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OUR IMPACT
$15 BILLION IN IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS


Since its founding in 1984, LIIF has invested over $825 million in projects serving highly distressed neighborhoods and people. These investments have supported more than 700,000 people, provided over 75,000 jobs, leveraged $5.2 billion in additional capital and generated $15 billion in societal and income benefits.

 HOUSING
Stable housing creates stable families that can provide for their children’s health and education.
  • $10 billion in household income saved
  • $565 million invested
  • 54,000 homes for low income families and individuals built or enhanced

 EDUCATION

Education is one of the most effective tools to lift people out of poverty.

  • $530 million in increased earning potential for youth created
  • $200 million invested
  • 47,000 spaces in quality schools built or enhanced

 CHILD CARE
Children who attend well-run child care programs do better in school and have lower rates of crime, delinquency and welfare dependence.
  • $5 billion in family income and societal benefits created
  • $60 million invested
  • 123,000 spaces in child care facilities built or enhanced
LONG TERM IMPACT: A BILLION FOR A MILLION

LIIF’s long-term goal challenges the organization to mobilize one billion dollars to serve one million people by 2014. “A Billion for a Million” joins LIIF’s two key focal points—the people that it serves and the capital that it uses to serve those people. Since establishing this goal, LIIF has organized all of its work and strategies around achieving this ambitious long-term target. LIIF is well on its way to meeting this goal having mobilized $825 million to serve 700,000 people through 2009.

RECOGNITION OF IMPACT

In recognition of its community impact, LIIF received a CARS Impact Performance Rating of “AAA+,” the highest possible rating with a “Policy Plus.” In addition, LIIF earned a rating of CARS Financial Strength and Performance Rating of “1,” again the highest possible.

Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), a national network of nonprofit financial intermediaries, developed CARS as a comprehensive, third-party assessment to evaluate the performance of CDFIs across the industry.