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

Press
IFF Media Icon
January 01, 2024
Twin Cities Art Reader: HUGE Improv Theater’s Forever Home and Winter Season
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
December 30, 2023
Chicago Defender: ITAV Elevates Mission with Historic Acquisition of Hales in Bronzeville
Read More
Stories
December 19, 2023
Quality Facilities for All (QFA) Initiative Completes First Cohort of ECE Facility Renovations in Chicago
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
December 19, 2023
Second Wave Michigan: Report Highlights Need for More Equitable Early Childhood Care and Education
Read More
Stories
December 01, 2023
November 2023 Loan Round-up
Read More
Stories
November 20, 2023
A $50 Million Healthy Living Campus Aims to Address Historic Inequities in West Dayton
Read More
Stories
November 20, 2023
IFF Leverages FHLBank Chicago Membership to Unlock $33.5+ Million in Funding for Affordable Housing in the Midwest
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
November 19, 2023
Evanston RoundTable: The Aux Launches First Phase of Construction
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
November 09, 2023
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Chicago-based Lender Helps Cleveland Nonprofits Secure Capital to Achieve Their Mission
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
November 08, 2023
Columbus Business First: Columbus Foundation Grants More Than $2 Million to Nonprofits for Capital Improvements
Read More
Thought Leadership
November 08, 2023
Organizational Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Must Begin with Intentionality
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
November 04, 2023
Petoskey News-Review: Lofts at Lumber Square Breaks Ground in Petoskey
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
November 03, 2023
WGVU’s The Shelley Irwin Show: How Uneven Access to Affordable Child Care Divides Kent County
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
November 03, 2023
The Columbus Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Capital Improvement Grants
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
November 02, 2023
Fox 17 West Michigan: School Safety and Housing Among Topics of Focus During Kent County’s State of the County Address
Read More
Stories
November 01, 2023
October 2023 Loan Round-up
Read More
Stories
October 27, 2023
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative’s Chicago Cohorts Gather for Reunion
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
October 26, 2023
Crain’s Chicago Business: Opinion: The Business Survival Case for Arming Arts Leaders with Financial Tools and Resources
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
October 26, 2023
WBIW.com: CDFI Friendly Bloomington Celebrates Accomplishments and Hosts Partners
Read More
Stories
October 25, 2023
NXG Youth Motorsports Gets to the Starting Line for a Permanent Headquarters
Read More
Stories
October 25, 2023
HUGE Improv Theater Bounces Back in the Twin Cities
Read More
Stories
October 25, 2023
Michigan Initiative Helping to Build More Quality, Inspiring Child Care Spaces
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
October 23, 2023
Empower Magazine: IFF’s Executive Director of Chicago Region, O. Victoria Lakes-Battle Shares the Impact of Chicago’s Cultural Treasures
Read More
Stories
October 16, 2023
Commentary: Hope Starts Here Marks Progress in Detroit, Kellogg and Kresge recommit their support
Read More
Thought Leadership
map of redlined neighborhoods
October 16, 2023
Shelterforce: Let’s Act Now to Stop Racism in Real Estate Appraisals
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
October 13, 2023
WGVU: New Study Finds Demand for Early Childcare Slots in Kent County Falls Thousands Short
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
October 12, 2023
Lake County News-Sun: PADS Lake County Using Hotels More Than Churches to House the Homeless
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
October 12, 2023
The Kresge Foundation: CDFIs: An Under-Represented Stakeholder in the Public Finance Ecosystem?
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
October 11, 2023
WGN-TV: ChiTreasures: Preserving Cultural Heritage of Hispanic Community
Read More
Press
IFF Media Icon
October 05, 2023
Urban Milwaukee: Join the Parade of Garden Homes
Read More