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Ribbon-Cutting Celebrates Amana Academy’s New Permanent Home

Last week, LIIF Deputy Director Jonny Newburgh of the National Community Facilities Lending team was in Smyrna, Georgia to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of Amana Academy’s West Campus, a charter school project financed in part by LIIF that’s been years in the making. The opening of Amana West’s permanent home near Truist Park was attended by…

LIIF Closes Loans for Charter Schools in Georgia, New York and Ohio 

Three schools. Three communities. One shared belief that every student deserves a great place to learn.  LIIF is proud to announce the closing of three charter school loans, totaling nearly $19.4 million in financing, that will expand access to quality education for thousands of students across Georgia, New York, and Ohio.  The Meliora School | Gwinnett County, GA |…

LIIF Catalytic Capital Highlighted at Franklin Cummings Tech Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in Boston’s Roxbury Neighborhood

Today, LIIF joined Mayor Michelle Wu, partners and community members at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Franklin Cummings Tech’s new 68,000-square-foot educational facility, now located in the heart of the Roxbury neighborhood’s Nubian Square. LIIF funded a $9 million participation in a $38.5 million loan led by Boston-based CDFI Property and Casualty Insurance. State-of-the-art classrooms and…

LIIF Attends National Charter Schools Conference in Orlando

We’re expanding access to high-quality learning environments. Members of LIIF’s Community Investment Programs team recently joined industry leaders at the National Charter Schools Conference in Orlando. Our Vice President, Southeast Region LaToya Kyle (photo, left) and her colleague Adyam Ghebre (photo, right) shared insights as they connected with educators, school leaders and partners. LIIF is…

LIIF NMTC Catalytic Capital Update: Ribbon-Cutting for New Mosaic Building at Damien Center in Indianapolis

Community win in Near Eastside Indianapolis. Today was the ribbon-cutting for the new Mosaic Building at Damien Center, Indiana’s oldest and largest HIV/AIDs service organization. LIIF provided a $6.5 million construction-perm loan, leveraging the power of the federal New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) program, as catalytic capital for this 56,000-square-foot health care and supportive services…