Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.

Stories
July 01, 2023
June 2023 Loan Round-up
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Stories
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
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Resources
June 21, 2023
Calculating the Cost of Borrowing Money: Amortization 101 for Nonprofit Leaders
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Thought Leadership
June 21, 2023
Honoring Culture’s Influence on Early Childhood Education and Spaces 
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June 21, 2023
NBC Kansas City: Going 360: Kansas City-area early childhood education system ‘in crisis’
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June 17, 2023
Urban Milwaukee: Midtown Vacant Lot To Become Substance Abuse Treatment Center
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June 15, 2023
Opportunity Finance Network: Chicago-Based CDFI Accelerates Positive Social Impact and Systems Change
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Stories
June 07, 2023
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
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June 07, 2023
WGHN: Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Approves $1.5 Million Investment in IFF’s Affordable Housing Revolving Loan Fund
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June 06, 2023
Cinnaire Welcomes Three New Board Members
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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
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Stories
June 01, 2023
May 2023 Loan Round-up
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May 29, 2023
KSAL.com: Funding for Kansas Healthy Food
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May 25, 2023
NBC Kansas City: New study delves into ’crisis’ within Kansas City’s early-childhood education system
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Stories
May 24, 2023
Persistence Pays Off for Enlace Chicago as Hard-Won Facility Serves as a Stepping Stone for Continued Growth
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Resources
May 24, 2023
Building a Team: Roles and Responsibilities for Nonprofit Facilities Projects
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Stories
May 24, 2023
PRE4CLE Initiative Invests in Cleveland’s Youngest Learners with Funding for Facilities Upgrades and Other Supports
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May 24, 2023
Fox 4 Kansas City: Study finds inequities in Kansas City early education
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May 23, 2023
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Lender/developer IFF opens Cleveland office to boost nonprofits
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Press
May 23, 2023
Press Release: IFF Opens New Cleveland Office
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Stories
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
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May 11, 2023
Aurora Beacon-News: Officials say 1449 Senior Estates development a game changer for public housing in Aurora
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May 05, 2023
IFF’s 2022 Annual Report: Together We Build a Stronger Midwest
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May 03, 2023
Patch Chicago: New Workforce Development Center Breaks Ground in Austin
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Stories
May 01, 2023
April 2023 Loan Round-up
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April 29, 2023
Robotics & Automation News: mHUB investing $50 million to build ‘largest independent manufacturing center in America’
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April 25, 2023
MLive: Congresswoman Scholten advocates for affordable, high-quality childcare in Grand Rapids
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Stories
April 24, 2023
Photo Tour: A Nonprofit Social Innovation Hub Bridging St. Louis’ Delmar Divide
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Resources
April 24, 2023
Five Reasons Why Nonprofits Should Consider More Than Interest Rates When Evaluating Loan Options
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Stories
April 24, 2023
A Rural Kansas Community Bands Together to Open a Locally Owned, Full-Service Grocery Store
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