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  1. October 01, 2021

    September 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
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  2. September 29, 2021

    Business Journal: Ohio Community Development Association Gathers Next Week in Youngstown
    Category: Press
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  3. September 27, 2021

    Next Street: Are CDFIs embracing innovation?
    Category: Press
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  4. September 21, 2021

    St. Louis Business Journal: Kranzberg Foundation’s latest hub for St. Louis arts community, 3333, to open in Grand Center
    Category: Press
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  5. September 21, 2021

    Next City: These Street Vendors Needed a Kitchen, So They Bought One
    Category: Press
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  6. September 17, 2021

    The Kresge Foundation: New, state-of-the art Marygrove Early Education Center celebrates grand opening
    Category: Press
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  7. September 16, 2021

    Nonprofit Quarterly: CDFIs and the COVID-19 Moment: Whither Now, Community Finance?
    Category: Press
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  8. September 16, 2021

    Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in Indianapolis, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
    Category: Press
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  9. September 15, 2021

    Trailblazing Early Learning Center Opens Doors on Marygrove Campus in Detroit
    Category: Stories
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  10. September 15, 2021

    Equitable Community Development in Action: The Redevelopment of North Chicago’s Neal Math and Science Academy
    Category: Stories
    Neal Math and Science Academy External Rendering
  11. September 15, 2021

    Paramount Schools of Excellence Charts New Path in Indiana with Statewide Expansion
    Category: Stories
  12. September 15, 2021

    Profile: Detroit Achievement Academy Founder Kyle Smitley on Starting a Charter School, Expansion, and Her “Unhinged” Love for Facilities Projects
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  13. September 07, 2021

    St. Louis Business Journal: U.S. Department of Treasury awards $275M in tax credit authority to St. Louis groups
    Category: Press
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  14. August 31, 2021

    August 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
    A table reading at the Remy Bumppo Theatre Company in Chicago, IL
  15. August 18, 2021

    MLive: Transforming learning spaces: Program aims to improve access to early childhood education
    Category: Press
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  16. August 16, 2021

    Transformational New Facility Unlocks Potential for Early Childhood Learners in Kansas City
    Category: Stories
  17. August 16, 2021

    Columbus Nonprofit Revives Community Asset as Permanent Facility for Teen Mentorship
    Category: Stories
  18. August 16, 2021

    CDFI Friendly Bloomington a Prototype for Successful Community Development in Small Markets
    Category: Stories
  19. August 16, 2021

    Q&A with BDO FMA Managing Director Dana Britto: Building Financial Capacity Post-Pandemic
    Category: Stories
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  20. July 31, 2021

    July 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  21. July 28, 2021

    Nonprofit Quarterly: What Would Equitable Real Estate Finance Look Like?
    Category: Press
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  22. July 14, 2021

    Red Clay Dance Company Brings “Artivism” to Chicago’s Woodlawn Community
    Category: Stories
  23. July 13, 2021

    Nonprofits & Real Estate: When to “build capacity” and when to just help
    Category: Thought Leadership
  24. July 12, 2021

    “Not Here, Not Yet” – When Is the Right Time and Place for Nonprofit Facility Projects?
    Category: Resources
  25. July 12, 2021

    Profile: Sakura Takano, CEO, Rotary Charities of Traverse City
  26. June 30, 2021

    June 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  27. June 28, 2021

    2020 Annual Report
    Category: Stories
  28. June 14, 2021

    A New Facility in Milwaukee Has Eco-Friendly Blue Skies Landscaping Seeing Green
    Category: Stories
  29. June 14, 2021

    $2.5 Million in IFF Loans Strengthen CDFI Industry and Support Small Businesses in the Midwest
    Category: Stories
  30. June 14, 2021

    Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Spotlight: InsideOut Literary Arts Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen
    Category: Stories
  31. June 14, 2021

    Long-term Relationships and Trust Underpin COVID-19 Vaccination Success in Homan Square
    Category: Stories
  32. June 02, 2021

    U.S. News & World Report: MacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Gifts Extend Beyond Grantees
    Category: Press
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  33. June 02, 2021

    Bloomberg: MacKenzie Scott’s Donations Touch Charities Far Beyond the Original Grantees
    Category: Press
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  34. June 02, 2021

    Associated Press: MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings gifts extend beyond grantees
    Category: Press
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  35. June 01, 2021

    The Chronicle of Philanthropy: MacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Giving Reverberates Way Beyond the Direct Beneficiaries
    Category: Press
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  36. June 01, 2021

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bria Grant studied this building’s development potential for a class project. Now, she’s renovating it for a restaurant and other uses.
    Category: Press
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  37. June 01, 2021

    Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in St. Louis, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
    Category: Press
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  38. May 31, 2021

    May 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  39. May 05, 2021

    How Learning Spaces Expansion to Grand Rapids Addresses Inequity and Shapes Children’s Futures
    Category: Thought Leadership
  40. April 29, 2021

    Muncie’s 8twelve Coalition – Building Community One Cup of Coffee at a Time
    Category: Stories
  41. April 28, 2021

    IFF and Children’s Home & Aid Bolster East St. Louis Child Care Providers with COVID-19 Relief Grants
    Category: Stories
  42. April 28, 2021

    Covenant House Illinois Doubles Down on Ending Youth Homelessness with More Beds and Services in East Garfield Park
    Category: Stories
  43. April 13, 2021

    Commongrounds Cooperative Puts Community First in Traverse City
    Category: Stories
  44. April 07, 2021

    Five Ways That Lenders Can Interrupt Racism and Provide Restorative-Justice Capital in Our Communities
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  45. April 05, 2021

    Chicago Architect Magazine: Home First
    Category: Press
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  46. March 31, 2021

    March 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  47. March 30, 2021

    Impact Alpha: Five ways that lenders can interrupt racism and provide restorative-justice capital in our communities
    Category: Press
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  48. March 23, 2021

    The Lakeshore West Michigan: GHACF invests $1.5M to provide low-cost loans to community nonprofits
    Category: Press
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  49. March 04, 2021

    Doubling Down on IFF Commitments to Further Impact Midwest Communities
    Category: Thought Leadership
  50. February 28, 2021

    February 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  51. February 25, 2021

    Model D: This faith-based nonprofit helped spark a revival in Detroit’s Regent Park
    Category: Press
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  52. February 22, 2021

    OFN & Twitter announce first Finance Justice Fund loans
    Category: Press
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  53. February 01, 2021

    USA Today: They’ve nurtured our babies through COVID-19 horrors; now, child care workers aren’t sure when they’ll get vaccinated
    Category: Press
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  54. February 01, 2021

    Bridge Detroit: Cradle-to-career program at Marygrove campus serves Detroit’s littlest people
    Category: Press
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  55. February 01, 2021

    IFF and JPMorgan Chase’s Stronger Nonprofit Initiative Assisting Milwaukee Nonprofit Leaders of Color
    Category: Press
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  56. January 31, 2021

    January 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  57. January 29, 2021

    Milwaukee Courier: IFF and JPMorgan Chase’s Stronger Nonprofit Initiative Assisting Milwaukee Nonprofit Leaders of Color
    Category: Press
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  58. January 29, 2021

    St. Louis Business Journal: Here’s when construction will start on Green Street’s $40M housing project in The Grove
    Category: Press
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  59. January 27, 2021

    Impact Investors and CDFIs Can Partner to Create Greater Impact
    Category: Thought Leadership
  60. January 26, 2021

    Next STL: Union At The Grove to Break Ground
    Category: Press
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  61. January 26, 2021

    WILX Lansing: Children’s Book Provides Practical Tips for Returning to In-Person Learning
    Category: Press
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  62. January 22, 2021

    The News-Gazette: With homes filled and park open, Bristol Place ‘a really great community’
    Category: Press
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  63. January 12, 2021

    Starbucks Press Release: Starbucks expands initiatives to advance opportunity, equity and inclusion in the communities it serves
    Category: Press
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  64. January 08, 2021

    Weekly Citizen: New initiative provides for BIPOC arts and culture organizations
    Category: Press
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  65. January 05, 2021

    “How My School Fights a Virus:” IFF publishes children’s book with practical tips on returning to school
    Category: Thought Leadership
  66. December 17, 2020

    Media Advisory: $16.5 million Initiative for BIPOC Arts & Culture Organizations Launched in Chicago
    Category: Press
  67. December 16, 2020

    Crain’s Detroit: MacKenzie Scott donates millions of her Amazon wealth to nonprofits in Michigan
    Category: Press
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  68. December 15, 2020

    MacKenzie Scott: 384 Ways to Help
    Category: Press
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  69. December 11, 2020

    WTMJ-TV Milwaukee: Increasing racial diversity among nonprofit leadership starts with achieving financial literacy
    Category: Press
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  70. November 19, 2020

    Citi Foundation Provides $15 Million in Support to 30 Community Development Financial Institutions Across the U.S.
    Category: Press
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  71. November 06, 2020

    Lake County News-Sun: Renovation will essentially create new 5-story North Chicago middle school
    Category: Press
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  72. October 26, 2020

    Matrix Human Services: L.A.C.C. Child Care Academy Transforms After Renovations
    Category: Press
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  73. October 23, 2020

    Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in Detroit and Milwaukee, Providing Free Financial Resources for Leaders of Color
    Category: Press
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  74. October 12, 2020

    Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF
    Category: Stories
  75. October 12, 2020

    Press Release: $22 million financing package closes to support cutting edge early childhood center on Marygrove campus
    Category: Press
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  76. October 08, 2020

    Interested in Racial Justice? Invest in Early Childhood Education.
    Category: Thought Leadership
  77. September 15, 2020

    10 Steps to Creating a Nonprofit Budget
    Category: Resources
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  78. September 02, 2020

    Learning to Change: Reflections of the CDFI Racial Equity Collaborative on Education
    Category: Press
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  79. September 01, 2020

    Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  80. July 15, 2020

    Traverse City Record-Eagle: Plot twist: Horizon Books isn’t closing
    Category: Press
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  81. July 14, 2020

    The Columbus Dispatch: Apartments to rise on ‘Cargominium’ site on East Side
    Category: Press
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  82. July 01, 2020

    WBEZ: Community Groups Push A Bold Idea To Revitalize Some Chicago Neighborhoods
    Category: Press
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  83. June 12, 2020

    Chicago Tribune: Designs for new North Chicago middle school in final stages
    Category: Press
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  84. June 12, 2020

    The Hill: Community Development Financial Institutions funding in HEROES Act is key to helping economic fallout
    Category: Press
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  85. June 05, 2020

    Letter: Community Reinvestment Act Addresses Racism
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  86. June 04, 2020

    Medium: The Fed and Main Street: The Value of Community Voices During the Pandemic
    Category: Press
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  87. June 03, 2020

    A message from IFF CEO Joe Neri and IFF Board Chair Guadalupe Preston
    Category: Thought Leadership
  88. May 27, 2020

    2019 Annual Report
    Category: Stories
  89. May 27, 2020

    Nonprofit Quarterly: Study: Black-Owned Businesses Closed at 2X the Rate of Total COVID Closures
    Category: Press
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  90. May 21, 2020

    Next City: This Nonprofit Helps Small Business Aid Go Where it Usually Doesn’t
    Category: Press
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  91. April 30, 2020

    Nonprofit Quarterly: A Moment of Choice: Racial Equity, CDFIs, and the PPP Lending Fiasco
    Category: Press
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  92. April 30, 2020

    ShelterForce: Let’s Interrupt History: Racial Equity in a Time of Crisis
    Category: Press
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  93. April 29, 2020

    Reuters: Minority businesses worry they are locked out of payroll lending program
    Category: Press
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  94. April 23, 2020

    New York Fed: The Fed and Main Street During the Coronavirus Pandemic
    Category: Press
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  95. April 15, 2020

    Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  96. April 08, 2020

    Community Reinvestment Act (CRA): IFF’s Letter to Comptroller Otting and Chairman McWilliams
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  97. March 30, 2020

    Chronicle of Philanthropy: Financing During a Pandemic: How to Adapt to a Crisis
    Category: Press
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  98. March 06, 2020

    Architectural Digest: Inside a Historic Detroit Charter School That Takes Cues From Wes Anderson
    Category: Press
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  99. March 02, 2020

    Profile: Denise Smith, Hope Starts Here Implementation Director
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  100. March 02, 2020

    Detroit breaks ground on $15 million early education center that will serve as national model
    Category: Stories
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