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South Bend Sustainability Program Helps Nonprofits Reduce Utility Costs and Shape a Greener Future for the Midwest

November 23, 2022

October 2022 Loan Round-up

November 11, 2022

10 Key Takeaways from the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative’s First Five Years

October 26, 2022

New IFF Loan Program Reduces Barriers to Capital for BIPOC-Led Nonprofits on Chicago’s South and West Sides

September 23, 2022
Photo of Momentus Capital President and CEO Ellis Carr

Leveraging National Presence and Scale to Drive More Solutions for Local Challenges: Q&A with Momentus Capital President & CEO Ellis Carr

September 23, 2022

August 2022 Loan Round-up

August 31, 2022

Crain’s Chicago Business: Auburn Gresham sets itself up for a revitalization

July 8, 2022
Architect's rendering of the Academy for Global Citizenship at the Cultivate Collective hub

Chicago’s Academy for Global Citizenship Anchors New State-of-the-Art Learning, Sustainability, and Wellness Hub Catered to Community Needs

June 21, 2022

Commercial Observer: How JPMorgan Chase Works with CDFIs to Provide Resources for Underserved Communities

June 13, 2022
People standing inside a Volunteers of America Michigan thrift store

May 2022 Loan Round-up

June 1, 2022
Cover of IFF's 2021 Annual Report

IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact

May 18, 2022
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 Round-up

January 31, 2022

December 2021 Loan Round-up

December 31, 2021
Grand Avenue Market sign in Plains, Kansas

Grand Avenue Market: A 20-Year Quest to Re-establish a Local Grocery Store in Rural Kansas

December 14, 2021
Headshot of Dr. Nicole Howell-Scott, Founder of the American Association of Single Parents

“If you want better, you have to change your narrative”: A Q&A with Dr. Nicole Howell-Scott, Founder and CEO of the American Association of Single Parents

December 14, 2021

October 2021 Loan Round-up

October 31, 2021
Nicole Robinson Greater Chicago Food Depository

Transforming the Emergency Food System with an Eye on Equity: A Q&A with Greater Chicago Food Depository’s Nicole Robinson

October 13, 2021
RecycleForce Groundbreaking

September 2021 Loan Round-up

October 1, 2021
Dana Britto BDO FMA

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

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

July 12, 2021

2020 Annual Report

June 28, 2021

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

June 14, 2021

May 2021 Loan Round-up

May 31, 2021

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

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

September 1, 2020

2019 Annual Report

May 27, 2020

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

April 15, 2020

Nonprofits & the Paycheck Protection Program

April 14, 2020