In this interview, Preethi Kumaran, Manager, Consulting, explains how thinking in terms of personal finance can help us better understand nonprofit finance. This conversation was featured in NFF’s 2024 Annual Report. How can thinking about personal finance help us better understand nonprofit finance? When you think about how you’re managing your paychecks and expenses like &hellip
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Getting to “Yes” for Charter Schools
In this interview, Anne Robinson, Senior Director, Education, shares how NFF works to get to a “yes” for charter school financing where other lenders say “no.” This conversation was featured in NFF’s 2024 Annual Report. If you had to describe NFF’s charter school lending in one word, what would it be? “Collaborative.” One thing I &hellip
Listen Now: Leading Amid Economic Uncertainty
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy , August 13, 2024 Stacy Palmer, CEO of the Chronicle and host of Nonprofits Now: Leading Today, turned to NFF President & CEO Aisha Benson and World Relief’s Myal Green to discuss how nonprofit CEOs can lead their organizations through today’s uncertain economic landscape. Originally published in The &hellip
The Economic Contributions of California Black-led Organizations
Strengthening California’s Economy & Communities Survey
NFF Receives $25 Million Community Decarbonization Fund Loan to Support Clean Energy Lending
NEW YORK (April 29, 2025) – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has received a $25 million Community Decarbonization Fund (CDF) loan from NY Green Bank to expand lending for emissions-reducing projects that benefit underserved communities in New York State. NY Green Bank, a division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), is &hellip
Invite Communities In
How philanthropy can support nonprofits in times of crisis
NMTC Financing for Legacy Elementary School in Uvalde
Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation Final Funding Secured to Complete Physical Construction of School UVULDE, TX (April 8, 2025) – With the construction of the new Legacy Elementary School in Uvalde CISD moving closer and closer to completion, the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation announces that the costs of the physical building and its construction &hellip
Uvalde moves forward: New school to honor Robb Elementary victims nears completion as foundation fully funds project
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy , August 13, 2024 It has been nearly three years since tragedy struck Uvalde, and the community is now one step closer toward completing construction of a new school that honors the 21 lives lost at Robb Elementary. On Tuesday, the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation, together with &hellip
NFF Receives $30 Million Bond Guarantee to Support Long-Term Community Development Investments
NFF has received $30 million via Opportunity Finance Network and the CDFI Fund’s Bond Guarantee Program (BGP), allowing for support of community development projects that require long-term capital. The Bond Guarantee Program has made nearly $3 billion in bonds available to CDFIs from the Federal Financing Bank. NFF was one of several CDFIs that received &hellip
NFF Hires Kareem Thomas as Chief Credit Officer; Names Bhavani Daryanani as Chief Financial Officer
New York (March 4, 2025) — Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has made two appointments to its executive team. Kareem Thomas has joined NFF as Chief Credit Officer. He will oversee credit policies and the performance of NFF’s growing loan portfolio and support financial product innovation. Thomas has a track record of using community development investment &hellip