The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a US non-profit community development financial institution (CDFI) that supports community development initiatives in 35 cities and across 2,100 rural counties in 44 states. LISC was created in 1979 by executives from the Ford Foundation. LISC's affiliates include the National Equity Fund (NEF), the largest national syndicator of Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), the New Markets Support Company, a national syndicator of New Markets Tax Credits, and immito, which specializes in SBA 7a lending.
LISC and its affiliates support community development projects through grants, loans and equity investments as well as technical and management assistance. In the 2018 fiscal year, it reported grants, loans and investments totaling US$1.5 billion, leveraging $4.4 billion in total development and supporting over 700 partners across America. Since 1979, LISC has invested $20 billion into communities, leveraging $60.4 billion to support the creation of 400,500 affordable homes and apartments and 66.8 million square feet of retail and community facilities.
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