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  1. August 20, 2026

    An Ohio Nonprofit Fashions a New Future for Columbus’ Creative Economy
    Category: Stories
    A rendering of a modern multi-story building with a white facade and colorful "BOLD" lettering, featuring a vibrant red staircase sculpture and parked cars, set against a blue sky.
  2. August 06, 2026

    Common Ground: Adaptive Re-use of LaunchCode’s Facility Opens Doors for Future Technology Development Workforce
    Category: Stories
    Exterior view of the LaunchCode building, featuring a rounded design, blue signage, and a brick walkway.
  3. July 22, 2026

    IFF’s 2026-2030 Strategic Framework
    Category: Stories
    Aerial view of a lively community gathering outside a modern building with people mingling, food truck present, and festive decorations. IFF's logo is overlaid on the image.
  4. April 29, 2026

    IFF’s 2025 Annual Report: Standing Together for Midwest Communities
    Category: Stories
    A man speaks at a podium during a ground-breaking event with onlookers and shovels in the foreground.
  5. January 21, 2026

    Press Release: 10 Detroit Early Childhood Education Providers to Join New Professional Development Program
    Category: Press
  6. December 08, 2025

    Flintside: Volunteers of America Michigan’s Mission Made Possible by Social Enterprise Thrift Stores; Support From IFF
    Category: Stories
    Exterior of a Volunteers of America Thrift Store with a blue awning and "Thrift Store" sign, with two people standing in front of the store.
  7. December 02, 2025

    The Michigan Chronicle: Dream Studio Detroit Opens New Community Hub in Cody Rouge to Expand Family Economic Mobility
    Category: Press
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  8. August 27, 2025

    From Vacant to Vibrant: A Revitalized Community Asset Sets the Stage for Austin’s Next Chapter
    Category: Stories
    A group of people at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of a modern building.
  9. August 01, 2025

    MITechNews.com: Invest Detroit Closes $32 Million in Four Detroit Projects with New Markets Tax Credit
    Category: Press
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  10. May 21, 2025

    IFF’s 2024 Annual Report: Investing in People, Places, and Possibilities
    Category: Stories
  11. April 28, 2025

    A New Headquarters and Workforce Development Center Amplifies the Positive Community Impact of an Ohio Nonprofit
    Category: Stories
    A person standing next to a wall sign attached to a building made of dark bricks. The person is wearing a checked jacket over a pink shirt. The sign is rectangular, featuring a triangular logo with stylized figures and colorful letters "ABCD" within it. Below the logo, there is text in large, raised letters that reads, "The Will Dent Center for Community Economic Development."
  12. March 06, 2025

    Crain’s Detroit Business: Life Remodeled Founder and CEO to Pivot Focus to New Group
    Category: Press
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  13. March 01, 2025

    February 2025 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
    A group of people standing behind weaving looms in a room with textile samples on the wall.
  14. January 01, 2025

    December 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  15. December 06, 2024

    Austin Weekly News: From Grassroots to Corporate Support – Highlighting the Partnerships Making the Aspire Center Possible
    Category: Press
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  16. November 26, 2024

    Indianapolis Nonprofit Invests in Self-Sufficiency with Purchase of Longtime Headquarters
    Category: Stories
  17. November 01, 2024

    October 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  18. May 28, 2024

    In Muncie, Reimagining ‘The Y’ for the Needs of Gen Z and Beyond
    Category: Stories
  19. May 07, 2024

    IFF’s 2023 Annual Report: A Historic Investment in Local Changemakers
    Category: Stories
  20. April 11, 2024

    Chicago Tribune: Former NFL Player Opens Englewood Small Business Incubator to Encourage South and West Side Youths
    Category: Press
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  21. April 10, 2024

    Crain’s Chicago Business: Small Business Incubator Backed by Former NFL Player Set to Open in Englewood
    Category: Press
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  22. March 18, 2024

    IFF Client RecycleForce Expands Impact in Newly Built Facility
    Category: Stories
  23. February 01, 2024

    January 2024 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  24. January 23, 2024

    Investing in Chicago’s West Side, One Young Person at a Time: Q&A with MAAFA Redemption Project’s Marshall Hatch, Jr.
    Category: Stories
  25. November 01, 2023

    October 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  26. September 01, 2023

    August 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  27. June 07, 2023

    Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
    Category: Stories
  28. February 01, 2023

    January 2023 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  29. January 19, 2023

    IFF’s Continuum in Practice: Going Deep in Place in Chicago’s North Lawndale Neighborhood
    Category: Stories
  30. December 01, 2022

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

    Photo Tour: IFF Loan “Opens the Door” for St. Louis Nonprofit to Create a State-of-the-Art Launch Pad for Careers in Tech
    Category: Stories
    A photo of the inside of LaunchCode. Launch Code is written on the wall.
  32. September 23, 2022

    $6 Million Rehab of Historic Facility Drives Change in Louisville’s West End
    Category: Stories
    An architect's rendering of the interior of the AMPED Innovation Center
  33. July 19, 2022

    Virtual Tour: Historic Building in the “Cradle of Rhythm and Blues” Reborn as an Incubator for BIPOC and Women Entrepreneurs
    Category: Stories
    A networking event for entrepreneurs in the Mox.E coworking space at Entrenuity's headquarters in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood
  34. July 01, 2022

    June 2022 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
    An architect's rendering of the Lillian Marcie Center
  35. 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
  36. June 21, 2022

    ‘It’s Been a Really Great Year of Growth’: A Conversation with Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Participant Consuelo Lockhart, Founder of the Latinas Welding Guild
    Category: Stories
    Consuelo Poland, Founder of Latinas Welding Guild
  37. May 18, 2022

    IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
    Category: Stories
    Cover of IFF's 2021 Annual Report
  38. February 16, 2022

    Built from Within: PODER Begins Construction of Chicago’s First Immigrant Integration and Job Center
    Category: Stories
    Ceremonial groundbreaking taking place at PODER's future headquarters in the Gage Park neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side
  39. January 18, 2022

    Photo Tour: North Lawndale Employment Network’s First Permanent Campus
    Category: Stories
  40. December 14, 2021

    Indianapolis Social Enterprise Begins Construction of $13 Million Workforce Development Complex for Returning Citizens
    Category: Stories
    RecycleForce Groundbreaking
  41. December 01, 2021

    November 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  42. November 16, 2021

    Understanding that we are a collective: How vision became reality for the Chatham Education & Workforce Center
    Category: Stories
    A multi-purpose room at the Chatham Workforce Education & Workforce Center
  43. October 31, 2021

    October 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
  44. October 01, 2021

    September 2021 Loan Round-up
    Category: Stories
    RecycleForce Groundbreaking