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LISC's Black Economic Development Fund Partners with New Jersey FAM Fund to Invest up to $25 M in NJ
LISC's Black Economic Development Fund Partners.Partnership to Provide Greater Access to Capital for the State’s Black and Latinx Businesses
Oct 19, 2021


$10 Million LISC's BEDF Investment Agreement To Expand MWBE Opportunities
$10 Million Investment Agreement b/w the Black Economic Development Fund & The Cayemitte Group promotes diverse prime contractors for DASN
Oct 17, 2021


Verizon Launches a Slate of Free Tools for Small Businesses, with Help from LISC
Published by LISC Stories on September 13, 2021 Verizon has just announced a new learning platform for small businesses—Verizon Small...
Sep 13, 2021


Developers Secure $51M to Begin Construction on MLK Gateway
Published article in Commercial Observer August 18, 2021 by Chava Gourarie The second phase of the MLK Gateway development in Anacostia,...
Aug 23, 2021


Economic Development Fund Seeks to Boost Black Economic Infrastructure
Published article in Non-Profit Quarterly - June 30, 2021 by Steve Dubb In May, LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) announced...
Jun 30, 2021


Two years in, affordable-housing leaders in Charlotte take stock in private investment
Original Story - Charlotte Business Journal - June 23, 2021 by Erik Spanburg - Managing Editor, Charlotte Business Journal The Foundation...
Jun 23, 2021


LISC, Stepping up the Intensity
Original publication on Shelterforce - June 23, 2021 by Miriam Axel-Lute "Ashton says there are precious few Black business leaders of...
Jun 22, 2021


Square, Inc. Allocates $25M for Minority Communities, With $10M to Entrepreneurs of Color Loan Fund
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SQUARE-INC-24935553/news/Square-nbsp-Allocates-25-Million-for-Minority-and-Underserved-Communi...
Jun 9, 2021


Black Economic Development Fund hits $250 million goal, makes first catalytic investments
NEW YORK (May 25, 2021)— PR Newswire The Black Economic Development Fund (BEDF) has reached its $250 million goal for capital to invest...
May 26, 2021


PNC Bank: $7.5M To Help Create/Preserve Affordable Housing With Detroit Housing For The Future Fund
$7.5M from PNC Bank to help create, preserve affordable housing through Detroit Housing for the Future Fund
May 26, 2021


LISC 2020 Annual Report: Rising to the Challenge
Like most Americans, our teams spent much of 2020 grappling with the shock and grief of the pandemic. We approached our work with a clear...
Apr 30, 2021


Opportunity Alabama is Combining Community & Capital to Fulfill the Potential of Opportunity Zones
In three years, Opportunity Alabama has helped facilitate more than a dozen real estate projects in one of the nation's poorest states.
Apr 30, 2021


DuPont Invests $20 Million in LISC's Black Economic Development Fund
Adapted from original press release - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dupont-announces-20-million-investment-in-liscs-black-econ...
Apr 27, 2021


Application Portal Now Open for Southern Small Businesses and Nonprofits!
Adapted from original press release https://www.connect2capital.com/p/soar-fund/soar-fund-pr-4-27-21/ Southern Small Businesses and...
Apr 27, 2021


Welcome Wayfair! $20 Million Investment in LISC's Black Economic Development Fund
The below press release was originally published on Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210405005139/en/Wayfair-Commi...
Apr 4, 2021


LISC Recognized as an ImpactAssets 50 Emeritus Impact Manager
3.16.2022 Press Release LISC has been named Emertius Impact Manager for the ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), a who’s-who of fund managers...
Mar 15, 2021


SOAR - Multi-Million Dollar Fund Launches to Invest in Businesses Across the South
Original Press Release - PR Newswire - March 3, 2021 National and Local Community Lenders Announce Multi-Million Dollar Fund to Support...
Mar 3, 2021


Develop Detroit taps Detroit Housing for the Future Fund to preserve affordable housing
DETROIT – Develop Detroit has purchased the West Boston Apartments and will renovate and preserve them as affordable housing thanks to...
Mar 1, 2021


Local Developers Urge Inclusive Investment In Detroit
CNBC’s Diana Olick takes a look at how some builders in Detroit are fighting bigotry while building the city’s next chapter.
Feb 25, 2021


Thermo Fisher Scientific Invests $25 Million to Support Black Communities and Businesses in the U.S.
The below press release was originally published on: PR Newswire https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/thermo-fisher-scientific-invest...
Feb 11, 2021
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