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Above: Kirby Burkholder, IFF
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — IFF, a mission-driven nonprofit lender, real estate consultant and developer, celebrates the 20th anniversary of its first loan in Missouri.
Kirby Burkholder is IFF’s new CEO and the founding leader of its St. Louis office.
IFF’s 20-year record of investment in Missouri includes 290 loans totaling more than $225 million for nonprofit and public projects and providing real estate consulting for 133 different projects.
Some of IFF’s high-profile St. Louis projects include the LaunchCode Headquarters, Delmar DivINe, St. Mary’s High School, Places for People and Tabernacle Community Development Corporation. In the St. Louis metro area specifically, IFF has closed more than 240 loans totaling more than $188 million and supported 67 real estate consulting projects.
Since 1988, IFF has been working at the intersection of facilities and finance and has provided $1.8 billion in flexible, affordable financing to nonprofits serving a variety of sectors in order to increase their financial stability and programmatic offerings. Headquartered in Chicago, with regional offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and St. Louis, IFF is dedicated to making a lasting impact in communities where traditional financing options are scarce.