Category: Illinois

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

Nonprofits & Real Estate: When to “build capacity” and when to just help

“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

Long-term Relationships and Trust Underpin COVID-19 Vaccination Success in Homan Square

May 2021 Loan Roundup

April 2021 Loan Roundup

IFF and Children’s Home & Aid Bolster East St. Louis Child Care Providers with COVID-19 Relief Grants

Covenant House Illinois Doubles Down on Ending Youth Homelessness with More Beds and Services in East Garfield Park

Chicago Architect Magazine: Home First

March 2021 Loan Roundup

February 2021 Loan Roundup

February 28, 2021

January 2021 Loan Roundup

January 31, 2021

The News-Gazette: With homes filled and park open, Bristol Place ‘a really great community’

January 22, 2021

Starbucks Press Release: Starbucks expands initiatives to advance opportunity, equity and inclusion in the communities it serves

January 12, 2021

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

Citi Foundation Provides $15 Million in Support to 30 Community Development Financial Institutions Across the U.S.

November 19, 2020

Lake County News-Sun: Renovation will essentially create new 5-story North Chicago middle school

November 6, 2020

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

October 12, 2020

Interested in Racial Justice? Invest in Early Childhood Education.

October 8, 2020

10 Steps to Creating a Nonprofit Budget

September 15, 2020

Learning to Change: Reflections of the CDFI Racial Equity Collaborative on Education

September 2, 2020

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

September 1, 2020

Nonprofit PPP loan recipient providing health care and homeless shelters during COVID – Lawndale Christian Health Center, Chicago

WBEZ: Community Groups Push A Bold Idea To Revitalize Some Chicago Neighborhoods

Chicago Tribune: Designs for new North Chicago middle school in final stages

2019 Annual Report