Category: Housing (affordable)

A $30 Million Mixed-Use Development Provides a Fresh Start for Kenosha’s Uptown Neighborhood

100 Years After Breaking New Ground, Milwaukee’s Garden Homes Neighborhood Gets a New Lease on Life as an Anchor for Community Revitalization

February 21, 2023

IFF’s Continuum in Practice: Going Deep in Place in Chicago’s North Lawndale Neighborhood

January 19, 2023

December 2022 Loan Round-up

January 1, 2023

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

November 23, 2022

IFF’s Home First Project Integrates Health and Housing for Residents with Disabilities

November 23, 2022

Closing the Affordable Housing Gap: Q&A with Illinois Housing Development Authority Executive Director Kristin Faust

November 23, 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

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

September 23, 2022

Architect's rendering of Detroit Public Theatre's new facility

July 2022 Loan Round-up

548 Development Founder and CEO A.J. Patton

Building a More Sustainable Future While Lifting Up Businesses on Chicago’s South and West Sides: Q&A with 548 Development Founder & CEO A.J. Patton

An architect's rendering of the Lillian Marcie Center

June 2022 Loan Round-up

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

Madison Nonprofits Team Up on Affordable Housing and Early Childhood Education in a Win-Win for Everybody

Cover of IFF's 2021 Annual Report

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

Architect's rendering of Galleria 89 in South Chicago

April 2022 Loan Round-up

March 2022 Loan Round-up

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

February 2022 Loan Round-up

Model homes developed by Lawndale Christian Development Corporation as part of a community revitalization strategy designed to build generational wealth through homeownership

Virtual Tour: Two model homes on Chicago’s West Side demonstrate proof of concept for a bold community revitalization strategy

February 16, 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

Photo Tour: The Paddocks Bring Affordable Workforce Housing to Rural Indiana Community

January 18, 2022

Full Circle Communities and Christian Community Health Center Take on Link Between Health and Housing in South Suburban Chicago

December 14, 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

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

June 2021 Loan Round-up

2020 Annual Report

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