LISC Strategic Investments

Hi - We’re LISC Strategic Investments, #ImpactInvestors at @LISC_HQ. Our goal is to build equity by deploying capital investments in underserved communities. #ImpInv

In a piece for The Toledo Blade, @TTownLISC's Tom Kroma reflects on #MLK's legacy and the ways that service, as manifested in @LISC_AmeriCorps, acts as a launchpad for individual and collective economic mobility + help pave a path to justice for all. toledoblade.com/opinion/letter…

✅ $43M invested, driving $343M in development ✅ 1,927 units created/preserved ✅ 491 units affordable to households making <30% Area Median Income ($31.8K/annually) Be sure to check out our full impact report - #CHOIF2025! liscstrategicinvestments.org/_files/ugd/50b…

We’re thrilled to celebrate CHOIF’s 2025 Impact Update! Since 2019, CHOIF has been a game-changer in addressing #AffordableHousing, streamlining #AccessToCapital, and maximizing #Impact in #Charlotte. Here are some highlights:

What a year it was! We have new funds, a new president, and a renewed commitment to closing the wealth gap with #ImpactInvesting! As you settle in for the holidays, join us in revisiting our top stories from 2024:

We’re very excited to announce that CHOIF II has closed its second loan, bringing more #AffordableHousing to #CharlotteNC! With 200 affordable units, including affordable studios, we’re proud to invest in @theannexgrp, developers of the Union At Tryon in University South.

As the year comes to an end, we’re celebrating the closing of CHOIF II’s latest funding round with profound gratitude for our partners and #ImpactInvestors. Thank you @Truist and @TDBank_US for your commitment to #AffordableHousing in #CharlotteNC.

Thank you to @SpectrumNews1OH for featuring Cleveland Housing Investment Fund! We are committed to bringing #Housing to #Cleveland by financing 2,500 and 3,000 units of much-needed #AffordableHousing. @MckeownNora spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/ne…

We’re so excited that the #DHOF has reached $41.5M, thanks to investments from our partners at @CharlesSchwab, @keybank, and @BOKFinancial! The new capital will be deployed to #AffordableHousing developers across #Dallas! @CandysDirt  candysdirt.com/2024/11/30/dal…

#BlackEntrepreneurship is transformational. @ConversationUS celebrates #BlackEntrepreneurs have who have leveraged their identity & lived experience to connect with underserved communities and create products that resonate. @ericliguori @susanac_santos theconversation.com/black-entrepre…

This year has reminded us of how important our communities, our teams and our people are to us. Thank you to everyone who is with us on our journey to unlock opportunity and equity where it is needed most.

The @WSJ recently reached out to LISC EVP Dr. Ruth Jones Nichols on the impact of build-to-rent on the housing landscape. She noted that when institutional investors/large landlords own rental units, evictions tend to rise: wsj.com/real-estate/bu…

@RepEzell & @RepTroyCarter introduced the Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act. LISC's Lauren Rosenbaum & @NatlMainStreet's Kelly Humrichouser share how the bill promotes technical assistance to organizations helping small communities.mainstreet.org/the-latest/new…

Congratulations to the entire Clark Family on the groundbreaking of The Clark on 54th in LA’s Crenshaw neighborhood, We’re proud to be #ImpactInvestors through the BEDF and @LISC_LA and honor the legacy of local business owner Lucretia Clark. youtube.com/watch?v=6KNh6t…

Get started on your 2025 business goals! Join our workshop with Cynthia Nevels to plan your growth strategy, set OKRs, + build an action plan. RSVP: lisc-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist… 💡 Complete 2 #VerizonSmallBusinessDigitalReady courses & become eligible for a $10K #grantopportunity!

A new report from @Redfin shows that rent in #Charlotte has dropped, due in large part to an increase in available units! This is great news for renters and a win for #AffordableHousing! @luketucker19_ wbtv.com/2024/11/13/pri…

Laveer Logix, a #smallbiz that helps connect people to state resources after disasters, received a $260K #LISCLending loan. Funded by Abbott + LISC and the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund, this support will boost its work with federal agencies + much more: lisc.org/our-stories/st…

Collin County, TX is celebrating a step towards solving the #AffordableHousing crisis and ending homelessness, according to @DallasNews @KershLilly! We’re proud to support our partners at Agape through #ImpactInvestments from the BEDF.  dallasnews.com/news/2024/11/1….

Recently, LISC's Entrepreneurs of Color Fund reached its $500M goal ahead of schedule. What’s next? $1B. Read more about how the fund is working to get more capital into the hands of entrepreneurs who need it most in a new blog by LISC's Steve Hall: lisc.org/our-stories/st…

We’re celebrating for the completion of the #Beauton, a 29 unit #AffordableHousing  project in the #NorthEnd of #Detroit, funded in part with $1.6M from the #DHFF! @annalise_frank axios.com/local/detroit/…

Great news! Tiffany Durr is the new president of LISC Fund Management (LFM). Durr has served as interim president of LFM since May and in that time has ushered in a series of new investors and project closings. Read more: lisc.org/our-stories/st…