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

Stories
April 24, 2023
Navigating ‘an Incredible Time of Transition’: A Conversation with ACLF Program Participant Jeannie Lukow, Executive Director of Porchlight Music Theatre
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April 01, 2023
March 2023 Loan Round-up
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February 21, 2023
Long-term Partnership with IFF Sees Chicago Arts Nonprofit Through Multiple Phases of Growth to First Owned Facility
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January 19, 2023
Arts and Culture Community Celebrates Chicago’s Cultural Treasures as Initiative Embarks on Its Next Phase
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Stories
January 01, 2023
December 2022 Loan Round-up
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Press
November 23, 2022
Press Release: 40 BIPOC-led Arts & Culture Organizations from Across Chicago Come Together as Chicago’s Cultural Treasures Grantees
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Stories
November 11, 2022
October 2022 Loan Round-up
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October 26, 2022
Much Ado About Something New: Detroit Public Theatre’s Performance Space in Midtown
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October 01, 2022
September 2022 Loan Round-up
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An architect's rendering of the interior of the AMPED Innovation Center
September 23, 2022
$6 Million Rehab of Historic Facility Drives Change in Louisville’s West End
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August 31, 2022
August 2022 Loan Round-up
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Architect's rendering of Detroit Public Theatre's new facility
August 01, 2022
July 2022 Loan Round-up
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An architect's rendering of the Lillian Marcie Center
July 01, 2022
June 2022 Loan Round-up
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Photo of Chicago artist and educator Faheem Majeed
May 18, 2022
The Role of Cultural Assets in Community Development: A Q&A with Floating Museum Co-Director Faheem Majeed
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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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Paintings in Sophie's Artist Lounge at the Kranzberg Arts Foundation's 3333 facility in St. Louis' Grand Center neighborhood
March 15, 2022
Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s New 3333 Facility Provides a “Creative Sandbox” for St. Louis’ Arts Community
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Exterior Shot of The 801 in Oak Park, IL
March 15, 2022
Photo Tour: New Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Creates an Arts-Centric Gateway for a Local Business District
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A group of staff and volunteers from Star Farm Chicago standing in front a van the nonprofit uses to distribute locally grown organic produce in and around Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood
January 31, 2022
January 2022 Loan Round-up
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Stories
December 31, 2021
December 2021 Loan Round-up
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Press
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October 05, 2021
Block Club Chicago: Little Black Pearl Will Open A Coworking Lounge, Launch Workshops For Adult Creatives This Month
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September 21, 2021
St. Louis Business Journal: Kranzberg Foundation’s latest hub for St. Louis arts community, 3333, to open in Grand Center
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Stories
July 14, 2021
Red Clay Dance Company Brings “Artivism” to Chicago’s Woodlawn Community
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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April 30, 2021
April 2021 Loan Round-up
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March 31, 2021
March 2021 Loan Round-up
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January 08, 2021
Weekly Citizen: New initiative provides for BIPOC arts and culture organizations
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Press
December 17, 2020
Media Advisory: $16.5 million Initiative for BIPOC Arts & Culture Organizations Launched in Chicago
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Stories
October 12, 2020
Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF
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Resources
September 15, 2020
10 Steps to Creating a Nonprofit Budget
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Thought Leadership
September 01, 2020
Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)
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