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  1. October 05, 2023

    Urban Milwaukee: Join the Parade of Garden Homes
    Category: Press
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  2. October 04, 2023

    Weekly Citizen: Chicago’s Cultural Treasures Continues to Support BIPOC Arts and Cultural Organizations
    Category: Press
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  3. October 03, 2023

    WisBusiness: Grand Opening Oct. 5 for Multi-Family Development on Winnebago
    Category: Press
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  4. October 01, 2023

    September 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  5. September 29, 2023

    NBC Nightly News: Iowa Neighborhood’s First New Grocery Store in 50 years Bringing ‘Real Hope’ to Community
    Category: Press
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  6. September 25, 2023

    A New Community Hub Helps Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton Neighborhood Pivot Toward a Fresh Start
    Category: Stories
  7. September 25, 2023

    Kansas City Community Health Center Establishes First-of-its-kind Health and Wellness Center for Older Adults
    Category: Stories
  8. September 25, 2023

    A How-to Guide to Publicizing Nonprofit Facilities Projects
    Category: Resources
  9. September 25, 2023

    Going “All In” on Waterloo’s East Side with the Iowa Community’s First Grocery Store in 54 Years
    Category: Stories
  10. September 22, 2023

    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: All-in-Grocers Store to Celebrate Grand Opening in Waterloo Oct. 3
    Category: Press
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  11. September 21, 2023

    Reimagining What a Modern Museum Can Be: A Conversation with ACLF Participant Debra Kerr, President and CEO of Intuit
    Category: Stories
    A view inside Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, in Chicago, showing an exhibition featuring the work of celebrated artist Henry Darger.
  12. September 18, 2023

    Star Tribune: Huge Improv Theater Set to Move into its Own Building for the First Time in its History
    Category: Press
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  13. September 13, 2023

    Chicago Sun-Times: Common Pantry Opens First Stand-Alone Location in its 56-Year History of Helping the Hungry
    Category: Press
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  14. September 12, 2023

    Kansas City Business Journal: ULI Kansas City Selects 23 Professionals to Newest Real Estate Diversity Initiative Cohort
    Category: Press
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  15. September 01, 2023

    August 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  16. September 01, 2023

    Properties Magazine: IFF Opens Cleveland Office
    Category: Press
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  17. August 29, 2023

    Austin Weekly News: Meet the Key Players Responsible for the Aspire Center Construction
    Category: Press
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  18. August 26, 2023

    Northern Express: Where the Teacher Shortage and the Housing Crisis Meet
    Category: Press
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  19. August 23, 2023

    WHTC-AM: Regional Non-Profit Funder Gets Financial Boost from Lansing
    Category: Press
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  20. August 22, 2023

    MLive: Michigan Awards Millions to Build More Rental Housing Across the State
    Category: Press
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  21. August 22, 2023

    WOOD-TV: $10M Housing Loan Fund Created for Allegan, Ottawa, Kent Counties
    Category: Press
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  22. August 22, 2023

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Nonprofit Receives $10M State Loan to Invest in West Michigan Housing Projects
    Category: Press
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  23. August 21, 2023

    “Game Changing” Urban Farm Expands Kheprw Institute’s Capacity to Build Community Wealth
    Category: Stories
  24. August 18, 2023

    Urban Milwaukee: Garden Homes Sees New Life Through Perseverance
    Category: Press
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  25. August 17, 2023

    Projecting Operating Costs in a New Facility: A Checklist for Nonprofit Leaders
    Category: Resources
  26. August 17, 2023

    Illinois Charter School Completes Renovation of Historically Significant Campus Designed for Expeditionary Learning
    Category: Stories
  27. August 17, 2023

    How IFF is Putting Equity into Practice – Part Two
    Category: Thought Leadership
  28. August 17, 2023

    How IFF is Putting Equity into Practice – Part One
    Category: Thought Leadership
  29. August 11, 2023

    WGVU: Kent County Sets Parameters for New Affordable Housing Loan Fund, Enters Partnership with IFF
    Category: Press
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  30. August 11, 2023

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Kent County to launch affordable housing revolving loan fund with initial $58M
    Category: Press
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  31. August 10, 2023

    Fox 2 Detroit: Gov. Whitmer’s new state budget includes $254M expanding free pre-K for up to 5,600 children
    Category: Press
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  32. August 10, 2023

    WOOD-TV: Kent Co. approves framework for affordable housing fund
    Category: Press
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  33. August 10, 2023

    MLive: Kent County launching $58M affordable housing loan program
    Category: Press
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  34. August 04, 2023

    Indianapolis Business Journal: Momentum builds to turn dormant far-east-side high school into services hub
    Category: Press
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  35. August 01, 2023

    July 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  36. July 19, 2023

    New High School Campus Solidifies KIPP KC’s Kindergarten-to-College Continuum for Quality Education
    Category: Stories
  37. July 19, 2023

    Eight Ways Nonprofits Can Contribute to a Greener Future Through Their Facilities Projects
    Category: Resources
  38. July 19, 2023

    A Historic Cornerstone of Columbus’ Black Community to “Rise from the Ashes” with $3.4 Million Revitalization
    Category: Stories
  39. July 19, 2023

    Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches Fourth Chicago Cohort, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
    Category: Press
  40. July 01, 2023

    June 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  41. June 21, 2023

    “Live Here, Create Here, Sell Here”: Two Detroiters Team Up to Create a $30 Million Haven for the Arts in a Historic Auto Factory
    Category: Stories
  42. June 21, 2023

    Calculating the Cost of Borrowing Money: Amortization 101 for Nonprofit Leaders
    Category: Resources
  43. June 21, 2023

    Honoring Culture’s Influence on Early Childhood Education and Spaces 
    Category: Thought Leadership
  44. June 21, 2023

    NBC Kansas City: Going 360: Kansas City-area early childhood education system ‘in crisis’
    Category: Press
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  45. June 17, 2023

    Urban Milwaukee: Midtown Vacant Lot To Become Substance Abuse Treatment Center
    Category: Press
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  46. June 15, 2023

    Opportunity Finance Network: Chicago-Based CDFI Accelerates Positive Social Impact and Systems Change
    Category: Press
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  47. June 07, 2023

    Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
    Category: Stories
  48. June 07, 2023

    WGHN: Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Approves $1.5 Million Investment in IFF’s Affordable Housing Revolving Loan Fund
    Category: Press
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  49. June 06, 2023

    Cinnaire Welcomes Three New Board Members
    Category: Press
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  50. June 02, 2023

    Brookings Institution: The CHIPS and Science Act is a chance for businesses and local leaders to collaborate on a stronger child care system
    Category: Press
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  51. June 01, 2023

    May 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  52. May 29, 2023

    KSAL.com: Funding for Kansas Healthy Food
    Category: Press
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  53. May 25, 2023

    NBC Kansas City: New study delves into ’crisis’ within Kansas City’s early-childhood education system
    Category: Press
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  54. May 24, 2023

    Persistence Pays Off for Enlace Chicago as Hard-Won Facility Serves as a Stepping Stone for Continued Growth
    Category: Stories
  55. May 24, 2023

    Building a Team: Roles and Responsibilities for Nonprofit Facilities Projects
    Category: Resources
  56. May 24, 2023

    PRE4CLE Initiative Invests in Cleveland’s Youngest Learners with Funding for Facilities Upgrades and Other Supports
    Category: Stories
  57. May 24, 2023

    Fox 4 Kansas City: Study finds inequities in Kansas City early education
    Category: Press
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  58. May 23, 2023

    Crain’s Cleveland Business: Lender/developer IFF opens Cleveland office to boost nonprofits
    Category: Press
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  59. May 23, 2023

    Press Release: IFF Opens New Cleveland Office
    Category: Press
  60. May 22, 2023

    Supporting a Broad Range of Chicago’s Dance Artists: A Conversation with ACLF Program Participant Joanna Furnans, Executive Director of Chicago Dancemakers Forum
    Category: Stories
  61. May 11, 2023

    Aurora Beacon-News: Officials say 1449 Senior Estates development a game changer for public housing in Aurora
    Category: Press
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  62. May 05, 2023

    IFF’s 2022 Annual Report: Together We Build a Stronger Midwest
    Category: Stories
  63. May 03, 2023

    Patch Chicago: New Workforce Development Center Breaks Ground in Austin
    Category: Press
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  64. May 01, 2023

    April 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  65. April 29, 2023

    Robotics & Automation News: mHUB investing $50 million to build ‘largest independent manufacturing center in America’
    Category: Press
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  66. April 25, 2023

    MLive: Congresswoman Scholten advocates for affordable, high-quality childcare in Grand Rapids
    Category: Press
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  67. April 24, 2023

    Photo Tour: A Nonprofit Social Innovation Hub Bridging St. Louis’ Delmar Divide
    Category: Stories
  68. April 24, 2023

    Five Reasons Why Nonprofits Should Consider More Than Interest Rates When Evaluating Loan Options
    Category: Resources
  69. April 24, 2023

    A Rural Kansas Community Bands Together to Open a Locally Owned, Full-Service Grocery Store
    Category: Stories
  70. April 24, 2023

    Navigating ‘an Incredible Time of Transition’: A Conversation with ACLF Program Participant Jeannie Lukow, Executive Director of Porchlight Music Theatre
    Category: Stories
  71. April 19, 2023

    Press Release: IFF Expands Senior Leadership with First-Ever Chief Equity and Diversity Officer and New Vice President, Resource Development
    Category: Press
  72. April 10, 2023

    Crain’s Chicago Business: Chicago community lenders among recipients of grants announced by VP Kamala Harris
    Category: Press
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  73. April 01, 2023

    March 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
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  74. March 24, 2023

    Ideastream Public Media: State officials visit Cleveland to explore funding for improving early child care facilities
    Category: Press
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  75. March 23, 2023

    Commentary: State initiative is a leap forward for early childhood facilities and those they serve
    Category: Thought Leadership
  76. March 22, 2023

    Estimating the Cost of Facility Projects: A Real Estate and Construction Checklist for Nonprofit Leaders
    Category: Resources
  77. March 22, 2023

    A $30 Million Mixed-Use Development Provides a Fresh Start for Kenosha’s Uptown Neighborhood
    Category: Stories
  78. March 22, 2023

    Celebrating 10 Years of Impact in Indiana and Doubling Down on Statewide Solutions
    Category: Stories
    At the Paramount Cottage Home school, a photo of the 10-year celebration of IFF's work in Indiana
  79. March 21, 2023

    WOOD-TV: Construction underway on ‘front porch’ of Boston Square neighborhood
    Category: Press
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  80. March 10, 2023

    Mid-Michigan Now: 16 organizations to receive $2.4 million to expand access to low or no-cost childcare
    Category: Press
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  81. March 01, 2023

    February 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  82. February 21, 2023

    The ABCs of Borrowing Money: 30 Debt-Related Terms Every Nonprofit Leader Needs to Know
    Category: Resources
  83. February 21, 2023

    Long-term Partnership with IFF Sees Chicago Arts Nonprofit Through Multiple Phases of Growth to First Owned Facility
    Category: Stories
  84. February 21, 2023

    100 Years After Breaking New Ground, Milwaukee’s Garden Homes Neighborhood Gets a New Lease on Life as an Anchor for Community Revitalization
    Category: Stories
  85. February 20, 2023

    From Scarcity to Inspiration: Rethinking the Value of Nonprofit Facilities
    Category: Thought Leadership
  86. February 15, 2023

    BadCredit.org: IFF Builds on a Legacy of Helping Midwestern Nonprofits Purchase and Modernize Facilities
    Category: Press
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  87. February 10, 2023

    Crain’s Chicago Business: A city-owned bank draws skepticism — not just from usual suspects
    Category: Press
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  88. February 01, 2023

    January 2023 Loan Round-up
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  89. January 26, 2023

    Press Release: Amandula Anderson New Executive Director for IFF’s Indiana Region
    Category: Press
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  90. January 20, 2023

    Crain’s Detroit Business: MacKenzie Scott has given more than $226 million to Michigan nonprofits
    Category: Press
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  91. January 19, 2023

    The ABCs of Facilities Projects: 27 Real Estate and Construction Terms Every Nonprofit Leader Needs to Know
    Category: Resources
  92. January 19, 2023

    IFF’s Continuum in Practice: Going Deep in Place in Chicago’s North Lawndale Neighborhood
    Category: Stories
  93. January 19, 2023

    Arts and Culture Community Celebrates Chicago’s Cultural Treasures as Initiative Embarks on Its Next Phase
    Category: Stories
  94. January 19, 2023

    IFF Loan Clears the Way for Indianapolis Nonprofit to Open City’s Second Respite House for Children with Emotional Disabilities
    Category: Stories
  95. January 18, 2023

    Inside Indiana Business: Glick Philanthropies awards $1.4M in grants
    Category: Press
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  96. January 17, 2023

    Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Returns to Chicago, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
    Category: Press
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  97. January 12, 2023

    Press Release: Executive Director for IFF’s Southern Region, Stephen Westbrooks, among the recipients of the 2023 St. Louis Titan 100
    Category: Press
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  98. January 10, 2023

    Press Release: IFF Receives $75,000 Grant from Glick Philanthropies to Further Support Indianapolis Nonprofits Through Leadership, Programming, and Real Estate Coaching
    Category: Press
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  99. January 01, 2023

    December 2022 Loan Round-up
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  100. December 30, 2022

    Austin Weekly News: A look at what’s ahead for the West Side in 2023
    Category: Press
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