Category: Arts and Culture

Paintings in Sophie's Artist Lounge at the Kranzberg Arts Foundation's 3333 facility in St. Louis' Grand Center neighborhood

Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s New 3333 Facility Provides a “Creative Sandbox” for St. Louis’ Arts Community

Exterior Shot of The 801 in Oak Park, IL

Photo Tour: New Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Creates an Arts-Centric Gateway for a Local Business District

A group of staff and volunteers from Star Farm Chicago standing in front a van the nonprofit uses to distribute locally grown organic produce in and around Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood

January 2022 Loan Roundup

January 31, 2022

December 2021 Loan Roundup

December 31, 2021

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

October 5, 2021

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

September 21, 2021

Q&A with BDO FMA Managing Director Dana Britto: Building Financial Capacity Post-Pandemic

August 16, 2021

CDFI Friendly Bloomington a Prototype for Successful Community Development in Small Markets

August 16, 2021

Red Clay Dance Company Brings “Artivism” to Chicago’s Woodlawn Community

“Not Here, Not Yet” – When Is the Right Time and Place for Nonprofit Facility Projects?

2020 Annual Report

Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Spotlight: InsideOut Literary Arts Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen

April 2021 Loan Roundup

March 2021 Loan Roundup

Weekly Citizen: New initiative provides for BIPOC arts and culture organizations

January 8, 2021

Media Advisory: $16.5 million Initiative for BIPOC Arts & Culture Organizations Launched in Chicago

December 17, 2020

Free financial training series for Chicago-area nonprofits

December 15, 2020

Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF

October 12, 2020

10 Steps to Creating a Nonprofit Budget

September 15, 2020

Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)

September 1, 2020

2019 Annual Report

Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History

Nonprofits & the Paycheck Protection Program

Summary: Federal Response to COVID-19

Nonprofits are eligible for these two new federal programs from the SBA

COVID-19 virus graphic

COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits

10 pieces of advice to help your organization prosper in 2020

January 2, 2020

Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative launches in Detroit to maximize impact of local organizations on Detroit’s recovery

October 28, 2019

Intro: Two community investors, two Midwest cities, two approaches to reaching more leaders of color with the financing tools they want

October 25, 2019

Eight standout arts organizations complete MacArthur Foundation-funded workshop series on financial management