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August 01, 2022
July 2022 Loan Round-up
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June 21, 2022
Chicago’s Academy for Global Citizenship Anchors New State-of-the-Art Learning, Sustainability, and Wellness Hub Catered to Community Needs
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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 01, 2022
May 2022 Loan Round-up
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May 18, 2022
Photo Tour: $15 Million Adaptive Reuse of Historic Church Campus Enables Chicago Charter School’s Expansion
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May 18, 2022
New Neal Math and Science Academy on Track for November 2022 Grand Opening
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May 18, 2022
IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
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April 01, 2022
March 2022 Loan Round-up
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March 15, 2022
Patient Capital and “CDFI Plus” Support Provide Indianapolis Charter School with On-ramp to Achieve Growth Goals
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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: Seeds of Health’s Tenor High School Opens New Campus in Historic Milwaukee Location
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September 15, 2021
Equitable Community Development in Action: The Redevelopment of North Chicago’s Neal Math and Science Academy
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September 15, 2021
Paramount Schools of Excellence Charts New Path in Indiana with Statewide Expansion
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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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July 31, 2021
July 2021 Loan Round-up
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June 30, 2021
June 2021 Loan Round-up
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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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February 28, 2021
February 2021 Loan Round-up
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November 06, 2020
Lake County News-Sun: Renovation will essentially create new 5-story North Chicago middle school
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October 12, 2020
Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF
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September 02, 2020
Learning to Change: Reflections of the CDFI Racial Equity Collaborative on Education
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September 01, 2020
Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)
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June 12, 2020
Chicago Tribune: Designs for new North Chicago middle school in final stages
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May 27, 2020
2019 Annual Report
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April 15, 2020
Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History
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March 06, 2020
Architectural Digest: Inside a Historic Detroit Charter School That Takes Cues From Wes Anderson
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March 02, 2020
Profile: Denise Smith, Hope Starts Here Implementation Director
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March 02, 2020