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  1. August 01, 2024

    July 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  2. July 29, 2024

    Honoring an Indianapolis Community’s Past by Facilitating a Resident-Driven Plan for the Future
    Category: Stories
  3. July 29, 2024

    Cultivating St. Louis’ Next Generation of Community Leaders at Urban Sprouts Child Development Center
    Category: Stories
  4. July 23, 2024

    Caring for MI Future: Facilities Improvement Fund Helps Upgrade Michigan’s Early Learning Spaces
    Category: Stories
  5. July 23, 2024

    Second Wave Michigan: MiLEAP Fund Provides Essential Equipment, Upgrades for Child Care Facilities
    Category: Press
    Category: Stories
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  6. July 16, 2024

    Foundation for Homan Square Celebrates Past, Present, and Future Housing Opportunities
    Category: Stories
    A gathering of people are standing outside in front of two homes. There is a tent and balloons and it looks to be a celebration.
  7. July 12, 2024

    Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Panel Discussion: Child Care Innovations from the 7th District
    Category: Stories
  8. July 01, 2024

    June 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  9. June 28, 2024

    IFF’s Home First Celebrates the Completion of 20 Units of Accessible, Scattered-Site Supportive Housing
    Category: Stories
  10. June 26, 2024

    Home Sweet Homan: Affordable, Single-Family Smart Homes Offer Wealth-Building Opportunities on Chicago’s West Side
    Category: Stories
  11. June 25, 2024

    Second Wave Michigan: Repurposing Community Assets Strengthens Communities in Pontiac and Detroit
    Category: Press
    Category: Stories
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  12. June 20, 2024

    Corktown Health Expands Access to Stigma-Free Health Care for the LGBTQ+ Community with Second Location in Metro Detroit
    Category: Stories
    Seven people stand in front of a mound of dirt holding shovels for a groundbreaking ceremony.
  13. June 14, 2024

    Midwest Climate Collaborative Webinar Recap: CDFIs and Green Financing Opportunities
    Category: Stories
  14. June 06, 2024

    The Ark Celebrates the Reopening of a Human Services Hub for Chicago’s Jewish Community
    Category: Stories
  15. June 01, 2024

    May 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  16. May 28, 2024

    In Muncie, Reimagining ‘The Y’ for the Needs of Gen Z and Beyond
    Category: Stories
  17. May 28, 2024

    Caring for Our Future: State Initiative Boosts and Supports Child Care Providers and Creates Quality Learning Spaces for More Children
    Category: Stories
  18. May 24, 2024

    Quality Facilities for All Initiative supports early childhood education facilities in East St. Louis, IL
    Category: Stories
    Before and after images of the outdoor play space at Hamilton’s Learning Center, a QFA grantee in East St. Louis.
  19. May 15, 2024

    Creating an Inclusive Space for the Blind and Visually Impaired Community in Northwest Indiana
    Category: Stories
  20. May 07, 2024

    IFF’s 2023 Annual Report: A Historic Investment in Local Changemakers
    Category: Stories
  21. May 01, 2024

    April 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  22. April 28, 2024

    10 Years of Impact in Detroit: How Three Nonprofits Have Evolved to Strengthen Communities
    Category: Stories
  23. April 25, 2024

    Southwest Michigan’s Second Wave: Battle Creek’s Early Childhood Education Poised to Flourish — And Save a Church at the Same Time
    Category: Press
    Category: Stories
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  24. April 24, 2024

    How Shermann “Dilla” Thomas is Championing Chicago’s Neighborhoods by Shining a Light on Underappreciated History
    Category: Stories
  25. April 23, 2024

    Second Wave Michigan: CDFI Funding Helps Corktown Health Expand Services for Detroit Area’s LGBTQ Residents
    Category: Press
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  26. April 19, 2024

    Joyful Spaces: New Program Advances Early Childhood Education Facility Quality in St. Louis
    Category: Stories
  27. April 10, 2024

    Male Mogul Initiative Celebrates Grand Opening of Small Business Incubator on Chicago’s South Side
    Category: Stories
  28. April 01, 2024

    March 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  29. March 28, 2024

    Second Wave Michigan: Schools Work Together to Address Teacher Housing Shortage
    Category: Press
    Category: Stories
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  30. March 27, 2024

    “This is where you start a straight A student”: Quality Facilities for All Supports Early Childhood Education in Illinois
    Category: Stories
  31. March 18, 2024

    IFF Client RecycleForce Expands Impact in Newly Built Facility
    Category: Stories
  32. March 13, 2024

    IFF Co-Hosts Preview Event for 48th Annual Cleveland International Film Festival
    Category: Stories
  33. March 07, 2024

    Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago’s Affordable Housing Program Helps Wisconsin Nonprofits Address Two Community Needs in One High-Quality Facility in Madison
    Category: Stories
  34. March 01, 2024

    February 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  35. February 28, 2024

    IFF’s Home First Honored by Cook County Land Bank Authority as Nonprofit Developer of the Year
    Category: Stories
  36. February 22, 2024

    The Aux: Leveraging the Power of Connection to Help Black-owned Businesses Thrive
    Category: Stories
  37. February 20, 2024

    IFF’s Vickie Lakes-Battle Joins City Club of Chicago Panel Discussion About the Role of the Humanities in Community and Economic Development
    Category: Stories
  38. February 20, 2024

    Second Wave Michigan: What’s Next for Housing in Kent and Ottawa Counties
    Category: Press
    Category: Stories
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  39. February 13, 2024

    Ohio Nonprofit Completes Facility Expansion to Create the World’s Largest Ronald McDonald House
    Category: Stories
  40. February 06, 2024

    Energy Assistance & Solar Savings Initiative Expands in South Bend with IFF’s Support
    Category: Stories
  41. February 01, 2024

    January 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  42. January 31, 2024

    IFF Borrower 30th Street Industrial Corridor Completes Rehab of Milwaukee’s Historic Garden Homes
    Category: Stories
  43. January 23, 2024

    New Residential Treatment Facility Expands Milwaukee Nonprofit’s Capacity to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
    Category: Stories
  44. January 23, 2024

    Investing in Chicago’s West Side, One Young Person at a Time: Q&A with MAAFA Redemption Project’s Marshall Hatch, Jr.
    Category: Stories
  45. January 01, 2024

    December 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  46. December 19, 2023

    Quality Facilities for All (QFA) Initiative Completes First Cohort of ECE Facility Renovations in Chicago
    Category: Stories
  47. December 19, 2023

    Second Wave Michigan: Report Highlights Need for More Equitable Early Childhood Care and Education
    Category: Press
    Category: Stories
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  48. December 01, 2023

    November 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  49. November 20, 2023

    A $50 Million Healthy Living Campus Aims to Address Historic Inequities in West Dayton
    Category: Stories
  50. November 20, 2023

    IFF Leverages FHLBank Chicago Membership to Unlock $33.5+ Million in Funding for Affordable Housing in the Midwest
    Category: Stories
  51. November 01, 2023

    October 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  52. October 27, 2023

    Stronger Nonprofits Initiative’s Chicago Cohorts Gather for Reunion
    Category: Stories
  53. October 25, 2023

    NXG Youth Motorsports Gets to the Starting Line for a Permanent Headquarters
    Category: Stories
  54. October 25, 2023

    HUGE Improv Theater Bounces Back in the Twin Cities
    Category: Stories
  55. October 25, 2023

    Michigan Initiative Helping to Build More Quality, Inspiring Child Care Spaces
    Category: Stories
  56. October 16, 2023

    Commentary: Hope Starts Here Marks Progress in Detroit, Kellogg and Kresge recommit their support
    Category: Stories
  57. October 01, 2023

    September 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  58. September 25, 2023

    A New Community Hub Helps Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton Neighborhood Pivot Toward a Fresh Start
    Category: Stories
  59. September 25, 2023

    Kansas City Community Health Center Establishes First-of-its-kind Health and Wellness Center for Older Adults
    Category: Stories
  60. September 25, 2023

    Going “All In” on Waterloo’s East Side with the Iowa Community’s First Grocery Store in 54 Years
    Category: Stories
  61. September 21, 2023

    Reimagining What a Modern Museum Can Be: A Conversation with ACLF Participant Debra Kerr, President and CEO of Intuit
    Category: Stories
    A view inside Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, in Chicago, showing an exhibition featuring the work of celebrated artist Henry Darger.
  62. September 01, 2023

    August 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  63. August 21, 2023

    “Game Changing” Urban Farm Expands Kheprw Institute’s Capacity to Build Community Wealth
    Category: Stories
  64. August 17, 2023

    Illinois Charter School Completes Renovation of Historically Significant Campus Designed for Expeditionary Learning
    Category: Stories
  65. August 01, 2023

    July 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  66. July 19, 2023

    New High School Campus Solidifies KIPP KC’s Kindergarten-to-College Continuum for Quality Education
    Category: Stories
  67. July 19, 2023

    A Historic Cornerstone of Columbus’ Black Community to “Rise from the Ashes” with $3.4 Million Revitalization
    Category: Stories
  68. July 01, 2023

    June 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  69. June 21, 2023

    “Live Here, Create Here, Sell Here”: Two Detroiters Team Up to Create a $30 Million Haven for the Arts in a Historic Auto Factory
    Category: Stories
  70. June 07, 2023

    Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
    Category: Stories
  71. June 01, 2023

    May 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  72. May 24, 2023

    Persistence Pays Off for Enlace Chicago as Hard-Won Facility Serves as a Stepping Stone for Continued Growth
    Category: Stories
  73. May 24, 2023

    PRE4CLE Initiative Invests in Cleveland’s Youngest Learners with Funding for Facilities Upgrades and Other Supports
    Category: Stories
  74. May 22, 2023

    Supporting a Broad Range of Chicago’s Dance Artists: A Conversation with ACLF Program Participant Joanna Furnans, Executive Director of Chicago Dancemakers Forum
    Category: Stories
  75. May 05, 2023

    IFF’s 2022 Annual Report: Together We Build a Stronger Midwest
    Category: Stories
  76. May 01, 2023

    April 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  77. April 24, 2023

    Photo Tour: A Nonprofit Social Innovation Hub Bridging St. Louis’ Delmar Divide
    Category: Stories
  78. April 24, 2023

    A Rural Kansas Community Bands Together to Open a Locally Owned, Full-Service Grocery Store
    Category: Stories
  79. April 24, 2023

    Navigating ‘an Incredible Time of Transition’: A Conversation with ACLF Program Participant Jeannie Lukow, Executive Director of Porchlight Music Theatre
    Category: Stories
  80. April 01, 2023

    March 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
    Two people in a workshop glassblowing, with one holding a rod and the other assisting.
  81. March 22, 2023

    A $30 Million Mixed-Use Development Provides a Fresh Start for Kenosha’s Uptown Neighborhood
    Category: Stories
  82. March 22, 2023

    Celebrating 10 Years of Impact in Indiana and Doubling Down on Statewide Solutions
    Category: Stories
    At the Paramount Cottage Home school, a photo of the 10-year celebration of IFF's work in Indiana
  83. March 01, 2023

    February 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  84. February 21, 2023

    Long-term Partnership with IFF Sees Chicago Arts Nonprofit Through Multiple Phases of Growth to First Owned Facility
    Category: Stories
  85. February 21, 2023

    100 Years After Breaking New Ground, Milwaukee’s Garden Homes Neighborhood Gets a New Lease on Life as an Anchor for Community Revitalization
    Category: Stories
  86. February 01, 2023

    January 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  87. January 19, 2023

    IFF’s Continuum in Practice: Going Deep in Place in Chicago’s North Lawndale Neighborhood
    Category: Stories
  88. January 19, 2023

    Arts and Culture Community Celebrates Chicago’s Cultural Treasures as Initiative Embarks on Its Next Phase
    Category: Stories
  89. January 19, 2023

    IFF Loan Clears the Way for Indianapolis Nonprofit to Open City’s Second Respite House for Children with Emotional Disabilities
    Category: Stories
  90. January 01, 2023

    December 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  91. December 19, 2022

    Together We Build More Vibrant, Equitable Communities
    Category: Stories
  92. December 01, 2022

    November 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  93. November 23, 2022

    Photo Tour: IFF Loan “Opens the Door” for St. Louis Nonprofit to Create a State-of-the-Art Launch Pad for Careers in Tech
    Category: Stories
    A photo of the inside of LaunchCode. Launch Code is written on the wall.
  94. November 23, 2022

    South Bend Sustainability Program Helps Nonprofits Reduce Utility Costs and Shape a Greener Future for the Midwest
    Category: Stories
  95. November 23, 2022

    IFF’s Home First Project Integrates Health and Housing for Residents with Disabilities
    Category: Stories
  96. November 23, 2022

    Closing the Affordable Housing Gap: Q&A with Illinois Housing Development Authority Executive Director Kristin Faust
    Category: Stories
    a Black girl and an Asian boy playing with a water table at the Chicago Children's Museum
  97. November 11, 2022

    October 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  98. October 26, 2022

    Much Ado About Something New: Detroit Public Theatre’s Performance Space in Midtown
    Category: Stories
  99. October 26, 2022

    A Nonprofit and a Health System in Rural Indiana Team Up to Solve Two Community Challenges with One Repurposed Facility
    Category: Stories
  100. October 26, 2022

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