Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.
- March 25, 2025
A Labor of Love, Holloway House Offers Housing and Hope for Teen Parents in Cincinnati
Category: Stories
- March 24, 2025
Home Sweet Homan Initiative Gains Momentum as First Five Modular “Smart” Homes Are Sold
Category: Stories
- March 20, 2025
ABC 6 Indianapolis: Four Indiana Nonprofits Receive Grant Funding to Help Address Workforce Issue of Affordable Child Care
Category: Press
- March 19, 2025
Crain’s Detroit Business: Lenders Sound Alarm Over Trump Order Targeting Critical Development Funding Tool
Category: Press - March 12, 2025
MacArthur Foundation: Investing in Arts and Culture Organizations’ Financial Resiliency
Category: Press - Category: Press
- March 01, 2025
February 2025 Loan Round-up
Category: Stories
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- February 27, 2025
Block Club Chicago: Chicago BIPOC Arts Nonprofits Can Get Up To $60,000 In Funding With New Grant
Category: Press - Category: Stories
- February 26, 2025
Urban Institute: Leveraging the Community First Fund to Scale FHLBanks’ Mission Impact
Category: Thought Leadership - Category: Stories
- February 25, 2025
Input Fort Wayne: IFF’s Community Development in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Category: Press - Category: Stories
- February 24, 2025
Second Wave Michigan: CEDAM Bootcamp Alumni Make Real Community Impact Through Development, Place-Based Solutions
Category: Press - February 19, 2025
St. Louis Magazine: IFF’s Stephen Westbrooks Recognized as One of Region’s Top Business Leaders
Category: Press - February 19, 2025
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Grand Rapids-Based Montessori Investing $3.2M with New Location in ‘Child Care Desert’
Category: Press - February 19, 2025
Axios Boston: Downtown Office Vacancies Gave a Boston Nonprofit a Chance to Expand
Category: Press - February 17, 2025
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: IFF Executive Director Stephen Westbrooks Appointed to Community Development Advisory Council
Category: Press - February 15, 2025
Fast Company: Why Good Design Remains a Luxury for U.S. Child Care
Category: Press - February 10, 2025
ABC57: South Bend Launches Energy Assistance and Solar Savings Initiative for Fourth Year
Category: Press - February 10, 2025
The Lakeshore: Affordable Housing in Spring Lake Brings Stability for Seniors and Families
Category: Press - February 07, 2025
Nonprofit Samaritas Opens Michigan’s First Passive House-Certified Multifamily Affordable Housing Development
Category: Stories
- February 01, 2025
Traverse City Record-Eagle: State Awards Tax Credits to Traverse City, Elk Rapids Housing Projects
Category: Press - February 01, 2025
January 2025 Loan Round-up
Category: Stories
- January 31, 2025
Second Cohort of Cleveland Child Care Providers Transform Their Facilities Through PRE4CLE Program
Category: Stories
- January 29, 2025
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Samaritas Wraps in Spring Lake on Michigan’s First Passive House-Certified Multifamily Project
Category: Press - January 27, 2025
Filling a Community Need for Affordable Dental Care, Nonprofit Clinic Doubles Capacity with New Facility
Category: Stories
- January 27, 2025
A $59 Million Investment in Child Care Transforms Early Learning Spaces Across Michigan
Category: Stories
- January 17, 2025
IFF Receives Top Aeris® Ratings for 11th Consecutive Year
Category: Press
- January 15, 2025
Southeast Missourian: Community Groups Gather to Tackle Child Care Availability Issues
Category: Press - January 09, 2025
Early Learning Nation: Philanthropic Partnership Aims to Expand Access to High-Quality Child Care
Category: Press - January 01, 2025
December 2024 Loan Round-up
Category: Stories
- December 06, 2024
Austin Weekly News: From Grassroots to Corporate Support – Highlighting the Partnerships Making the Aspire Center Possible
Category: Press - December 06, 2024
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Concludes Latest Chicago Cohort
Category: Stories
- December 05, 2024
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Developer Adds Child Care Center to Grand Rapids Project—And Eyes More Across West Michigan
Category: Press - December 04, 2024
Community Economic Development Association of Michigan: How CDFIs Strengthen Nonprofits: 10 Years of IFF’s Impact in Detroit
Category: Press - December 01, 2024
November 2024 Loan Round-up
Category: Stories
- November 26, 2024
Indianapolis Nonprofit Invests in Self-Sufficiency with Purchase of Longtime Headquarters
Category: Stories
- November 25, 2024
Creating Green Buildings: A Guide to Energy Assessments for Nonprofit Organizations
Category: Resources
- November 25, 2024
How IFF is Helping Kids Win in Missouri by Supporting Local Solutions That Expand Access to Quality Child Care
Category: Stories
- November 25, 2024
Second Wave Media: Nonprofits and Neighbors Provide Insight, Pride, Propel 49507 Community Development
Category: PressCategory: Stories - November 19, 2024
Crain’s Chicago Business Recognizes IFF’s José Cerda III as 2024 Notable Latino Leader
Category: Stories
- November 19, 2024
Northwest Indiana Business Magazine: Advisory Council Leads State Prison Redevelopment
Category: Press - November 18, 2024
The Michigan Chronicle: A New Chapter for Pontiac: Developers Break Ground on Casa Del Rey Apartments
Category: Press - November 12, 2024
Canton Repository: ABCD Honors Leader Will Dent, Continues Expansion with New Offices, Apartments
Category: Press - Category: Stories
- November 08, 2024
WOOD Radio: U.S. Rep. Scholten Joins Grand Rapids Leaders in Breaking Ground for Southtown Lofts
Category: Press - November 04, 2024
Outlier Media: From Paint Color to Air Quality, Designing Better Learning Environments for Detroit Kids
Category: Press - November 01, 2024
October 2024 Loan Round-up
Category: Stories
- November 01, 2024
Affordable Housing Finance: Treasury Awards $246.4 Million to Boost Affordable Housing
Category: Press - October 29, 2024
Negocios Now: JPMorganChase Invests Nearly $11M in Chicago’s South and West Sides for Economic Growth
Category: Press - October 25, 2024
It Takes a Village Family of Schools Celebrates Expansion to New Campus on Chicago’s South Side
Category: Stories
- October 23, 2024
12 Questions to Ask a Lender When Considering a Loan for a Nonprofit Facility Project
Category: Resources
- October 23, 2024
High-Performing Charter School Expands to Create Pathways to Local STEM Careers for More Milwaukee Students
Category: Stories
- October 23, 2024
Going “All In” on Affordable, Inclusive Housing for People with Disabilities in Central Ohio
Category: Stories
- October 17, 2024
IFF Selected to Participate in CDFI Fund’s Record-Setting 2024 Bond Guarantee Program
Category: Stories
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- Category: Stories
- October 09, 2024
9&10 News: Housing Summit Returns to Traverse City to Examine Affordable Housing Solutions
Category: Press - October 08, 2024
Coming Soon: Home First’s Access South Cook
Category: Stories
- Category: Press
- October 02, 2024
Second Wave Michigan: Growing Fruitful Neighborhoods – IFF’s Commitment to Eastside Detroit
Category: PressCategory: Stories - October 01, 2024
September 2024 Loan Round-up
Category: Stories
- September 30, 2024
IFF’s Stephen Westbrooks Recognized by Ingram’s Magazine as One of “50 Missourians You Should Know”
Category: Stories - September 30, 2024
News is Out: Ambitious Arts Initiative Uncovers ‘Treasures’ Created by LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Chicagoans
Category: Press - September 25, 2024
IFF’s Continuum in Practice: Supporting Community-Driven Revitalization in Southeast Grand Rapids
Category: Stories
- September 25, 2024
How a Small Loan is Adding Up to Big Impact for Homeowners in Northeast Ohio
Category: Stories
- September 25, 2024
Seven Budget-Friendly Investments to Upgrade School Facilities
Category: Resources
- September 24, 2024
Ingram’s Magazine: IFF Executive Director Stephen Westbrooks Named One of 50 “Missourians You Should Know”
Category: Press - September 23, 2024
Celebrating 30 Years of the CDFI Fund
Category: PressCategory: Stories
- September 19, 2024
American Banker: How the Home Loan Banks’ Reform Proposals Fit into Harris’s Housing Goal
Category: Press - September 18, 2024
Black Entrepreneur Experience Podcast: Grantmaking to Preserve Cultural Heritage with Victoria Lakes-Battle and Dr. Jeffreen Hayes
Category: Press - September 18, 2024
Windy City Times: Ambitious Arts Initiative Uncovers ‘Treasures’ Created by BIPOC Chicagoans
Category: Press - September 17, 2024
Michigan Chronicle: $30 Million Redevelopment Transforms Historic Auto Plant into Vibrant Community Hub
Category: Press - September 13, 2024
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Construction Starts on Long-Awaited First Apartments at Boston Square Together Project
Category: Press - September 09, 2024
KSDK-TV: St. Louis Voters Weigh In on How to Spend $250 Million Rams Settlement Money
Category: Press - September 04, 2024
Chicago Defender: It Takes a Village Leadership Academy’s Bronzeville Campus Celebrates Successful First Day of School
Category: Press - September 01, 2024
August 2024 Loan Round-up
Category: Stories
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- Category: Press
- August 27, 2024
Affordable Housing Finance: Illinois Affordable Housing Development Closes on Financing
Category: Press - August 27, 2024
A New Tribal Facility in Rural Wisconsin Leverages New Markets Tax Credits to Transform Health and Wellness Services
Category: Stories
- August 27, 2024
Leveraging Kansas’ First 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Match Preserves Affordable Housing for Seniors
Category: Stories
- August 27, 2024
How to Select an Architect for Nonprofit Facilities Projects
Category: Resources
- August 22, 2024
Multi-Housing News: Turnstone JV to Start Construction of Illinois Affordable Project
Category: Press - August 20, 2024
Celebrating the McClellan Early Childhood Center
Category: Stories
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- August 15, 2024
St. Louis Business Journal: Stephen Westbrooks of IFF Does the Heavy Lifting on Nonprofit Real Estate Projects
Category: Press - August 13, 2024
Kent County: Kent County and IFF Award Nearly $10M Affordable Housing Loans to Three Local Development Projects
Category: Press - August 08, 2024
Second Wave Michigan: Commongrounds Uses Co-Op Model to Serve Missing Needs of the Community
Category: PressCategory: Stories - August 02, 2024
Crain’s Detroit Business: Final Pieces of Cradle-to-Career Plan at Marygrove Campus in the Works
Category: Press - Category: Stories
- August 01, 2024
July 2024 Loan Round-up
Category: Stories
- Category: Press
- July 29, 2024
Honoring an Indianapolis Community’s Past by Facilitating a Resident-Driven Plan for the Future
Category: Stories
- Category: Resources
- July 29, 2024
Cultivating St. Louis’ Next Generation of Community Leaders at Urban Sprouts Child Development Center
Category: Stories
- July 23, 2024
Caring for MI Future: Facilities Improvement Fund Helps Upgrade Michigan’s Early Learning Spaces
Category: Stories
- July 23, 2024
Second Wave Michigan: MiLEAP Fund Provides Essential Equipment, Upgrades for Child Care Facilities
Category: PressCategory: Stories