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  1. April 23, 2024

    Second Wave Michigan: CDFI Funding Helps Corktown Health Expand Services for Detroit Area’s LGBTQ Residents
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  2. April 10, 2024

    Traverse City Record-Eagle: Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation Invests $1 Million in Housing Projects via IFF
    Category: Press
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  3. April 01, 2024

    March 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  4. March 28, 2024

    Second Wave Michigan: Schools Work Together to Address Teacher Housing Shortage
    Category: Press
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  5. March 28, 2024

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Grand Rapids OKs City’s First Housing Brownfield Incentives Under New State Law
    Category: Press
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  6. March 08, 2024

    The Oakland Press: Troy Chamber of Commerce Presents Business Excellence Awards
    Category: Press
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  7. March 07, 2024

    WGHN-AM: Rep. Scholten Secures $11.5M for Community Projects Across West Michigan
    Category: Press
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  8. February 21, 2024

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Kent County Must Continue Early Childhood Funding
    Category: Press
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  9. February 20, 2024

    Second Wave Michigan: What’s Next for Housing in Kent and Ottawa Counties
    Category: Press
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  10. February 20, 2024

    The Kresge Foundation: How IFF Navigated Layering Partners, Capital to Build a New Early Childhood Center
    Category: Press
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  11. February 14, 2024

    Rapid Growth Media: How Ryan Kilpatrick and Housing Next Are Changing the Paradigm About Affordable Housing
    Category: Press
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  12. February 06, 2024

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Leader of New Kent County Housing Nonprofit Offers Case Study on Challenges for Renters
    Category: Press
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  13. January 24, 2024

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Developer Plans 202 Apartments in Second Holland-Area Project
    Category: Press
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  14. January 08, 2024

    Crain’s Detroit Business: New Michigan Development Pushes Eco-Housing to the Limit
    Category: Press
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  15. January 01, 2024

    December 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  16. December 19, 2023

    Second Wave Michigan: Report Highlights Need for More Equitable Early Childhood Care and Education
    Category: Press
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  17. November 04, 2023

    Petoskey News-Review: Lofts at Lumber Square Breaks Ground in Petoskey
    Category: Press
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  18. November 03, 2023

    WGVU’s The Shelley Irwin Show: How Uneven Access to Affordable Child Care Divides Kent County
    Category: Press
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  19. November 02, 2023

    Fox 17 West Michigan: School Safety and Housing Among Topics of Focus During Kent County’s State of the County Address
    Category: Press
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  20. October 25, 2023

    Michigan Initiative Helping to Build More Quality, Inspiring Child Care Spaces
    Category: Stories
  21. October 16, 2023

    Commentary: Hope Starts Here Marks Progress in Detroit, Kellogg and Kresge recommit their support
    Category: Stories
  22. October 13, 2023

    WGVU: New Study Finds Demand for Early Childcare Slots in Kent County Falls Thousands Short
    Category: Press
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  23. October 01, 2023

    September 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  24. September 01, 2023

    August 2023 Loan Round-up
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  25. August 26, 2023

    Northern Express: Where the Teacher Shortage and the Housing Crisis Meet
    Category: Press
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  26. August 23, 2023

    WHTC-AM: Regional Non-Profit Funder Gets Financial Boost from Lansing
    Category: Press
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  27. August 22, 2023

    MLive: Michigan Awards Millions to Build More Rental Housing Across the State
    Category: Press
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  28. August 22, 2023

    WOOD-TV: $10M Housing Loan Fund Created for Allegan, Ottawa, Kent Counties
    Category: Press
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  29. August 22, 2023

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Nonprofit Receives $10M State Loan to Invest in West Michigan Housing Projects
    Category: Press
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  30. August 11, 2023

    WGVU: Kent County Sets Parameters for New Affordable Housing Loan Fund, Enters Partnership with IFF
    Category: Press
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  31. August 11, 2023

    Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Kent County to launch affordable housing revolving loan fund with initial $58M
    Category: Press
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  32. August 10, 2023

    Fox 2 Detroit: Gov. Whitmer’s new state budget includes $254M expanding free pre-K for up to 5,600 children
    Category: Press
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  33. August 10, 2023

    WOOD-TV: Kent Co. approves framework for affordable housing fund
    Category: Press
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  34. August 10, 2023

    MLive: Kent County launching $58M affordable housing loan program
    Category: Press
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  35. 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
    Category: Stories
  36. June 21, 2023

    Honoring Culture’s Influence on Early Childhood Education and Spaces 
    Category: Thought Leadership
  37. June 07, 2023

    Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
    Category: Stories
  38. June 07, 2023

    WGHN: Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Approves $1.5 Million Investment in IFF’s Affordable Housing Revolving Loan Fund
    Category: Press
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  39. May 05, 2023

    IFF’s 2022 Annual Report: Together We Build a Stronger Midwest
    Category: Stories
  40. May 01, 2023

    April 2023 Loan Round-up
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  41. April 25, 2023

    MLive: Congresswoman Scholten advocates for affordable, high-quality childcare in Grand Rapids
    Category: Press
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  42. April 01, 2023

    March 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
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  43. March 23, 2023

    Commentary: State initiative is a leap forward for early childhood facilities and those they serve
    Category: Thought Leadership
  44. March 21, 2023

    WOOD-TV: Construction underway on ‘front porch’ of Boston Square neighborhood
    Category: Press
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  45. March 10, 2023

    Mid-Michigan Now: 16 organizations to receive $2.4 million to expand access to low or no-cost childcare
    Category: Press
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  46. February 01, 2023

    January 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  47. January 20, 2023

    Crain’s Detroit Business: MacKenzie Scott has given more than $226 million to Michigan nonprofits
    Category: Press
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  48. December 19, 2022

    Together We Build More Vibrant, Equitable Communities
    Category: Stories
  49. December 18, 2022

    MLive: ‘Generations of new housing:’ Leaders have big hopes for $17.5M Kent County housing fund
    Category: Press
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  50. December 01, 2022

    November 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  51. November 24, 2022

    Holland Sentinel: Ottawa County approved $33.5 million in ARPA funds for 24 projects. Here’s what passed
    Category: Press
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  52. November 03, 2022

    Press Release: Gov. Whitmer Announces Application is Now Live for $50M in Grants to Open and Grow Child Care Facilities in Michigan
    Category: Press
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  53. October 26, 2022

    Much Ado About Something New: Detroit Public Theatre’s Performance Space in Midtown
    Category: Stories
  54. October 26, 2022

    10 Key Takeaways from the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative’s First Five Years
    Category: Stories
  55. August 23, 2022

    Detroit Charter School Overcomes Start-Up Challenges to Find a Trajectory-Changing Facility of Its Own
    Category: Stories
  56. August 01, 2022

    July 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
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  57. July 19, 2022

    Corktown Health Embraces Continuous Adaptation to Expand Access to Stigma-Free Health Care for Michigan’s LGBTQ+ Community
    Category: Stories
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  58. July 01, 2022

    June 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
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  59. June 21, 2022

    Meeting the Moment: 3 Nonprofit Leaders Reflect on Serving More, Serving More Effectively, and Serving More Equitably
    Category: Stories
  60. June 20, 2022

    Recorrido de Fotos: Proveedores de educación infantil en Grand Rapids mejoran sus edificios a través del programa Learning Spaces
    Category: Stories
  61. June 20, 2022

    Photo Tour: Grand Rapids Early Childhood Education Providers Enhance Facilities Through Learning Spaces Program
    Category: Stories
  62. June 01, 2022

    May 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
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  63. May 18, 2022

    IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
    Category: Stories
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  64. May 01, 2022

    April 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
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  65. April 19, 2022

    A Collaborative Approach to Community Building and a Newly Renovated Facility Create a Platform for Transformation in Grand Rapids’ Third Ward
    Category: Stories
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  66. April 01, 2022

    March 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  67. February 16, 2022

    Facility Turnaround in Detroit Helps Nonprofit Focus on “The Right Work at the Right Time in the Right Place”
    Category: Stories
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  68. January 18, 2022

    Photo Tour: The Marygrove Early Education Center Puts Young Learners at the Center of Community Revitalization
    Category: Stories
  69. November 30, 2021

    ABC Detroit WXYZ: Groundbreaking held in Detroit for city’s first Healthy Housing Center
    Category: Press
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  70. November 16, 2021

    Birth Detroit Reimagines Maternal and Infant Care with Plan for Community-Based, Black-led Birth Centers
    Category: Stories
    A child plays at the Birth Detroit Care facility while a staff member watches him
  71. November 16, 2021

    Home-based early childhood education providers deserve to be included in funding, supports
    Category: Thought Leadership
  72. November 04, 2021

    ENR Midwest: ENR Midwest Names 2021 Best Projects
    Category: Press
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  73. October 31, 2021

    October 2021 Loan Round-up
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  74. October 01, 2021

    September 2021 Loan Round-up
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  75. September 17, 2021

    The Kresge Foundation: New, state-of-the art Marygrove Early Education Center celebrates grand opening
    Category: Press
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  76. September 15, 2021

    Trailblazing Early Learning Center Opens Doors on Marygrove Campus in Detroit
    Category: Stories
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  77. 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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  78. August 18, 2021

    MLive: Transforming learning spaces: Program aims to improve access to early childhood education
    Category: Press
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  79. July 12, 2021

    Profile: Sakura Takano, CEO, Rotary Charities of Traverse City
  80. June 28, 2021

    2020 Annual Report
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  81. June 14, 2021

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

    Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Spotlight: InsideOut Literary Arts Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen
    Category: Stories
  83. May 05, 2021

    How Learning Spaces Expansion to Grand Rapids Addresses Inequity and Shapes Children’s Futures
    Category: Thought Leadership
  84. April 13, 2021

    Commongrounds Cooperative Puts Community First in Traverse City
    Category: Stories
  85. March 31, 2021

    March 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  86. 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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  87. February 28, 2021

    February 2021 Loan Round-up
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  88. February 25, 2021

    Model D: This faith-based nonprofit helped spark a revival in Detroit’s Regent Park
    Category: Press
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  89. February 01, 2021

    Bridge Detroit: Cradle-to-career program at Marygrove campus serves Detroit’s littlest people
    Category: Press
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  90. January 31, 2021

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

    WILX Lansing: Children’s Book Provides Practical Tips for Returning to In-Person Learning
    Category: Press
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  92. January 05, 2021

    “How My School Fights a Virus:” IFF publishes children’s book with practical tips on returning to school
    Category: Thought Leadership
  93. December 16, 2020

    Crain’s Detroit: MacKenzie Scott donates millions of her Amazon wealth to nonprofits in Michigan
    Category: Press
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  94. 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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  95. October 26, 2020

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

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

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

    10 Steps to Creating a Nonprofit Budget
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