IFF
Description
IFF is a nonprofit, mission-driven Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) lender, developer, and consultant that helps communities thrive. Headquartered in Chicago, with regional offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and St. Louis, IFF serves nonprofits and communities throughout ten Midwestern states (IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI). IFF champions nonprofits to shape more equitable and vibrant communities through community-centered lending, development, and real estate consulting. IFF partners with cities, counties, and states in support of transformational community development and organizing capital at scale. Recent initiatives including redesigning emergency housing at scale in Chicago, sustainability programs in South Bend, Bloomington, and Indianapolis, IN, and a statewide early childhood program in Michigan. Since 1988, IFF has 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 their missions. IFF does 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. IFF is certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and one of only a few CDFIs nationally to hold the top-ranked Aeris four-star rating for impact management and AAA rating for financial strength and performance.