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

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June 21, 2022
Meeting the Moment: 3 Nonprofit Leaders Reflect on Serving More, Serving More Effectively, and Serving More Equitably
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June 20, 2022
Recorrido de Fotos: Proveedores de educación infantil en Grand Rapids mejoran sus edificios a través del programa Learning Spaces
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June 20, 2022
Photo Tour: Grand Rapids Early Childhood Education Providers Enhance Facilities Through Learning Spaces Program
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People standing inside a Volunteers of America Michigan thrift store
June 01, 2022
May 2022 Loan Round-up
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Cover of IFF's 2021 Annual Report
May 18, 2022
IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
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Architect's rendering of Galleria 89 in South Chicago
May 01, 2022
April 2022 Loan Round-up
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Members of the Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation stand outside of the group's facility
April 19, 2022
A Collaborative Approach to Community Building and a Newly Renovated Facility Create a Platform for Transformation in Grand Rapids’ Third Ward
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April 01, 2022
March 2022 Loan Round-up
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A photo of the St. Suzanne Cody Rouge Community Resource Center in Detroit
February 16, 2022
Facility Turnaround in Detroit Helps Nonprofit Focus on “The Right Work at the Right Time in the Right Place”
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January 18, 2022
Photo Tour: The Marygrove Early Education Center Puts Young Learners at the Center of Community Revitalization
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November 30, 2021
ABC Detroit WXYZ: Groundbreaking held in Detroit for city’s first Healthy Housing Center
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A child plays at the Birth Detroit Care facility while a staff member watches him
November 16, 2021
Birth Detroit Reimagines Maternal and Infant Care with Plan for Community-Based, Black-led Birth Centers
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Thought Leadership
November 16, 2021
Home-based early childhood education providers deserve to be included in funding, supports
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November 04, 2021
ENR Midwest: ENR Midwest Names 2021 Best Projects
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October 31, 2021
October 2021 Loan Round-up
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RecycleForce Groundbreaking
October 01, 2021
September 2021 Loan Round-up
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September 17, 2021
The Kresge Foundation: New, state-of-the art Marygrove Early Education Center celebrates grand opening
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Marygrove Early Education Center
September 15, 2021
Trailblazing Early Learning Center Opens Doors on Marygrove Campus in Detroit
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Kyle Smitley
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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August 18, 2021
MLive: Transforming learning spaces: Program aims to improve access to early childhood education
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July 12, 2021
Profile: Sakura Takano, CEO, Rotary Charities of Traverse City
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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June 14, 2021
$2.5 Million in IFF Loans Strengthen CDFI Industry and Support Small Businesses in the Midwest
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June 14, 2021
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Spotlight: InsideOut Literary Arts Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen
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Thought Leadership
May 05, 2021
How Learning Spaces Expansion to Grand Rapids Addresses Inequity and Shapes Children’s Futures
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April 13, 2021
Commongrounds Cooperative Puts Community First in Traverse City
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March 31, 2021
March 2021 Loan Round-up
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March 23, 2021
The Lakeshore West Michigan: GHACF invests $1.5M to provide low-cost loans to community nonprofits
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February 28, 2021
February 2021 Loan Round-up
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February 25, 2021
Model D: This faith-based nonprofit helped spark a revival in Detroit’s Regent Park
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