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  1. August 10, 2023

    MLive: Kent County launching $58M affordable housing loan program
    Category: Press
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  2. 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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  3. August 01, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

    June 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  9. 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
  10. June 21, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

    Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
    Category: Stories
  16. 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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  17. June 06, 2023

    Cinnaire Welcomes Three New Board Members
    Category: Press
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  18. 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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  19. June 01, 2023

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

    KSAL.com: Funding for Kansas Healthy Food
    Category: Press
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  21. 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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  22. May 24, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

    Press Release: IFF Opens New Cleveland Office
    Category: Press
  28. 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
  29. 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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  30. May 05, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A Rural Kansas Community Bands Together to Open a Locally Owned, Full-Service Grocery Store
    Category: Stories
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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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  41. April 01, 2023

    March 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
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  42. 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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  43. March 23, 2023

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

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

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

    Celebrating 10 Years of Impact in Indiana and Doubling Down on Statewide Solutions
    Category: Stories
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  47. March 21, 2023

    WOOD-TV: Construction underway on ‘front porch’ of Boston Square neighborhood
    Category: Press
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  48. 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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  49. March 01, 2023

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

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

    Long-term Partnership with IFF Sees Chicago Arts Nonprofit Through Multiple Phases of Growth to First Owned Facility
    Category: Stories
  52. 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
  53. February 20, 2023

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

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

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

    January 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  57. January 26, 2023

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

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

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

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

    Arts and Culture Community Celebrates Chicago’s Cultural Treasures as Initiative Embarks on Its Next Phase
    Category: Stories
  62. 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
  63. January 18, 2023

    Inside Indiana Business: Glick Philanthropies awards $1.4M in grants
    Category: Press
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  64. 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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  65. 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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  66. 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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  67. January 01, 2023

    December 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  68. December 30, 2022

    Austin Weekly News: A look at what’s ahead for the West Side in 2023
    Category: Press
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  69. December 21, 2022

    St. Louis Business Journal: Construction starts on Green Street’s new $81M apartment complex in Forest Park Southeast
    Category: Press
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  70. December 19, 2022

    Aeris Announces 45 New CDFI Ratings and 2 New Subscribers
    Category: Press
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  71. December 19, 2022

    Together We Build More Vibrant, Equitable Communities
    Category: Stories
  72. December 18, 2022

    MLive: ‘Generations of new housing:’ Leaders have big hopes for $17.5M Kent County housing fund
    Category: Press
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  73. December 01, 2022

    November 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  74. November 24, 2022

    Holland Sentinel: Ottawa County approved $33.5 million in ARPA funds for 24 projects. Here’s what passed
    Category: Press
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  75. November 23, 2022

    Photo Tour: IFF Loan “Opens the Door” for St. Louis Nonprofit to Create a State-of-the-Art Launch Pad for Careers in Tech
    Category: Stories
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  76. November 23, 2022

    South Bend Sustainability Program Helps Nonprofits Reduce Utility Costs and Shape a Greener Future for the Midwest
    Category: Stories
  77. November 23, 2022

    IFF’s Home First Project Integrates Health and Housing for Residents with Disabilities
    Category: Stories
  78. November 23, 2022

    Closing the Affordable Housing Gap: Q&A with Illinois Housing Development Authority Executive Director Kristin Faust
    Category: Stories
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  79. November 23, 2022

    Press Release: 40 BIPOC-led Arts & Culture Organizations from Across Chicago Come Together as Chicago’s Cultural Treasures Grantees
    Category: Press
  80. November 17, 2022

    Urbanize Chicago: Schiller Place Apartments celebrate ribbon cutting
    Category: Press
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  81. November 17, 2022

    Students to start Nov. 28 at new North Chicago middle school; ‘This will empower our students to do so much more’
    Category: Press
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  82. November 16, 2022

    Press Release: North Chicago’s New Neal Math and Science Academy Opens, Funded by a Donation from AbbVie
    Category: Press
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  83. November 11, 2022

    October 2022 Loan Round-up
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  84. November 03, 2022

    Press Release: Gov. Whitmer Announces Application is Now Live for $50M in Grants to Open and Grow Child Care Facilities in Michigan
    Category: Press
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  85. October 27, 2022

    Developer To Build 20 More Affordable Apartments In Maywood
    Category: Press
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  86. October 26, 2022

    Much Ado About Something New: Detroit Public Theatre’s Performance Space in Midtown
    Category: Stories
  87. October 26, 2022

    A Nonprofit and a Health System in Rural Indiana Team Up to Solve Two Community Challenges with One Repurposed Facility
    Category: Stories
  88. October 26, 2022

    10 Key Takeaways from the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative’s First Five Years
    Category: Stories
  89. October 01, 2022

    September 2022 Loan Round-up
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  90. September 27, 2022

    Press Release: IFF Receives Top Aeris® Ratings, Maintained Since 2013
    Category: Press
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  91. September 23, 2022

    $6 Million Rehab of Historic Facility Drives Change in Louisville’s West End
    Category: Stories
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  92. September 23, 2022

    New IFF Loan Program Reduces Barriers to Capital for BIPOC-Led Nonprofits on Chicago’s South and West Sides
    Category: Stories
  93. September 23, 2022

    Photo Tour: An Alternative Day School for Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder Combines Quality Education and Therapeutic Services in New Space
    Category: Stories
  94. September 23, 2022

    Leveraging National Presence and Scale to Drive More Solutions for Local Challenges: Q&A with Momentus Capital President & CEO Ellis Carr
    Category: Stories
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  95. September 21, 2022

    Stronger Together: Health Care Systems Investing in Early Care & Education
    Category: Thought Leadership
  96. September 13, 2022

    New accessible, affordable housing development nearly complete in Maywood
    Category: Press
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  97. August 31, 2022

    August 2022 Loan Round-up
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  98. August 23, 2022

    St. Louis Nonprofit’s Capacity Expands in New Headquarters Amid an “Exponential Increase” in Demand for Behavioral Health Services
    Category: Stories
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  99. August 23, 2022

    $2 Million IFF Loan Provides New CDFI in Akron with Flexible Capital to Accelerate Impact
    Category: Stories
  100. August 23, 2022

    Detroit Charter School Overcomes Start-Up Challenges to Find a Trajectory-Changing Facility of Its Own
    Category: Stories