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IFF

We’re a mission-driven lender, real estate consultant, and developer that strengthens nonprofits and the communities they serve.

Grounded in equity and deep sector expertise, IFF champions nonprofits to shape more equitable and vibrant communities through community-centered lending, development, and real estate consulting. Since 1988, we have been working at the intersection of facilities and finance to help nonprofits serving a variety of sectors increase their financial stability and programmatic offerings, and achieve th

eir missions. We do that by bringing together a powerful combination of financial solutions, real estate and development expertise, sector knowledge, and research and evaluation capacity to accelerate positive social impact and systems change. Headquartered in Chicago, with regional offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and St. Louis, we serve nonprofits and communities throughout the Midwest. IFF is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and one of only a few nationally to hold the top-ranked Aeris four-star rating for impact management and AAA rating for financial strength and performance.

09/04/2026

Michelle Cole is IFF's Manager of Construction Loan Administration, and she is getting ready to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity Chicago during in October. Michelle has lots of experience in the construction industry as a loan administrator, and she's excited about getting to work hands-on to help create affordable homeownership opportunities for Habitat for Humanity's clients!

Help Michelle and team Pain in the Glass reach their fundraising goal: https://my.habitatchicago.org/WomenBuild2026/MichelleCole

09/03/2026

By establishing The Loom in downtown Columbus, the Columbus Fashion Alliance (CFA) is ensuring that local fashion creators have a permanent hub where culture, innovation, and community can thrive. The 43,000-square-foot facility serves as an incubator for fashion education, production, and entrepreneurship. Through ongoing renovations, CFA will provide state-of-the-art equipment, affordable tenant space, and academic pathways to make the region’s fashion industry accessible to all.

To learn more about The Loom and CFA's relationship with IFF: https://iff.org/columbus-fashion-alliance-crafts-new-future-for-local-creative-economy/

09/02/2026

IFF's Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Laura Silverman, is ready to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity Chicago for in October. A returning volunteer, Laura enjoys participating in this event because she says it is an incredible opportunity to tangibly support someone's path to homeownership. She also loves that lets her do something so different from her day-to-day work, alongside incredibly passionate women.

Support Laura and team Stud Finders to help them reach their fundraising goal! https://my.habitatchicago.org/WomenBuild2026/StudFinders

09/01/2026

Congratulations are in order for long-time IFF client Urban Sprouts, which just celebrated the opening of its new Café O Play! Adding to the organization's campus in University City, MO, the new space is a community café inspired by the ideas of the children served by Urban Sprouts. In the evenings, the Café O Play will also support Urban Sprouts' food abundance program, which increases access to food for local families!

To learn more about the café: https://www.stlamerican.com/news/urban-sprouts-opens-cafe-o-play/

To learn more about IFF's work in Missouri: https://iff.org/contact-us/locations/missouri/

08/28/2026

The skies were clear and the sun was out yesterday for our Home First team's Access South Cook ribbon cutting in Park Forest, IL! The new features 44 rental homes, a shared green space, and a community building. It is also located on the Park Forest village campus, providing residents with easy access to retail options, banks, government offices, and more.

Access South Cook marks the tenth project developed by Home First, IFF's in-house development group. Led by Dena Bell, Leticia Valencia, and Lily Yalowitz, Home First's mission is to develop community integrated, affordable, and accessible housing for people with disabilities. Over the past 15 years, Home First has developed more than 320 homes across the state of Illinois.

Special thanks to the partners who helped make Access South Cook a reality, including WJW Architects, Blackwood Group/Crane Construction, the Illinois Housing Development Authority and the Illinois Department of Human Services, ComEd, First Merchants Bank, PNC Bank, and the FHLBank Chicago!

To learn more about Home First: https://iff.org/services/home-first/

08/21/2026

As members of our team gear up for this year's hosted by Habitat for Humanity Chicago, we're excited to highlight who they are and why they're participating!

Featured this week is Kelly Highum, a senior lender on our affordable housing team and a former AmeriCorps member with Habitat for Humanity. As the leader of Team Pain in the Glass, Kelly wants more women to feel capable of taking on home projects and is looking forward to using power tools and spending time with colleagues!

To help Kelly and Team Pain in the Glass achieve their fundraising goal: https://my.habitatchicago.org/WomenBuild2026/kellyhighum

08/20/2026

We were excited to bring new members of the IFF team together in July for One IFF University, which covers foundational knowledge about IFF, community development financial institutions, and more. The cohort included 15 colleagues from our Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis offices, and we're excited to have them on board!

Interested in joining our team? Check out our open positions here: https://iff.org/contact-us/careers/

08/19/2026

IFF had a great time at OPEN Center for the Arts in Little Village during our latest Propel event! We connected with funders, bankers, and community partners who are all working to make Little Village an even stronger, more vibrant community.

Propel events are a great way for nonprofits to talk one on one with our lenders and our Real Estate Solutions team. Interested in attending one? Our next events will be taking place in South Shore (Chicago) and Detroit. Click here to learn more about Propel and to register for our upcoming events: https://iff.org/services/capital-solutions/propel/

08/13/2026

to last year's , an annual event hosted by Habitat for Humanity Chicago that brings women together to raise money and help build a house to make homeownership a reality for women purchasing homes through the organization's Affordable Homeownership Program.

This year, IFF is excited to participate with two teams of women from across the organization who will be working in the West Pullman community! Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing what inspired each team member to participate in this project as they work to achieve their fundraising goal ahead of the build day!

To support Team Stud Finders: https://my.habitatchicago.org/WomenBuild2026/StudFinders

To support Team Pain in the Glass: https://my.habitatchicago.org/WomenBuild2026/PainInTheGlass

08/12/2026

We are very proud to share that IFF's Chief Regional and Markets Officer, Vickie Lakes-Battle recently received the Champion of Social Justice award at Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP)'s Connecting Philanthropy and Community event.

Speaking at the Obama Presidential Library, Vickie shared her thoughts on how you can understand a person, institution, and society by what it invests in as capital is a moral language that reveals what and who we value, and believe is worth investment.

To learn more about CAAIP: https://caaip.org/

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