023

    Crain’s Chicago Business: Opinion: The Business Survival Case for Arming Arts Leaders with Financial Tools and Resources
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  6. October 25, 2023

    City of Bloomington: CDFI Friendly Bloomington Celebrates Accomplishments and Hosts Partners
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  7. October 23, 2023

    Empower Magazine: IFF’s Executive Director of Chicago Region, O. Victoria Lakes-Battle Shares the Impact of Chicago’s Cultural Treasures
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  8. October 13, 2023

    WGVU: New Study Finds Demand for Early Childcare Slots in Kent County Falls Thousands Short
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  9. October 12, 2023

    Lake County News-Sun: PADS Lake County Using Hotels More Than Churches to House the Homeless
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  10. October 12, 2023

    The Kresge Foundation: CDFIs: An Under-Represented Stakeholder in the Public Finance Ecosystem?
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  11. October 11, 2023

    WGN-TV: ChiTreasures: Preserving Cultural Heritage of Hispanic Community
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  12. October 05, 2023

    Urban Milwaukee: Join the Parade of Garden Homes
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  13. October 04, 2023

    Weekly Citizen: Chicago’s Cultural Treasures Continues to Support BIPOC Arts and Cultural Organizations
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  14. October 03, 2023

    WisBusiness: Grand Opening Oct. 5 for Multi-Family Development on Winnebago
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  15. September 29, 2023

    NBC Nightly News: Iowa Neighborhood’s First New Grocery Store in 50 years Bringing ‘Real Hope’ to Community
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  16. September 22, 2023

    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: All-in-Grocers Store to Celebrate Grand Opening in Waterloo Oct. 3
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  17. September 18, 2023

    Star Tribune: Huge Improv Theater Set to Move into its Own Building for the First Time in its History
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  18. September 13, 2023

    Chicago Sun-Times: Common Pantry Opens First Stand-Alone Location in its 56-Year History of Helping the Hungry
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  19. September 12, 2023

    Kansas City Business Journal: ULI Kansas City Selects 23 Professionals to Newest Real Estate Diversity Initiative Cohort
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  20. September 01, 2023

    Properties Magazine: IFF Opens Cleveland Office
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  21. August 29, 2023

    Austin Weekly News: Meet the Key Players Responsible for the Aspire Center Construction
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  22. August 26, 2023

    Northern Express: Where the Teacher Shortage and the Housing Crisis Meet
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  23. August 23, 2023

    WHTC-AM: Regional Non-Profit Funder Gets Financial Boost from Lansing
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  24. August 22, 2023

    MLive: Michigan Awards Millions to Build More Rental Housing Across the State
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  25. August 22, 2023

    WOOD-TV: $10M Housing Loan Fund Created for Allegan, Ottawa, Kent Counties
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  26. August 22, 2023

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Nonprofit Receives $10M State Loan to Invest in West Michigan Housing Projects
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  27. August 18, 2023

    Urban Milwaukee: Garden Homes Sees New Life Through Perseverance
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  28. August 11, 2023

    WGVU: Kent County Sets Parameters for New Affordable Housing Loan Fund, Enters Partnership with IFF
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  29. August 11, 2023

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Kent County to launch affordable housing revolving loan fund with initial $58M
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  30. August 10, 2023

    Fox 2 Detroit: Gov. Whitmer’s new state budget includes $254M expanding free pre-K for up to 5,600 children
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  31. August 10, 2023

    WOOD-TV: Kent Co. approves framework for affordable housing fund
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  32. August 10, 2023

    MLive: Kent County launching $58M affordable housing loan program
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  33. August 04, 2023

    Indianapolis Business Journal: Momentum builds to turn dormant far-east-side high school into services hub
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  34. July 19, 2023

    Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches Fourth Chicago Cohort, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
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  35. June 21, 2023

    NBC Kansas City: Going 360: Kansas City-area early childhood education system ‘in crisis’
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  36. June 17, 2023

    Urban Milwaukee: Midtown Vacant Lot To Become Substance Abuse Treatment Center
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  37. June 15, 2023

    Opportunity Finance Network: Chicago-Based CDFI Accelerates Positive Social Impact and Systems Change
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  38. June 07, 2023

    WGHN: Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Approves $1.5 Million Investment in IFF’s Affordable Housing Revolving Loan Fund
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  39. June 06, 2023

    Cinnaire Welcomes Three New Board Members
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  40. June 02, 2023

    Brookings Institution: The CHIPS and Science Act is a chance for businesses and local leaders to collaborate on a stronger child care system
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  41. May 29, 2023

    KSAL.com: Funding for Kansas Healthy Food
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  42. May 25, 2023

    NBC Kansas City: New study delves into ’crisis’ within Kansas City’s early-childhood education system
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  43. May 24, 2023

    Fox 4 Kansas City: Study finds inequities in Kansas City early education
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  44. May 23, 2023

    Crain’s Cleveland Business: Lender/developer IFF opens Cleveland office to boost nonprofits
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  45. May 23, 2023

    Press Release: IFF Opens New Cleveland Office
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  46. May 11, 2023

    Aurora Beacon-News: Officials say 1449 Senior Estates development a game changer for public housing in Aurora
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  47. May 03, 2023

    Patch Chicago: New Workforce Development Center Breaks Ground in Austin
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  48. April 29, 2023

    Robotics & Automation News: mHUB investing $50 million to build ‘largest independent manufacturing center in America’
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  49. April 25, 2023

    MLive: Congresswoman Scholten advocates for affordable, high-quality childcare in Grand Rapids
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  50. April 19, 2023

    Press Release: IFF Expands Senior Leadership with First-Ever Chief Equity and Diversity Officer and New Vice President, Resource Development
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  51. April 10, 2023

    Crain’s Chicago Business: Chicago community lenders among recipients of grants announced by VP Kamala Harris
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  52. March 24, 2023

    Ideastream Public Media: State officials visit Cleveland to explore funding for improving early child care facilities
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  53. March 21, 2023

    WOOD-TV: Construction underway on ‘front porch’ of Boston Square neighborhood
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  54. 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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  55. February 15, 2023

    BadCredit.org: IFF Builds on a Legacy of Helping Midwestern Nonprofits Purchase and Modernize Facilities
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  56. February 10, 2023

    Crain’s Chicago Business: A city-owned bank draws skepticism — not just from usual suspects
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  57. January 26, 2023

    Press Release: Amandula Anderson New Executive Director for IFF’s Indiana Region
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  58. January 20, 2023

    Crain’s Detroit Business: MacKenzie Scott has given more than $226 million to Michigan nonprofits
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  59. January 18, 2023

    Inside Indiana Business: Glick Philanthropies awards $1.4M in grants
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  60. January 17, 2023

    Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Returns to Chicago, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
    Category: Press
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  61. January 12, 2023

    Press Release: Executive Director for IFF’s Southern Region, Stephen Westbrooks, among the recipients of the 2023 St. Louis Titan 100
    Category: Press
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  62. 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
    Category: Press
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  63. December 30, 2022

    Austin Weekly News: A look at what’s ahead for the West Side in 2023
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  64. 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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  65. December 19, 2022

    Aeris Announces 45 New CDFI Ratings and 2 New Subscribers
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  66. December 18, 2022

    MLive: ‘Generations of new housing:’ Leaders have big hopes for $17.5M Kent County housing fund
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  67. 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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  68. 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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  69. November 17, 2022

    Urbanize Chicago: Schiller Place Apartments celebrate ribbon cutting
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  70. 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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  71. 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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  72. 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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  73. October 27, 2022

    Developer To Build 20 More Affordable Apartments In Maywood
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  74. September 27, 2022

    Press Release: IFF Receives Top Aeris® Ratings, Maintained Since 2013
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  75. September 13, 2022

    New accessible, affordable housing development nearly complete in Maywood
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  76. August 19, 2022

    Crain’s Chicago Business 2022 Notable Leaders in Community Development
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  77. July 15, 2022

    Crain’s Chicago Business 2022 Notable Executives of Color in Finance
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  78. July 08, 2022

    Crain’s Chicago Business: Auburn Gresham sets itself up for a revitalization
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  79. June 13, 2022

    Commercial Observer: How JPMorgan Chase Works with CDFIs to Provide Resources for Underserved Communities
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  80. May 16, 2022

    Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in Kansas City, MO, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
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  81. February 11, 2022

    Crain’s Chicago Business: We need to hack appraisal-based lending
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  82. January 25, 2022

    Next City: Is There a Formula to Creating an Anti-Racist School?
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  83. November 30, 2021

    ABC Detroit WXYZ: Groundbreaking held in Detroit for city’s first Healthy Housing Center
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  84. November 05, 2021

    St. Louis Business Journal: Training program for nonprofit groups led by people of color comes to St. Louis
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  85. November 04, 2021

    ENR Midwest: ENR Midwest Names 2021 Best Projects
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  86. October 19, 2021

    Milwaukee Community Journal: Seeds of Health gears up to celebrate Tenor High School’s new Journal Square location and a 2021 CARW Deal of the Year nomination
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  87. October 05, 2021

    Block Club Chicago: Little Black Pearl Will Open A Coworking Lounge, Launch Workshops For Adult Creatives This Month
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  88. September 29, 2021

    Business Journal: Ohio Community Development Association Gathers Next Week in Youngstown
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  89. September 27, 2021

    Next Street: Are CDFIs embracing innovation?
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  90. September 21, 2021

    St. Louis Business Journal: Kranzberg Foundation’s latest hub for St. Louis arts community, 3333, to open in Grand Center
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  91. September 21, 2021

    Next City: These Street Vendors Needed a Kitchen, So They Bought One
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  92. September 17, 2021

    The Kresge Foundation: New, state-of-the art Marygrove Early Education Center celebrates grand opening
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  93. September 16, 2021

    Nonprofit Quarterly: CDFIs and the COVID-19 Moment: Whither Now, Community Finance?
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  94. September 16, 2021

    Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in Indianapolis, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
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  95. September 07, 2021

    St. Louis Business Journal: U.S. Department of Treasury awards $275M in tax credit authority to St. Louis groups
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  96. August 18, 2021

    MLive: Transforming learning spaces: Program aims to improve access to early childhood education
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  97. July 28, 2021

    Nonprofit Quarterly: What Would Equitable Real Estate Finance Look Like?
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  98. June 02, 2021

    U.S. News & World Report: MacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Gifts Extend Beyond Grantees
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  99. June 02, 2021

    Bloomberg: MacKenzie Scott’s Donations Touch Charities Far Beyond the Original Grantees
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  100. June 02, 2021

    Associated Press: MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings gifts extend beyond grantees
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