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March 2012 Newsletter

• Missouri: IFF Launches Healthy Food Fund
• Illinois: IFF loan enables American Quality Schools to expand capacity, create jobs
• Wisconsin: The Lakes Community Health Center to double its capacity thanks to IFF loan
• Around Town

February 2012 Newsletter

• IFF Receives $25 Million New Market Tax Credit Allocation
• E2P Finds Energy Savings for Avenues to Independence
• Wisconsin: Downtown Montessori Academy
• Missouri: Gateway180 :: Homelessness Reversed
• Illinois: Youth Outreach Services

January 2012 Newsletter

• Home First Illinois: Affordable and Accessible Housing for Persons with Disabilities
• Grants Awarded to Help Link Affordable Housing to Transit and Jobs
• Research: IFF Releases "Quality Schools: Every Child, Every School, Every Neighborhood"
• IFF Expands Real Estate Services: Now More Nonprofits Can Rely on IFF for a Variety of Real Estate Needs

November 2011 Newsletter 

• Investors and Funders: Bank of America Awards IFF $5.5 Million for Energy Efficiency Finance Program
• Illinois: One Hope United's Aurora Early Learning Center Grand Opening
• Developmental Disabilities Services: Goldie B. Floberg Center
• Wisconsin: Villard Square GrandFamily Apartments Grand Opening
• Illinois: Black Ensemble Theater Grand Opening
• Missouri: reStart, Inc.—An Interfaith Ministry with Homeless Persons

October 2011 Newsletter

• Housing: IFF and State of Illinois Launch Supportive Housing Initiative
• Energy Efficiency Lending: LEARN Hunter Perkins Campus
• Wisconsin: Milwaukee Health Services
• Missouri: Grace Hill Settlement House Grand Opening
• Health Care: McHenry Community Health Center Opening
• Investors and Funders: IFF Receives Capital from Treasury's Small Business Lending Fund
• Around Town

September 2011 Newsletter

• Illinois: UNO Charter School Grand Opening
• Iowa: Greenway of Burlington
• Wisconsin: Milwaukee Women's Center
• Energy Efficiency Lending: NorthPointe Resources
• Technical Assistance: IFF to Lead Webinar on State of Illinois' Early Childhood Construction Grants Program
• Around Town

July/August 2011 Newsletter

• Investors & Funders: CMAP Awards IFF $1 Million Grant to Support Nonprofit Energy Projects
• Healthy Food Access: IFF Announces Program to Increase Fresh Food Availability
• Health Care: IFF Launches Initiative to Increase Community Health Care Capacity
• Research: Illinois Areas Most in Need of Early Care and Education

June 2011 Newsletter

• Investors & Funders: IFF joins Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
• Wisconsin: Veterans Manor in Milwaukee
• Illinois: Noble Network of Charter Schools in Chicago
• Illinois: Hardin County General Hospital in Rosiclare
• Technical Assistance: Community Development Presentation in St. Louis

May 2011 Newsletter

• Investors & Funders: JPMorgan Chase
• Illinois: Instituto Heath Services Career Academy
• Indiana: Indiana Schools of Excellence
• Missouri: South City Preparatory Academy
• Public Policy: Making Surplus Buildings Available to Charter and Choice Schools

April 2011 Newsletter

• Investors & Funders: Regional Investor Consortium
• Energy Efficiency: E2P
• Illinois: Heartland Housing Inc.
• Missouri: TouchPoint Autism, Inc.
• Public Policy: Surplus Milwaukee Public Schools Buildings

March 2011 Newsletter

• Missouri: Missouri New Markets Tax Credit Loan Pool
• Illinois: Housing Collaborative Announces Maywood Apartments
• Wisconsin: Fox Cities Community Health Clinic
• Research: Lake County Community Foundation
• Schools: IFF Credit Enhancement Program
• Podcast: Financial Incentives for Building Green

February 2011 Newsletter

• Iowa: Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
• Illinois: Loaves and Fishes
• Missouri: Gateway Greening
• Wisconsin: Community Advocates
• Policy: U.S. Treasury Department's CDFI Fund
• Policy: Illinois SB 3 - Paying Providers for Contracted Services

January 2011 Newsletter

• Lending: Regional Growth Evident in IFF 2010 Lending
• Wisconsin: Risen Savior Community Center
• Missouri: Meet the Need, Inc.
• Policy: Illinois Childhood Construction Grant Rules Released
• Technical Assistance: Can I Green My Existing Building? 

December 2010 Newsletter

• CDFI News: IFF One of Only Four CDFIs to Earn AAA+1 CARS Rating
• Investors and Funders: Communities at Work Fund™ Awards IFF $20 Million
• Lending: IFF Provides Vehicle Loans
• Indiana: Anderson Preparatory Academy
• Outreach: Conference Season
• Technical Assistance: What is the US Green Building Council's LEED Rating System?

October 2010 Newsletter

• Research: Kansas City, MO Schools Study
• Policy: Health Care Facilities Funding Updates
• Illinois: Countryside Senior Apartments
• Missouri: IBS Industries Opens The Corner Spot
• Wisconsin: Villard Square Apartments
• Technical Assistance: Can I Green my Existing Building?

September 2010 Newsletter

• Investors and Funders: CDFI Fund
• Real Estate Services: Illinois Primary Health Care Act Capital Roll-out
• Illinois: Black Ensemble Theater Breaks Ground, Barriers
• Indiana: The Bloomington Project School
• Missouri: Carondolet Leadership Academy Charter
• Technical Assistance: Can I Green My Existing Building?
• Policy: Illinois Partners for Human Services Asks Nonprofits to Complete IDHS Survey

July/August 2010 Newsletter

• Optimizing Operations: Children's Home + Aid
• Guiding Real Estate Investment Decisions: Marillac
• Launching RES in St. Louis and Milwaukee
• Policy: From Crisis to Solutions
• Reducing Costs: New Energy Efficiency Program
• More Information on RES

June 2010 Newsletter

•    Policy: Choosing Performance
•    Investors and Funders: JPMorgan Chase
•    Illinois: Namaste Charter School
•    Wisconsin: Community Advocates, Inc.
•    Missouri: Riverview West Florissant
•    Policy: Early Childhood Care Initiative
•    Technical Assistance: Can I Green My Existing Building?

May 2010 Newsletter

•     Illinois: Chicago Math & Science Academy
•     Wisconsin: Seeds of Health, Inc.
•     Missouri: Grand Center Arts Academy
•     Missouri: Académie Lafayette Charter School
•     Indiana: Stonegate Early College High School
•     Real Estate: Chicago Charter School Foundation
•     Policy: Choosing Performance
•     Technical Assistance: Can I Green My Existing Building?

April 2010 Newsletter

• Veteran's Manor
• Hope Christian Schools
• Melanec's Wheelhouse
• Milwaukee College Preparatory School
• Housing Resources, Inc.
• Policy: Report on Denver Public Schools
• Policy: A Responsible Budget for Illinois
• Technical Assistance: Reasons to Build Green

March 2010 Newsletter

• Missouri: Beyond Housing's Save-A-Lot Grocery Store
• Illinois: Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago
• Wisconsin: Walker's Point Center for the Arts
• Charter Schools: Thea Bowman Leadership Academy, Gary, IN
• Housing: Crystal View Town Homes, Urbana, IL
• Health Care: Asian Human Services, Chicago, IL
• Policy: HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program
• Policy: Child Care Facilities Financing Act
• Policy: U.S. Treasury Department's CDFI Fund
• Technical Assistance: Green Buildings for Nonprofits

Fall 2009 Newsletter

• A Visit from Donna Gambrell, CDFI Fund Director
• IFF and NACSA Release Study on St. Louis Public Schools
• IFF Awarded Grant through NSP
• Booth House: A New Home for Developmentally Disabled Young Adults
• Muchin College Prep: A Charter School in Downtown Chicago
• Power House High: From Power Plant to Charter School
• New Grant Subsidizes Facility Planning and Project Management Services
• Support the Child Care Facilities Financing Act of 2009
• Technical Assistance: What to Look for in Negotiating a Lease

Spring/Summer 2009 Newsletter

• New IFF Study Assesses Chicago Neighborhood Schools
• IFF Survey of Nonprofit Financial Health in Illinois Issues
• New Grant to Fund School Choice Initiatives
• Grounded and Growing in Wisconsin
• Grant Toward Project Feasibility Study and Site Search/Evaluation
• Supporting Child Care Facilities Legislation
• Lending in Action: Using Facility Loans Strategically
• Mobilizing on Behalf of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
• Technical Assistance: Making a Facility Decision

Winter 2009 Newsletter

• IFF receives prestigious Wachovia NEXT Award
• New IFF Wisconsin Director and office
• Record year for IFF’s Loan Department
• New Web site for child care planning
• Turn-key finance and real estate services for high-performing charter schools
• IFF comes in as a loan and real estate partner
• Equipment investments go far in today’s economy
• Financial tips for surviving tough economic times
• Planning tool for financing a new facility project

Fall 2008 Newsletter

• IFF surpasses the $200 million mark in loans closed
• CDFI Fund awards $1 million for IFF’s Midwest expansion
• IFF picked to compete for $5.5 million Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance
• First-ever survey on the financial health of Missouri nonprofits
• Client Success Story: Identifying and creating new spaces
• Client Success Story: Helping charter schools accommodate more students
• IFF awarded generous investment from The Kresge Foundation
• Useful planning tool for developing community facilities

Spring 2008 Newsletter

• Benchmark: IFF Closes 600th Loan
• IFF Opens Third Fully-Staffed Office
• Charter School Capital Program Serves Indiana
• Client Success Story: WTVP Peoria, IL
• By Any Measure: Twenty Years of Collaboration with the Child Care Field
• IFF Wins Social Capitalist Award
• Projecting Your New Occupancy Budget

Summer 2007 Newsletter

• IFF Expands to Missouri, Iowa, Indiana and Wisconsin
• Early Impact of IFF Lending in Expansion States–Two Success Stories
• $10MM Grant Expands Charter School Bonds to Five States
• Study Reveals Challenges to Providing and Accessing Services in Latino Communities
• Working Groups are Building Community Child Care Capacity
• Plan Before Expanding: Estimate Cash Flow