Darian Luckett, IFF’s Director of Lending for Wisconsin and Iowa, and Antonio Butts, Walnut Way Executive Director.
Darian Luckett, IFF’s Director of Lending for Wisconsin and Iowa, and Antonio Butts, Walnut Way Executive Director.
At IFF, Nonprofits Always Come First
Capital is a critical resource that’s often beyond the reach of nonprofits serving communities with limited resources. At IFF, we work hard to change that. For more than 30 years, we’ve specialized in flexible lending products and creative real estate solutions that help nonprofits achieve their growth goals and best serve their communities.
Our clients include human services agencies, supportive housing providers, schools, health clinics, arts organizations, and community centers. We also finance grocery stores in food deserts and affordable housing projects.
How We Lend
Racial inequality in property values still exists today. So, how can we possibly use appraised value to determine the value your nonprofit brings to your community? We don’t. At IFF, we look at things differently. As a nonprofit lender, our products are specifically designed for nonprofits. Here’s how we help our clients with capital solutions:
We value what happens inside your facility
No appraisal or loan-to-value requirements
Keep more of your cash
As low as 5% upfront
All loans are important
Loan sizes range from $10,000 to $6.5 million – up to 95% of the total project cost
Lending Options
Whether it’s a new boiler or a whole new building, our loans meet a wide range of facility needs. See which of our nonprofit loans is best for you:
Loans
Improvement Loans
Vehicle Loans
Store Loans
Affordable Housing
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Get Started HereOur clients include human services agencies, supportive housing providers, schools, health clinics, and community arts and cultural centers. We also finance grocery stores in food deserts and affordable housing projects.
Our Clients
Life-changing advocates
Our clients include human services agencies, supportive housing providers, schools, health clinics, and community arts and cultural centers. We are also a funding source for full-service grocery stores in food deserts and affordable housing developments. Below is a list of a few of IFF’s many Capital Solutions clients – click through to read their stories.
Below is a list of a few of IFF’s many Capital Solutions clients – click through to read their stories.
Illinois
- Centers for New Horizons – Chicago, IL
- Children’s Home + Aid – Carpentersville, IL
- Lincoln Park Community Center – Chicago, IL
- North Lawndale Employment Network – Chicago, IL
- Youth Outreach Services – Chicago, IL
Indiana
- Northend Community Center – Lafayette, IN
- Overlook at the Fairgrounds – Indianapolis, IN
- The Landing – Fort Wayne, IN
- Tulip Tree Health Care – Fort Branch, IN
- Riverside High School – Indianapolis, IN
Iowa
- Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity – Des Moines, IA
- Quad Cities Child Abuse Council – Davenport, IA
Michigan
- Covenant Academies Foundation – Kalamazoo, MI
- Detroit Prep – Detroit, MI
- Educare Flint, Flint, MI
- LifeBuilders– Detroit, MI
- United Methodist Community House – Grand Rapids, MI
Minnesota
- International Spanish Language Academy – Minnetonka, MN
Missouri
- Center of Creative Arts – St. Louis, MO
- Emmanuel Family and Child Development Center – Kansas City, MO
- Meet The Need – Excelsior Springs, MO
- SoulFisher Ministries – St. Louis, MO
- Synergy Services – Kansas City, MO
Ohio
- Community Matters – Cincinnati, OH
- Community Treatment and Corrections Center – Stark County, OH
- Lower Lights Christian Health Center – Columbus, OH
- Menlo Park Academy – Cleveland, OH
- YWCA – Dayton, OH
Wisconsin
- Arts@Large – Milwaukee, WI
- BRICK Ministries – Ashland, WI
- Community Warehouse – Milwaukee, WI
- Greater Galilee Community Development Corporation – Milwaukee, WI
- Milwaukee Christian Center – Milwaukee, WI
“The mission and the vision for IFF align with the wellbeing of communities, which is what FQHCs generally and Family Christian Health Center specifically are all about,” explains Dr. Green. “When you work with a partner that has a like-minded approach and recognizes the value of the work that you’re doing for the community, it’s not a matter of whether it can be done; but when do we want to start.”
- Dr. Lisa Green, Co-founder and CEO, Family Christian Health Center
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About IFF
IFF is the largest nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) exclusively serving the Midwest and one of the few nationally to hold the top ranked Aeris four-star rating for impact management and AAA rating for financial strength and performance. From 1988 to 2021, we have closed more than $1.2 billion in loans for nonprofits, leveraging more than $3.4 billion in community investments.
IFF’s impact is more than just the sum of its loan transactions. It’s the communities, lives, and organizations that are transformed by the flexible capital that IFF provides.
Contact Us
Would you like to learn more about how an IFF loan can help your organization? Let’s talk.
Fill out the form below or call us at 312 629 0060.