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

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May 29, 2019
Press Release: Kresge, Kellogg and PNC foundations announce $2.5 million to bolster Detroit childcare facilities
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map of redlined neighborhoods
May 09, 2019
The Appraisal Bias: How more equitable underwriting can increase capital in communities of color
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May 07, 2019
ImpactAlpha: Hacking community lending to interrupt racial bias in ‘appraised value’
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May 06, 2019
Access and Quality for Illinois Children: Statewide Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment
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April 12, 2019
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Only one in five Milwaukee families has access to licensed child care for their pre-K kids
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April 11, 2019
IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report
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April 03, 2019
Illinois Action for Children: 50 Years of Impact
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April 03, 2019
Wayne Metro’s new ‘impact center’ helps fill gaps in Highland Park
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March 12, 2019
Exploring the continuum: Why community development projects need so much more than capital
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Stories
March 06, 2019
Empowering Chicago nonprofits through capital, know-how, and networking
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February 26, 2019
IFF CEO Joe Neri testifies at Congressional hearing on CDFI Fund
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February 05, 2019
Creative match-making leads to new early childhood education center on Detroit’s East Side
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February 05, 2019
Model D: Inside Marygrove College’s new direction: How it was saved and where it’s going
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January 18, 2019
Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
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January 09, 2019
‘Schools, not jails:’ Kansas City leaders welcome new child care center
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November 12, 2018
IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest
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October 02, 2018
Profile: Camarrah Morgan, Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
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September 14, 2018
Crain’s Detroit Business: Kresge puts $50 million behind Marygrove ‘cradle-to-college’ center
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September 05, 2018
High school that emphasizes service makes investment in IFF
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September 05, 2018
IFF Learning Spaces: Three Stories of Growth
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September 04, 2018
Profile: Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
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September 04, 2018
The Real Deal Neighborhood Spotlight: Can North Lawndale’s future live up to its past?
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August 07, 2018
Voices of Cody Rouge: Chris Uhl of IFF on the importance of early childhood education
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August 06, 2018
Profile: Eric Weinheimer, President and CEO, Forefront
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June 26, 2018
Model D: Voices of Cody Rouge: How a local church and its partners saved a key community resource center
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June 14, 2018
Chalkbeat: As caregivers struggle to make ends meet, 28,000 Detroit children go without care
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June 06, 2018
Profile: Maxine Clark, CEO of Clark-Fox Family Foundation
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Stories
June 06, 2018
A Total Partnership: How IFF and Centers for New Horizons are planning for the future
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April 16, 2018
From IFF CEO Joe Neri: Celebrating 30 Years of Change
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February 06, 2018
Foundation for Homan Square, IFF Bet on Future Together
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