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  1. May 08, 2024

    Sawyer County Record: LCO Receives Deal of the Year Award for New $42 Million Health Center
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  2. May 08, 2024

    Michigan Department of Lifelong Learning, Achievement, and Potential Press Release: MiLEAP Announces $59 Million Investment to Expand and Improve 1,100+ Child Care Facilities Across Michigan
    Category: Press
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  3. May 07, 2024

    IFF’s 2023 Annual Report: A Historic Investment in Local Changemakers
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  4. May 03, 2024

    Traverse City Record-Eagle: Goodwill, City Team Up On Housing Plan for Chronically Homeless
    Category: Press
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  5. May 02, 2024

    W.K. Kellogg Foundation: IFF Research Study Highlights Uneven Access to Affordable Child Care in Kent County, Michigan
    Category: Press
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  6. May 02, 2024

    Kansas City Business Journal: PACE KC Adult Wellness Center Receives Award for Community Impact
    Category: Press
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  7. May 01, 2024

    April 2024 Loan Round-up
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  8. May 01, 2024

    WOOD-TV: Hispanic Center Expanding with Purchase of Former Church
    Category: Press
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  9. May 01, 2024

    Indian Gaming Magazine: IFF Borrower, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Awarded for New Community Health Center
    Category: Press
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  10. April 30, 2024

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Hispanic Center of Western Michigan Buys Former Church for Expansion Plan
    Category: Press
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  11. April 28, 2024

    10 Years of Impact in Detroit: How Three Nonprofits Have Evolved to Strengthen Communities
    Category: Stories
  12. 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
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  13. April 24, 2024

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

    Acquiring Donated or Discounted Property: A Guide for Nonprofit Leaders
    Category: Resources
  15. 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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  16. April 19, 2024

    Joyful Spaces: New Program Advances Early Childhood Education Facility Quality in St. Louis
    Category: Stories
  17. April 18, 2024

    Sunflower State Radio: USDA Rural Development Partnership Helps Local Organization Create and Expand Food Programs in Rural Kansas
    Category: Press
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  18. April 17, 2024

    Institute for Sustainable Communities: Investing in Decarbonization – The Role of CDFIs
    Category: Press
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  19. April 11, 2024

    Chicago Tribune: Former NFL Player Opens Englewood Small Business Incubator to Encourage South and West Side Youths
    Category: Press
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  20. April 10, 2024

    Male Mogul Initiative Celebrates Grand Opening of Small Business Incubator on Chicago’s South Side
    Category: Stories
  21. April 10, 2024

    Crain’s Chicago Business: Small Business Incubator Backed by Former NFL Player Set to Open in Englewood
    Category: Press
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  22. April 10, 2024

    Traverse City Record-Eagle: Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation Invests $1 Million in Housing Projects via IFF
    Category: Press
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  23. April 08, 2024

    WTTW-TV’s Whitney Reynolds Show: Forgotten City
    Category: Press
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  24. April 01, 2024

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

    Indiana Daily Student: City of Bloomington Offers Grant Funding Up to $25,000 for Solar, Energy Efficiency, & Lighting
    Category: Press
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  26. March 28, 2024

    Second Wave Michigan: Schools Work Together to Address Teacher Housing Shortage
    Category: Press
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  27. March 28, 2024

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Grand Rapids OKs City’s First Housing Brownfield Incentives Under New State Law
    Category: Press
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  28. March 27, 2024

    IFF’s Real Estate Solutions Team Shares Tips to Prepare for a Nonprofit Facility Project
    Category: Resources
  29. March 27, 2024

    “This is where you start a straight A student”: Quality Facilities for All Supports Early Childhood Education in Illinois
    Category: Stories
  30. March 26, 2024

    ImpactAlpha: Impact(ed): An Introduction to CDFIs and Equitable Community Lending
    Category: Press
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  31. March 26, 2024

    The Real Deal: Which Developers Won Low-Income Housing Tax Credits in Chicago?
    Category: Press
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  32. March 24, 2024

    Chicago Sun-Times: Affordable Housing Developments in Edgewater, West Pullman Among Those Awarded Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
    Category: Press
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  33. March 19, 2024

    PRINT: Shining a Spotlight on Chicago’s BIPOC Cultural Treasures
    Category: Press
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  34. March 18, 2024

    IFF Client RecycleForce Expands Impact in Newly Built Facility
    Category: Stories
  35. March 14, 2024

    Weekly Citizen: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Housing Announce 2023 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Awardees
    Category: Press
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  36. March 13, 2024

    IFF Co-Hosts Preview Event for 48th Annual Cleveland International Film Festival
    Category: Stories
  37. March 08, 2024

    The Oakland Press: Troy Chamber of Commerce Presents Business Excellence Awards
    Category: Press
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  38. 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
  39. March 07, 2024

    WGHN-AM: Rep. Scholten Secures $11.5M for Community Projects Across West Michigan
    Category: Press
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  40. March 06, 2024

    City of Chicago Press Release: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Housing Announce 2023 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Awardees
    Category: Press
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  41. March 01, 2024

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

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

    Nine Ways Nonprofits Can Invest in Growth in an Uncertain Economic Environment
    Category: Resources
  44. February 22, 2024

    The Aux: Leveraging the Power of Connection to Help Black-owned Businesses Thrive
    Category: Stories
  45. February 21, 2024

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Kent County Must Continue Early Childhood Funding
    Category: Press
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  46. 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
  47. February 20, 2024

    Second Wave Michigan: What’s Next for Housing in Kent and Ottawa Counties
    Category: Press
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  48. February 20, 2024

    The Kresge Foundation: How IFF Navigated Layering Partners, Capital to Build a New Early Childhood Center
    Category: Press
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  49. February 16, 2024

    WGN Radio: The Humanities’ Impact – Fostering Economic Development in Chicago and Beyond
    Category: Press
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  50. February 14, 2024

    Rapid Growth Media: How Ryan Kilpatrick and Housing Next Are Changing the Paradigm About Affordable Housing
    Category: Press
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  51. February 13, 2024

    Ohio Nonprofit Completes Facility Expansion to Create the World’s Largest Ronald McDonald House
    Category: Stories
  52. February 12, 2024

    Block Club Chicago: Private School with Social Justice Focus Coming to Bronzeville’s Closed Hales Franciscan High School
    Category: Press
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  53. February 09, 2024

    City of South Bend Office of Sustainability: City Program Supports Solar in South Bend
    Category: Press
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  54. February 08, 2024

    Milwaukee Business Journal: See $8M Rehab of Homes in Historic Milwaukee Neighborhood
    Category: Press
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  55. February 06, 2024

    Energy Assistance & Solar Savings Initiative Expands in South Bend with IFF’s Support
    Category: Stories
  56. February 06, 2024

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Leader of New Kent County Housing Nonprofit Offers Case Study on Challenges for Renters
    Category: Press
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  57. February 02, 2024

    FHFA’s Home Loan Bank Report is a Policy Unicorn. Don’t Let It Escape.
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  58. February 01, 2024

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

    IFF Borrower 30th Street Industrial Corridor Completes Rehab of Milwaukee’s Historic Garden Homes
    Category: Stories
  60. January 24, 2024

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Developer Plans 202 Apartments in Second Holland-Area Project
    Category: Press
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  61. January 23, 2024

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

    New Markets Tax Credits: A Primer for Nonprofit Leaders
    Category: Resources
  63. 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
  64. January 18, 2024

    Press Release: IFF Promotes Donna Sink to Director of Real Estate Solutions for the Indiana Region
    Category: Press
  65. January 16, 2024

    Crain’s Cleveland Business: How CDFIs Are Helping Northeast Ohio Thrive
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  66. January 13, 2024

    Wisconsin State Journal: Madison Project with Housing, Child Care Under One Roof Shows Need for Federal Fund
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  67. January 12, 2024

    Enterprise Podcast Network: Preserving BIPOC-Led and Focused Arts and Culture in Chicago
    Category: Press
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  68. January 09, 2024

    Lake County News-Sun: Officials Say Lake County at Inflection Point in Homelessness Crisis; Population Growing as Affordable Housing Lags Behind
    Category: Press
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  69. January 08, 2024

    Crain’s Detroit Business: New Michigan Development Pushes Eco-Housing to the Limit
    Category: Press
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  70. January 01, 2024

    December 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  71. January 01, 2024

    Twin Cities Art Reader: HUGE Improv Theater’s Forever Home and Winter Season
    Category: Press
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  72. December 30, 2023

    Chicago Defender: ITAV Elevates Mission with Historic Acquisition of Hales in Bronzeville
    Category: Press
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  73. December 19, 2023

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

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

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

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

    IFF Leverages FHLBank Chicago Membership to Unlock $33.5+ Million in Funding for Affordable Housing in the Midwest
    Category: Stories
  78. November 19, 2023

    Evanston RoundTable: The Aux Launches First Phase of Construction
    Category: Press
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  79. November 09, 2023

    Crain’s Cleveland Business: Chicago-based Lender Helps Cleveland Nonprofits Secure Capital to Achieve Their Mission
    Category: Press
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  80. November 08, 2023

    Columbus Business First: Columbus Foundation Grants More Than $2 Million to Nonprofits for Capital Improvements
    Category: Press
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  81. November 08, 2023

    Organizational Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Must Begin with Intentionality
    Category: Thought Leadership
  82. November 04, 2023

    Petoskey News-Review: Lofts at Lumber Square Breaks Ground in Petoskey
    Category: Press
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  83. November 03, 2023

    WGVU’s The Shelley Irwin Show: How Uneven Access to Affordable Child Care Divides Kent County
    Category: Press
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  84. November 03, 2023

    The Columbus Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Capital Improvement Grants
    Category: Press
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  85. November 02, 2023

    Fox 17 West Michigan: School Safety and Housing Among Topics of Focus During Kent County’s State of the County Address
    Category: Press
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  86. November 01, 2023

    October 2023 Loan Round-up
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  87. October 27, 2023

    Stronger Nonprofits Initiative’s Chicago Cohorts Gather for Reunion
    Category: Stories
  88. October 26, 2023

    Crain’s Chicago Business: Opinion: The Business Survival Case for Arming Arts Leaders with Financial Tools and Resources
    Category: Press
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  89. October 25, 2023

    City of Bloomington: CDFI Friendly Bloomington Celebrates Accomplishments and Hosts Partners
    Category: Press
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  90. October 25, 2023

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

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

    Michigan Initiative Helping to Build More Quality, Inspiring Child Care Spaces
    Category: Stories
  93. October 23, 2023

    Empower Magazine: IFF’s Executive Director of Chicago Region, O. Victoria Lakes-Battle Shares the Impact of Chicago’s Cultural Treasures
    Category: Press
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  94. October 16, 2023

    Commentary: Hope Starts Here Marks Progress in Detroit, Kellogg and Kresge recommit their support
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  95. October 16, 2023

    Shelterforce: Let’s Act Now to Stop Racism in Real Estate Appraisals
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  96. October 13, 2023

    WGVU: New Study Finds Demand for Early Childcare Slots in Kent County Falls Thousands Short
    Category: Press
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  97. October 12, 2023

    Lake County News-Sun: PADS Lake County Using Hotels More Than Churches to House the Homeless
    Category: Press
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  98. October 12, 2023

    The Kresge Foundation: CDFIs: An Under-Represented Stakeholder in the Public Finance Ecosystem?
    Category: Press
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  99. October 11, 2023

    WGN-TV: ChiTreasures: Preserving Cultural Heritage of Hispanic Community
    Category: Press
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  100. October 05, 2023

    Urban Milwaukee: Join the Parade of Garden Homes
    Category: Press
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