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  1. April 29, 2026

    IFF’s 2025 Annual Report: Standing Together for Midwest Communities
    Category: Stories
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  2. April 22, 2026

    State of Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy: Four Michigan Awardees Will Share $500,000 to Advance Green Lending
    Category: Press
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  3. March 30, 2026

    Revitalizing Walter French: How a Former School Became Affordable Homes, Child Care, and a Catalyst for Community Renewal
    Category: Stories
    Exterior view newly renovated Walter French Middle School
  4. March 25, 2026

    Mirror Indy: How New Doors Will Lead to More Money for Mary Rigg’s Neighbors
    Category: Press
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  5. March 11, 2026

    City of Bloomington: City Offers Grant Funding Up to $25,000 for Solar, Energy Efficiency, & Lighting
    Category: Press
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  6. March 11, 2026

    Press Release: Thriving Nonprofits Initiative Successfully Completes First Cohort, Delivering Energy Savings and Infrastructure Upgrades to 10 Marion County Nonprofits
    Category: Press
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  7. February 01, 2026

    January 2026 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
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  8. January 01, 2026

    December 2025 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
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  9. December 01, 2025

    November 2025 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
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  10. August 15, 2025

    WRTV: Empowering Nonprofits, Indianapolis Launches New Energy Efficiency Program
    Category: Press
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  11. July 08, 2025

    Indianapolis Recorder: City and IFF Launch Thriving Nonprofits to Help Local Orgs Cut Energy Costs
    Category: Press
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  12. July 03, 2025

    WFYI Indianapolis: Thriving Nonprofits Initiative Identifies First Cohort of Organizations
    Category: Press
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  13. July 01, 2025

    Press Release: City of Indianapolis and IFF Announce Organizations Selected to Participate in New Energy Efficiency Initiative
    Category: Press
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  14. June 12, 2025

    548 Development Breaks Ground on Chicago’s Largest Building Incorporating Passive House Design Standards
    Category: Stories
    A large crowd gathers at an outdoor groundbreaking ceremony with speakers, cameras, and a yellow excavator in the background.
  15. May 21, 2025

    IFF’s 2024 Annual Report: Investing in People, Places, and Possibilities
    Category: Stories
  16. May 07, 2025

    Press Release: City of Indianapolis and IFF Launch New Energy Efficiency Program for Nonprofits in Marion County
    Category: Press
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  17. May 07, 2025

    WFYI Indianapolis: City to Offer Energy Assistance to Nonprofits Through New Thrive Program
    Category: Press
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  18. February 10, 2025

    ABC57: South Bend Launches Energy Assistance and Solar Savings Initiative for Fourth Year
    Category: Press
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  19. February 07, 2025

    Nonprofit Samaritas Opens Michigan’s First Passive House-Certified Multifamily Affordable Housing Development
    Category: Stories
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  20. November 26, 2024

    Indianapolis Nonprofit Invests in Self-Sufficiency with Purchase of Longtime Headquarters
    Category: Stories
  21. November 25, 2024

    Creating Green Buildings: A Guide to Energy Assessments for Nonprofit Organizations
    Category: Resources
  22. November 08, 2024

    Caring for MI Future Grantees Demonstrate the Program’s Impact and Importance
    Category: Stories
  23. October 01, 2024

    September 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  24. September 25, 2024

    Seven Budget-Friendly Investments to Upgrade School Facilities
    Category: Resources
  25. September 01, 2024

    August 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  26. August 01, 2024

    July 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  27. July 15, 2024

    NeighborWorks Capital: Industry Leaders Come Together to Ensure Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds (GGRF) Reach Underinvested Communities
    Category: Press
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  28. June 14, 2024

    Midwest Climate Collaborative Webinar Recap: CDFIs and Green Financing Opportunities
    Category: Stories
  29. May 14, 2024

    Crain’s Chicago Business: North Lawndale Getting New Factory-Built Affordable Homes
    Category: Press
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  30. May 07, 2024

    IFF’s 2023 Annual Report: A Historic Investment in Local Changemakers
    Category: Stories
  31. May 01, 2024

    April 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  32. April 17, 2024

    Institute for Sustainable Communities: Investing in Decarbonization – The Role of CDFIs
    Category: Press
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  33. March 29, 2024

    Indiana Daily Student: City of Bloomington Offers Grant Funding Up to $25,000 for Solar, Energy Efficiency, & Lighting
    Category: Press
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  34. February 22, 2024

    Nine Ways Nonprofits Can Invest in Growth in an Uncertain Economic Environment
    Category: Resources
  35. February 09, 2024

    City of South Bend Office of Sustainability: City Program Supports Solar in South Bend
    Category: Press
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  36. February 06, 2024

    Energy Assistance & Solar Savings Initiative Expands in South Bend with IFF’s Support
    Category: Stories
  37. January 01, 2024

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

    Eight Ways Nonprofits Can Contribute to a Greener Future Through Their Facilities Projects
    Category: Resources
  39. January 01, 2023

    December 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  40. November 23, 2022

    South Bend Sustainability Program Helps Nonprofits Reduce Utility Costs and Shape a Greener Future for the Midwest
    Category: Stories
  41. November 23, 2022

    IFF’s Home First Project Integrates Health and Housing for Residents with Disabilities
    Category: Stories
  42. November 11, 2022

    October 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  43. October 26, 2022

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

    A Nonprofit and a Health System in Rural Indiana Team Up to Solve Two Community Challenges with One Repurposed Facility
    Category: Stories
  45. September 23, 2022

    $6 Million Rehab of Historic Facility Drives Change in Louisville’s West End
    Category: Stories
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  46. July 18, 2022

    Building a More Sustainable Future While Lifting Up Businesses on Chicago’s South and West Sides: Q&A with 548 Development Founder & CEO A.J. Patton
    Category: Stories
    548 Development Founder and CEO A.J. Patton
  47. June 21, 2022

    Chicago’s Academy for Global Citizenship Anchors New State-of-the-Art Learning, Sustainability, and Wellness Hub Catered to Community Needs
    Category: Stories
    Architect's rendering of the Academy for Global Citizenship at the Cultivate Collective hub
  48. May 18, 2022

    Photo Tour: $15 Million Adaptive Reuse of Historic Church Campus Enables Chicago Charter School’s Expansion
    Category: Stories
  49. December 14, 2021

    Indianapolis Social Enterprise Begins Construction of $13 Million Workforce Development Complex for Returning Citizens
    Category: Stories
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