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IFF LEVERAGES KNOWLEDGE, CAPITAL, AND RESOURCES TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE AND TRANSFORMATIONAL OUTCOMES IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, GUIDED BY OUR COMMITMENT TO BAN AN INCLUSIVE, ANTI-RACIST AND ANTI-OPPRESSIVE INSTITUTION THAT HONORS COMMUNITIES AS ASSET-RICH AND AS EXPERTS IN THEIR OWN STORIES.

CAPITAL SOLUTIONS: THIS PROGRAM MAKES BELOW MARKET LOANS TO NONPROFIT AGENCIES. SINCE 1990, THE TOTAL LOAN VOLUME REACHED OVER $1.3 BILLION WHICH INCLUDES 2,021 LOANS CLOSED THAT HAS LEVERAGED OVER $4 BILLION IN CAPITAL. SINCE 1990, THESE LOANS TO OVER 1085 NONPROFITS HAVE ASSISTED WITH THE RENOVATION OR CONSTRUCTION OF 33.4 MILLION SQUARE FEET AND CREATED 15,573 CHILD CARE SLOTS, 158,323 STUDENT SEATS, 538,288 NEW PATIENTS/VISITS AT HEALTH CARE CLINICS, 15,523 AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE/SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING UNITS, AND 4,042 BEDS. IN ADDITION, THE LOANS HAVE HELPED TO EMPLOY 83,794 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS.

RESEARCH & EVALUATION PROGRAM: WE PROVIDE DATA AND ANALYSIS TO HELP NONPROFITS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENTS AGENCIES MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ABOUT RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT INVESTMENTS AND PROGRAMS ARE TARGETED TO WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED THE MOST. WE ARE NATIONAL LEADERS IN NEEDS ASSESSMENTS THAT MEASURE THE SUPPLY OF AND DEMAND FOR QUALITY SCHOOLS IN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. OUR INITIATIVES HAVE INFORMED STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO EXPAND QUALITY CHILD CARE IN HIGH-NEEDS AREAS, AND LED TO NEW MODELS FOR PROVIDING AFFORDABLE, COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED HOUSING TO LOW INCOME PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. RESEARCH PROJECTS INCLUDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT BY SERVICE AND GEOGRAPHY, ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY FOR EXISTING OR NEW SERVICES, QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF NONPROFIT SERVICE DELIVERY AND CLIENT EXPERIENCE, PROGRAM EVALUATIONS, NONPROFIT FINANCIAL TRENDS, FINANCIAL HEALTH, AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ANALYSIS OF POPULATION AND ECONOMIC TRENDS, DATA TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND MAPPING AND ANALYSIS OF PROGRAM DATA. WE ARE ALSO THE ADMINISTRATORS AND PROGRAM DEVELOPERS OF THE CHICAGO CULTURAL TREASURERS PROGRAM

DEVELOPMENT: IFF HAS WORKED TO STRENGTHEN NONPROFITS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUR EXPERTISE IN FINANCE, REAL ESTATE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH. IFF WILL WORK WITH LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT AGENCIES, FOUNDATIONS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HELP ACHIEVE THEIR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS BY ASSESSING COMMUNITY CONDITIONS BY ANALYZING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AND TRENDS, INVENTORYING EXISTING COMMUNITY ASSETS, AND IDENTIFYING GAPS. IFF ALSO EVALUATES HOUSING, HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, INVESTMENTS, AND JOB ENVIRONMENTS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY CONDITIONS ANALYSIS WHICH HELPS GUIDE STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC PLANS AND TO PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS. IFF WILL DEVELOP SOLUTIONS WITH CONCEPTUAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND FACILITATE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS BY BRINGING RELEVANT PARTIES TOGETHER BY FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH STRATEGIC STAKEHOLDERS AND POTENTIAL COLLABORATORS. THROUGH THIS WORK, IFF HAS HELPED ADDRESS A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY NEEDS - FROM HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, HOUSING, CHILD CARE, HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS, AND JOB TRAINING THIS PROGRAM ALSO INITIATES, COORDINATES, DEVELOPS, AND OWNS REAL ESTATE PROJECTS THAT RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, CREATE JOBS, AND TRANSFORMS LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN THE MIDWEST. IT ACQUIRES, OWNS AND MANAGES COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME DISABLED ADULTS, AND REDEVELOPING FORECLOSED PROPERTIES NEAR PUBLIC TRANSIT INTO AFFORDABLE HOMES AND APARTMENTS.