Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.
- May 18, 2022
Madison Nonprofits Team Up on Affordable Housing and Early Childhood Education in a Win-Win for Everybody
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- May 01, 2022
April 2022 Loan Round-up
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- April 19, 2022
Nonprofit BUILD Moves Quickly to Disrupt the Status Quo with a Bold Investment in Community Infrastructure on Chicago’s West Side
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- April 19, 2022
Photo Tour: A Repurposed School Begins Its Second Act as a Building Block for Revitalization in North St. Louis
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- April 01, 2022
March 2022 Loan Round-up
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- March 15, 2022
Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s New 3333 Facility Provides a “Creative Sandbox” for St. Louis’ Arts Community
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- March 15, 2022
Patient Capital and “CDFI Plus” Support Provide Indianapolis Charter School with On-ramp to Achieve Growth Goals
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- March 15, 2022
Photo Tour: New Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Creates an Arts-Centric Gateway for a Local Business District
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- March 01, 2022
February 2022 Loan Round-up
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- February 16, 2022
Built from Within: PODER Begins Construction of Chicago’s First Immigrant Integration and Job Center
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- February 16, 2022
Facility Turnaround in Detroit Helps Nonprofit Focus on “The Right Work at the Right Time in the Right Place”
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- February 16, 2022
Virtual Tour: Two model homes on Chicago’s West Side demonstrate proof of concept for a bold community revitalization strategy
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- February 16, 2022
Building a Dream Incubator: 5 Questions for baso Founder and President Claudette Soto
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- January 31, 2022
January 2022 Loan Round-up
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- January 18, 2022
Photo Tour: The Paddocks Bring Affordable Workforce Housing to Rural Indiana Community
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- January 18, 2022
Photo Tour: Seeds of Health’s Tenor High School Opens New Campus in Historic Milwaukee Location
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- January 18, 2022
Photo Tour: The Marygrove Early Education Center Puts Young Learners at the Center of Community Revitalization
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- December 31, 2021
December 2021 Loan Round-up
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- December 14, 2021
Grand Avenue Market: A 20-Year Quest to Re-establish a Local Grocery Store in Rural Kansas
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- December 14, 2021
Full Circle Communities and Christian Community Health Center Take on Link Between Health and Housing in South Suburban Chicago
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- December 14, 2021
Indianapolis Social Enterprise Begins Construction of $13 Million Workforce Development Complex for Returning Citizens
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- December 14, 2021
“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
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- December 01, 2021
November 2021 Loan Round-up
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- November 16, 2021
Birth Detroit Reimagines Maternal and Infant Care with Plan for Community-Based, Black-led Birth Centers
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- November 16, 2021
Financial Literacy and Career Readiness Come to Life in Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City’s New Facility
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- November 16, 2021
Understanding that we are a collective: How vision became reality for the Chatham Education & Workforce Center
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- November 16, 2021
Bridging the Gap Between Communities of Color and the Health Care System: A Q&A with UniteWI Founder and Executive Director Bria Grant
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- October 31, 2021
October 2021 Loan Round-up
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- October 13, 2021
Family Christian Health Center Responds to Pandemic by Leaning Further into Its Mission
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- October 13, 2021
The Night Ministry’s “The Crib” Designed with Both Its Clients and Community in Mind
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- October 13, 2021
Transforming the Emergency Food System with an Eye on Equity: A Q&A with Greater Chicago Food Depository’s Nicole Robinson
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- October 01, 2021
September 2021 Loan Round-up
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- September 15, 2021
Equitable Community Development in Action: The Redevelopment of North Chicago’s Neal Math and Science Academy
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- September 15, 2021
Paramount Schools of Excellence Charts New Path in Indiana with Statewide Expansion
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- August 31, 2021
August 2021 Loan Round-up
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- August 16, 2021
Transformational New Facility Unlocks Potential for Early Childhood Learners in Kansas City
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- August 16, 2021
Columbus Nonprofit Revives Community Asset as Permanent Facility for Teen Mentorship
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- August 16, 2021
Q&A with BDO FMA Managing Director Dana Britto: Building Financial Capacity Post-Pandemic
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- August 16, 2021
CDFI Friendly Bloomington a Prototype for Successful Community Development in Small Markets
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- July 31, 2021
July 2021 Loan Round-up
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- June 30, 2021
June 2021 Loan Round-up
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- June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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- June 14, 2021
$2.5 Million in IFF Loans Strengthen CDFI Industry and Support Small Businesses in the Midwest
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- June 14, 2021
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Spotlight: InsideOut Literary Arts Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen
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- June 14, 2021
Long-term Relationships and Trust Underpin COVID-19 Vaccination Success in Homan Square
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- May 31, 2021
May 2021 Loan Round-up
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- April 28, 2021
IFF and Children’s Home & Aid Bolster East St. Louis Child Care Providers with COVID-19 Relief Grants
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- April 28, 2021
Covenant House Illinois Doubles Down on Ending Youth Homelessness with More Beds and Services in East Garfield Park
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- March 31, 2021
March 2021 Loan Round-up
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- February 28, 2021
February 2021 Loan Round-up
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- January 31, 2021
January 2021 Loan Round-up
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- October 12, 2020
Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF
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- May 27, 2020
2019 Annual Report
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- March 02, 2020
Detroit breaks ground on $15 million early education center that will serve as national model
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- March 02, 2020
Detroit Prep revives century-old school building to serve up to 500 students in Pingree Park
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- March 02, 2020
Experienced child care provider expands to serve 6x more children on Detroit’s east side
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- February 04, 2020
What does $1 billion in community lending look like?
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- November 11, 2019
United Methodist Community House reimagines itself — and Grand Rapids’ Southeastern Community
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- October 09, 2019
IFF clients give advice on how to spread awareness during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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- October 08, 2019
New YMCA in Kentucky’s west Louisville neighborhood reimagines public health through an equity lens
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- September 04, 2019
Lincoln Park Community Services triples its capacity to serve Chicagoans experiencing homelessness
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- September 04, 2019
Chicago’s North Lawndale Employment Network to transform former bank building into community hub
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- August 06, 2019
Eight standout arts organizations complete MacArthur Foundation-funded workshop series on financial management
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- July 08, 2019
Erie Family Health Centers doubles its footprint in Evanston/Skokie, increasing access to high-quality, affordable health care
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- July 08, 2019
Photo Tour: Chicago Artists Coalition embraces its new home in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor
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- June 07, 2019
Addressing health disparities in the LGBTQ community
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- June 06, 2019
‘Let people show you who they are’: A conversation with Chicago200 participant and IFF Development Associate Lydia Collins
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- May 06, 2019
Access and Quality for Illinois Children: Statewide Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment
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- May 01, 2019
De-stigmatizing mental health care through integration, specialized support, and space design
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- April 11, 2019
IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report
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- April 03, 2019
Illinois Action for Children: 50 Years of Impact
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- April 03, 2019
Artspace and IFF: Teaming up since 2011 to increase affordable housing options in the Midwest
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- April 03, 2019
‘Serving communities always comes down to location:’ A conversation with Chicago artist and activist Tonika Johnson
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- March 14, 2019
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: 20 organizations served, countless ideas and connections sparked
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- March 06, 2019
Humboldt Park’s La Casa Norte answers question: ‘What are all the things someone needs to be well?’
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- February 05, 2019
One of the nation’s best schools takes a deep dive in Indianapolis – breathing life into historic Naval structure
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- February 05, 2019
St Louis’s Center of Creative Arts: Bridging the divide through the arts
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- February 05, 2019
Creative match-making leads to new early childhood education center on Detroit’s East Side
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- January 18, 2019
Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
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