What We Do
LISC invests in overlapping program areas that reach into every corner of community life.
Affordable Housing
Child Care & Early Learning
Creative Placemaking
Economic Development
Education
Income & Wealth Building
Health
Safety & Justice
Small Business
Sports & Recreation
Our approach is comprehensive, data-driven and—most important—guided by what community members want for themselves, their families and the places they call home. Learn more.
Latest Stories
From Housing to Economic Mobility: Inside LISC’s Strategies for Change with CEO Michael T. Pugh
In a wide-ranging interview with Denver Fredericks, host of the Business of Giving podcast, LISC CEO Michael T. Pugh describes the pillars of LISC's w [...]
5.28.2024
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Our Results by the Numbers
Grants
$1.6 billion
$1.6 billion
Loans
$5.8 billion
$5.8 billion
Equity
$22 billion
$22 billion
Since 1979
$29.7 billion
total investment
$29.7 billion
total investment
leading to
$82 billion
in total development
$82 billion
in total development
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