Low Income Investment Fund

LIIF IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION WHICH PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CAPITAL IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES.

LENDING ACTIVITIES: LIIF EMPLOYS A HOLISTIC STRATEGY THAT FOCUSES ON FIVE PRIORITY PROGRAMS--AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CHILD CARE, K-12 EDUCATION, TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH (THROUGH ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND HEALTH CARE CLINICS). THESE PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY LIIF'S FEDERAL POLICY PRESENCE THAT WORKS TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN COMMUNITY CAPITAL PROGRAMS. LIIF USES INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT PRIVATE CAPITAL TO AREAS WITH UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE OUT OF REACH. SINCE INCEPTION, WE HAVE PROVIDED OVER $3.3 BILLION TO PROJECTS SERVING LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND THESE INVESTMENTS HAVE LEVERAGED $14.3 BILLION IN OTHER CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. LIIF'S WORK SUPPORTS THOSE MOST IN NEED - OF THE 2.3 MILLION PEOPLE SERVED THROUGH LIIF'S FINANCING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - 97% HAVE BEEN LOW INCOME.LIIF'S FLEXIBLE AND AFFORDABLE CAPITAL FILLS A GAP FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONSISTENTLY ACCESS LOANS FROM TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. LIIF MAKES DIRECT LOANS THROUGH ITS REVOLVING LOAN FUND ("RLF") AND OTHER LOAN FUNDS. LIIF ALSO UNDERWRITES AND PACKAGES LOANS ACQUIRED BY BANKS, OTHER INTERMEDIARIES AND CONVENTIONAL LENDERS THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAM-SPECIFIC FUNDS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE NATION.LIIF COMPLEMENTS ITS LOANS WITH THOROUGH, TIME-INTENSIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ("TA"). LIIF'S TA GUIDES ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, HELPING THEM DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN THEIR FINANCIAL STABILITY TO ENSURE PRUDENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS, AND ULTIMATELY ENABLING THESE COMMUNITY BORROWERS TO READY THEIR ORGANIZATIONS TO APPROACH CONVENTIONAL LENDERS.AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE CORNERSTONE OF LIIF'S WORK, COMPRISING NEARLY HALF OF THE ORGANIZATION'S HISTORICAL ACTIVITY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, LIIF HAS INVESTED NEARLY 1.7 BILLION TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF 85,058 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH HAS PRODUCED ENHANCED LIVING CONDITIONS AND SAVED LOW INCOME FAMILIES MORE THAN $22 BILLION THROUGH REDUCED HOUSING COSTS. AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS VITAL IN CREATING A FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION AND FAMILY STABILITY, LINKED, AS IT IS, TO EMPLOYMENT, WAGE GAINS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND IMPROVED HEALTH FOR POOR FAMILIES.EDUCATION IS A KEY COMPONENT IN ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND ASSET GROWTH FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. LIIF LAUNCHED ITS EDUCATION PROGRAM IN 1998, AND CURRENTLY FOCUSES ON HELPING CHARTER SCHOOLS BRING QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSERVED, DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES. LIIF'S EDUCATION PROGRAM USES A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS: PROVIDING DIRECT FINANCING FOR SCHOOLS, LEVERAGING THIRD-PARTY CAPITAL FOR SCHOOLS, AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF SCHOOL DEVELOPERS AND THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. LIIF IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CDFI CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCIERS IN THE NATION, HAVING INVESTED OVER $704 MILLION SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF 101,350 QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL SPACES FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS.LIIF'S TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) PROGRAM INVESTS IN PROJECTS THAT PLACE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND VITAL COMMUNITY SERVICES CLOSE TO ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION. LIIF MANAGES THE $50 MILLION BAY AREA TRANSIT-ORIENTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING (TOAH) FUND, AN INNOVATIVE STRUCTURED FUND THAT PROVIDES DEVELOPERS WITH FLEXIBLE, AFFORDABLE CAPITAL TO PURCHASE OR IMPROVE AVAILABLE PROPERTY NEAR TRANSIT LINES IN THE BAY AREA.

EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION (ECE) PROGRAM: QUALITY ECE ENABLES PARENTS TO WORK OR ATTEND SCHOOL WITHOUT WORRY FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING, AND PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH A STRONG START ON THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR FUTURE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. LIIF LAUNCHED ITS ECE PROGRAM IN 1998, OFFERING LOANS, GRANTS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE SLOTS FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, LIIF HAS PROVIDED TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND ONE-ON-ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDERS. IN ADDITION, LIIF HAS OFFERED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LOANS AND PLANNING GRANTS. LIIFS ECE PROGRAM CURRENTLY FOCUSES ITS EFFORTS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, WASHINGTON DC AND NEW YORK CITY. IN 2020, LIIF PROVIDED MORE THAN 642 HOURS OF SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND $12 MILLION IN GRANTS TO HUNDREDS OF ECE PROGRAMS TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE 1,462 SLOTS IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS.

OTHER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: OTHER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INCLUDE THE STRONG, PROSPEROUS, AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES CHALLENGE (SPARCC). IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO, AND SUPPORTED BY THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT, FORD FOUNDATION, THE JPB FOUNDATION, THE KRESGE FOUNDATION, AND ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, LIIF DESIGNED AND LAUNCHED SPARCC, A THREE-YEAR, $90 MILLION INITIATIVE TO AMPLIFY LOCALLY DRIVEN EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT MAJOR NEW INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS LEAD TO EQUITABLE, HEALTHY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE. SPARCC SEEKS TO HELP REGIONS REFINE AND INTEGRATE THEIR VISION FOR THE FUTURE, WHERE THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT SHAPE THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF RACIAL EQUITY, HEALTH, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY. LOCAL LEADERS KNOW THAT, WHILE TYPICALLY TACKLED SEPARATELY, THESE ISSUES ARE DEEPLY INTERTWINED.

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