Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.
- February 27, 2026
Crain’s Detroit Business: Kresge, State Offer Subsidized Benefits to Northwest Detroit Child Care Workers
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- January 21, 2026
Press Release: 10 Detroit Early Childhood Education Providers to Join New Professional Development Program
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- January 16, 2026
Press Release: IFF Receives $85 Million New Markets Tax Credit Allocation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s CDFI Fund
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- January 01, 2026
December 2025 Loan Round-up
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- December 15, 2025
Reflecting on a Career Spent Strengthening Nonprofits and the Communities They Serve: Q&A with IFF CEO Joe Neri
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- December 08, 2025
Flintside: Volunteers of America Michigan’s Mission Made Possible by Social Enterprise Thrift Stores; Support From IFF
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- December 02, 2025
The Michigan Chronicle: Dream Studio Detroit Opens New Community Hub in Cody Rouge to Expand Family Economic Mobility
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- December 01, 2025
November 2025 Loan Round-up
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- November 21, 2025
FIintside: Volunteers of America Michigan’s Mission Made Possible by Social Enterprise Thrift Stores; Support from IFF
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- November 15, 2025
Detroit Free Press: Unlicensed Child Care Providers Fill Gap for Detroit Families Struggling to Find Care
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- November 01, 2025
October 2025 Loan Round-up
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- October 23, 2025
IFF CEO Joe Neri Honored with Opportunity Finance Network’s 2025 Executive Leadership Award
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- October 14, 2025
Crain’s Detroit Business: Future of Key Local Development Funding Tool Uncertain as Trump Administration Lays Off Staff
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- October 01, 2025
September 2025 Loan Round-up
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- October 01, 2025
Model D: Investing in America Child Care Partnership – Building a Stronger Future for Families and Employers
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- September 12, 2025
Crain’s Detroit Business: Kresge Foundation to Move HQ Back to Detroit as Part of $180M Investment
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- September 02, 2025
9&10 News: Housing North to Host Summit Focused on Community-Driven Housing Solutions
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- September 01, 2025
August 2025 Loan Round-up
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- August 26, 2025
DBusiness Magazine: MiSide Names Four New Board Members
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- August 01, 2025
MITechNews.com: Invest Detroit Closes $32 Million in Four Detroit Projects with New Markets Tax Credit
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- August 01, 2025
July 2025 Loan Round-up
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- July 29, 2025
Second Wave Michigan: Preserving Homes, Changing Lives
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- July 29, 2025
Press Release: IFF Announces Upcoming CEO Transition
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- July 11, 2025
Michigan Business Network: Governor Whitmer Announces Funding to Build and Preserve 484 Affordable Rental Homes
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- July 07, 2025
The Lakeshore: Dwelling Place Expands Affordable Homeownership Through Community Land Trust
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- June 25, 2025
Boston Square Embraces the Future: New ECE Center Nurtures Young Minds and Empowers Families
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- June 23, 2025
Crain’s Detroit Business: Invest Detroit to Open $48 Million Innovation Hub in Former School
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- June 18, 2025
Impact Report: Michigan Affordable Housing Loan Program
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- June 12, 2025
Crain’s Chicago Business: JPMorgan Chase Commits $18 Million to Chicago Nonprofit Lender
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- June 12, 2025
Chicago Business Journal: JPMorgan Chase Injects $18 Million into IFF to Boost Nonprofit Real Estate Projects in Midwest
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- June 11, 2025
Michigan Business Network: MiLEAP Announces $1 Million Awarded to Regional Child Care Coalitions
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- May 29, 2025
Detroit Free Press: Mackinac Policy Conference Left Early Childhood Education Off This Year’s Agenda | Opinion
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- May 01, 2025
April 2025 Loan Round-up
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- April 23, 2025
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Amplify GR Gears Up to Open Community Hub, Break Ground on Second Mixed-Use Building
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- April 01, 2025
March 2025 Loan Round-up
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- March 19, 2025
Crain’s Detroit Business: Lenders Sound Alarm Over Trump Order Targeting Critical Development Funding Tool
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- March 01, 2025
February 2025 Loan Round-up
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- February 24, 2025
Second Wave Michigan: CEDAM Bootcamp Alumni Make Real Community Impact Through Development, Place-Based Solutions
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- February 19, 2025
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Grand Rapids-Based Montessori Investing $3.2M with New Location in ‘Child Care Desert’
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- February 15, 2025
Fast Company: Why Good Design Remains a Luxury for U.S. Child Care
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- February 10, 2025
The Lakeshore: Affordable Housing in Spring Lake Brings Stability for Seniors and Families
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- February 07, 2025
Nonprofit Samaritas Opens Michigan’s First Passive House-Certified Multifamily Affordable Housing Development
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- February 01, 2025
Traverse City Record-Eagle: State Awards Tax Credits to Traverse City, Elk Rapids Housing Projects
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- January 29, 2025
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Samaritas Wraps in Spring Lake on Michigan’s First Passive House-Certified Multifamily Project
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- January 27, 2025
A $59 Million Investment in Child Care Transforms Early Learning Spaces Across Michigan
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- January 01, 2025
December 2024 Loan Round-up
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- December 05, 2024
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Developer Adds Child Care Center to Grand Rapids Project—And Eyes More Across West Michigan
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- December 04, 2024
Community Economic Development Association of Michigan: How CDFIs Strengthen Nonprofits: 10 Years of IFF’s Impact in Detroit
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- December 01, 2024
November 2024 Loan Round-up
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- November 25, 2024
Second Wave Media: Nonprofits and Neighbors Provide Insight, Pride, Propel 49507 Community Development
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- November 18, 2024
The Michigan Chronicle: A New Chapter for Pontiac: Developers Break Ground on Casa Del Rey Apartments
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- November 08, 2024
WOOD Radio: U.S. Rep. Scholten Joins Grand Rapids Leaders in Breaking Ground for Southtown Lofts
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- November 04, 2024
Outlier Media: From Paint Color to Air Quality, Designing Better Learning Environments for Detroit Kids
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- November 01, 2024
October 2024 Loan Round-up
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- October 09, 2024
9&10 News: Housing Summit Returns to Traverse City to Examine Affordable Housing Solutions
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- October 02, 2024
Second Wave Michigan: Growing Fruitful Neighborhoods – IFF’s Commitment to Eastside Detroit
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- October 01, 2024
September 2024 Loan Round-up
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- September 25, 2024
IFF’s Continuum in Practice: Supporting Community-Driven Revitalization in Southeast Grand Rapids
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- September 17, 2024
Michigan Chronicle: $30 Million Redevelopment Transforms Historic Auto Plant into Vibrant Community Hub
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- September 13, 2024
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Construction Starts on Long-Awaited First Apartments at Boston Square Together Project
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- August 20, 2024
Celebrating the McClellan Early Childhood Center
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- August 13, 2024
Kent County: Kent County and IFF Award Nearly $10M Affordable Housing Loans to Three Local Development Projects
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- August 08, 2024
Second Wave Michigan: Commongrounds Uses Co-Op Model to Serve Missing Needs of the Community
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- August 02, 2024
Crain’s Detroit Business: Final Pieces of Cradle-to-Career Plan at Marygrove Campus in the Works
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- August 01, 2024
July 2024 Loan Round-up
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- July 23, 2024
Caring for MI Future: Facilities Improvement Fund Helps Upgrade Michigan’s Early Learning Spaces
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- July 23, 2024
Second Wave Michigan: MiLEAP Fund Provides Essential Equipment, Upgrades for Child Care Facilities
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- July 11, 2024
Crain’s Detroit Business: Detroit Seeks Developer for Neighborhood Center Near Michigan Central
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- June 25, 2024
Michigan Business Network: MEDC And MI CDFI Coalition Connect Underserved Borrowers To $19 Million In Funding
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- June 25, 2024
Second Wave Michigan: Repurposing Community Assets Strengthens Communities in Pontiac and Detroit
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- June 20, 2024
Corktown Health Expands Access to Stigma-Free Health Care for the LGBTQ+ Community with Second Location in Metro Detroit
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- May 03, 2024
Traverse City Record-Eagle: Goodwill, City Team Up On Housing Plan for Chronically Homeless
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- May 01, 2024
April 2024 Loan Round-up
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- April 30, 2024
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Hispanic Center of Western Michigan Buys Former Church for Expansion Plan
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- April 28, 2024
10 Years of Impact in Detroit: How Three Nonprofits Have Evolved to Strengthen Communities
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- April 25, 2024
Southwest Michigan’s Second Wave: Battle Creek’s Early Childhood Education Poised to Flourish — And Save a Church at the Same Time
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- April 23, 2024
Second Wave Michigan: CDFI Funding Helps Corktown Health Expand Services for Detroit Area’s LGBTQ Residents
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- April 10, 2024
Traverse City Record-Eagle: Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation Invests $1 Million in Housing Projects via IFF
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- April 01, 2024
March 2024 Loan Round-up
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- March 28, 2024
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Grand Rapids OKs City’s First Housing Brownfield Incentives Under New State Law
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