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  1. June 02, 2021

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

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

    Associated Press: MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings gifts extend beyond grantees
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  4. 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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  5. 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.
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  6. 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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  7. May 31, 2021

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

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

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

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

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

    Commongrounds Cooperative Puts Community First in Traverse City
    Category: Stories
  13. 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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  14. April 05, 2021

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

    March 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. March 04, 2021

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

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

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

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

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

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

    January 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  26. 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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  27. 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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  28. January 27, 2021

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

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

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

    The News-Gazette: With homes filled and park open, Bristol Place ‘a really great community’
    Category: Press
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  32. 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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  33. January 08, 2021

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

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

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

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

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

    WTMJ-TV Milwaukee: Increasing racial diversity among nonprofit leadership starts with achieving financial literacy
    Category: Press
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  39. 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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  40. November 06, 2020

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

    Matrix Human Services: L.A.C.C. Child Care Academy Transforms After Renovations
    Category: Press
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  42. 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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  43. October 12, 2020

    Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF
    Category: Stories
  44. 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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  45. October 08, 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Chicago Tribune: Designs for new North Chicago middle school in final stages
    Category: Press
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  53. 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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  54. June 05, 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Detroit breaks ground on $15 million early education center that will serve as national model
    Category: Stories
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  70. March 02, 2020

    The Ticker: Local Child Care Study Outlines Shortcomings
    Category: Press
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  71. March 02, 2020

    Detroit Prep revives century-old school building to serve up to 500 students in Pingree Park
    Category: Stories
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  72. March 02, 2020

    Experienced child care provider expands to serve 6x more children on Detroit’s east side
    Category: Stories
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  73. February 27, 2020

    Affordable Housing Finance: Housing and Finance Organizations Receive Capital Magnet Funds
    Category: Press
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  74. February 27, 2020

    WGN: Lightfoot announces $6 million investment in West Side community health improvements
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  75. February 26, 2020

    Chicago Tribune: There’s a 16-year gap in life expectancy between Chicago’s West Side and the Loop. Here’s what local hospitals are doing about it.
    Category: Press
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  76. February 14, 2020

    You, Me, and Your Top Three Podcast: Becoming a Multiplier with Chris Uhl, Executive Director – Eastern Region
    Category: Press
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  77. February 12, 2020

    Can we finally change our sexist funding policies for early care and education?
    Category: Thought Leadership
  78. February 04, 2020

    What does $1 billion in community lending look like?
    Category: Stories
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  79. February 03, 2020

    Chicago Construction News: Affordable housing replaces vacant lots in Maywood
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  80. February 03, 2020

    Village Free Press: New Handicap Accessible Affordable Housing Completed In Maywood, 12 More Units Coming
    Category: Press
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  81. February 03, 2020

    Advancing Communities Podcast: IFF CEO Joe Neri
    Category: Press
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  82. January 29, 2020

    CEOs of Four National CDFI Loan Funds Comment on CRA Rulemaking
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  83. January 27, 2020

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch: YouthBridge to commit 25% of endowment to local investments
    Category: Press
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  84. January 24, 2020

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Treasury awards $4.4 million in funds to help St. Louis organize low-income banking services
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  85. January 06, 2020

    Traverse City Record Eagle: Dann’s House doubles up
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  86. January 06, 2020

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis CDFI’s Awarded $4.4M in Federal Grants
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  87. December 24, 2019

    The Ticker: Women’s Resource Center, Dann’s House Expanding
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  88. December 12, 2019

    Chalkbeat: Researchers say Detroit could become a national leader in pre-K
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  89. December 02, 2019

    Part 2: Reaching more leaders of color with the financing tools they want
    Category: Thought Leadership
  90. November 26, 2019

    Forest Park Review: New housing for those with disabilities opens soon
    Category: Press
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  91. November 22, 2019

    Associated Press: New state-of-the art Early Childhood Education center breaks ground on Marygrove campus
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  92. November 22, 2019

    Crain’s Detroit Business: $15 million Early Childhood Education Center breaks ground on Marygrove campus
    Category: Press
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  93. November 22, 2019

    The Detroit News: Early childhood education focus at Marygrove center’s groundbreaking
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  94. November 18, 2019

    Chalkbeat: After years of fundraising and legal battles, a Detroit charter celebrates its new home
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  95. November 18, 2019

    Austin Weekly News: How to preserve the black middle class
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  96. November 18, 2019

    American School & University Magazine: Detroit charter moves into vacant elementary
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  97. November 11, 2019

    Profile: Rick Velasquez shares lessons learned from over four decades of work with Illinois’ children and families
  98. November 11, 2019

    Ask a Real Estate Expert #4: How do you choose an architect and general contractor?
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  99. November 11, 2019

    United Methodist Community House reimagines itself — and Grand Rapids’ Southeastern Community
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  100. November 11, 2019

    Chicago Tribune: Longstanding preschool in Highland Park celebrates new home: ‘We just were not going to let it die’
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