Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.

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June 01, 2021
Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in St. Louis, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
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Stories
May 31, 2021
May 2021 Loan Round-up
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Thought Leadership
May 05, 2021
How Learning Spaces Expansion to Grand Rapids Addresses Inequity and Shapes Children’s Futures
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April 30, 2021
April 2021 Loan Round-up
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Stories
April 29, 2021
Muncie’s 8twelve Coalition – Building Community One Cup of Coffee at a Time
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Stories
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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Stories
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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April 13, 2021
Commongrounds Cooperative Puts Community First in Traverse City
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map of redlined neighborhoods
April 07, 2021
Five Ways That Lenders Can Interrupt Racism and Provide Restorative-Justice Capital in Our Communities
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April 05, 2021
Chicago Architect Magazine: Home First
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Stories
March 31, 2021
March 2021 Loan Round-up
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March 30, 2021
Impact Alpha: Five ways that lenders can interrupt racism and provide restorative-justice capital in our communities
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March 23, 2021
The Lakeshore West Michigan: GHACF invests $1.5M to provide low-cost loans to community nonprofits
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Thought Leadership
March 04, 2021
Doubling Down on IFF Commitments to Further Impact Midwest Communities
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Stories
February 28, 2021
February 2021 Loan Round-up
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February 25, 2021
Model D: This faith-based nonprofit helped spark a revival in Detroit’s Regent Park
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February 22, 2021
OFN & Twitter announce first Finance Justice Fund loans
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February 01, 2021
USA Today: They’ve nurtured our babies through COVID-19 horrors; now, child care workers aren’t sure when they’ll get vaccinated
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February 01, 2021
Bridge Detroit: Cradle-to-career program at Marygrove campus serves Detroit’s littlest people
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February 01, 2021
IFF and JPMorgan Chase’s Stronger Nonprofit Initiative Assisting Milwaukee Nonprofit Leaders of Color
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Stories
January 31, 2021
January 2021 Loan Round-up
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January 29, 2021
Milwaukee Courier: IFF and JPMorgan Chase’s Stronger Nonprofit Initiative Assisting Milwaukee Nonprofit Leaders of Color
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January 29, 2021
St. Louis Business Journal: Here’s when construction will start on Green Street’s $40M housing project in The Grove
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Thought Leadership
January 27, 2021
Impact Investors and CDFIs Can Partner to Create Greater Impact
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January 26, 2021
Next STL: Union At The Grove to Break Ground
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January 26, 2021
WILX Lansing: Children’s Book Provides Practical Tips for Returning to In-Person Learning
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January 22, 2021
The News-Gazette: With homes filled and park open, Bristol Place ‘a really great community’
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January 12, 2021
Starbucks Press Release: Starbucks expands initiatives to advance opportunity, equity and inclusion in the communities it serves
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January 08, 2021
Weekly Citizen: New initiative provides for BIPOC arts and culture organizations
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Thought Leadership
January 05, 2021
“How My School Fights a Virus:” IFF publishes children’s book with practical tips on returning to school
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