Join Kansas City area CDFIs, banks and philanthropic organizations for Kansas City’s CDFI DAY at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City on November 14, 2017. Annie Donovan, Director of the U.S. Treasury’s CDFI Fund, will give the keynote address, after which participants will break into two groups to learn from banks and philanthropies their…
SLEFI held its Annual Members Meeting on June 2, 2017. SLEFI Board Chair Joe Ambrose with First Bank reached his service term limit, and was recognized for his many positive contributions to the governance of SLEFI. The Members elected Andrew Walshaw with Northern Trust Corporation to serve as Chair and Eric Forguson with Midland States…
We are excited to announce the recent Investment Committee approvals in three Low-Income Housing Tax Credit developments: Pine Lawn Manor 2017, St. Ferdinand II and Scott Manor. Pine Lawn Manor 2017 will be the 18th partnership between Beyond Housing and SLEFI. It will consist of 41 new three-bedroom homes, all of which will be available for…
Eldina Qirici, Accounting Manager for SLEFI, recently celebrated 10 years with the organization. Eldina handles internal accounting functions, Fund accounting and financial communication with SLEFI’s investors, correspondence with general partners to track related party transactions, and general ledger analysis and reconciliations. Eldina is also responsible for construction draw processing, working closely with all parties to obtain…
Community Renewal and Development, Inc. (CRD) and North Newstead Association (NNA) merged effective January 1, 2017. These two community development corporations that have been serving North St. Louis City for years and recently joined together to boost their capacity, broaden their reach, and expand their collective expertise. Former CRD Executive Director Sal Martinez, who previously…