What We Do
LISC invests in overlapping program areas that reach into every corner of community life.
Affordable Housing
Child Care & Early Learning
Economic Development
Education
Green Development
Health
Income & Wealth Building
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 about our program areas.
Latest Stories
MacKenzie Scott Donates $65 Million to LISC
MacKenzie Scott, the prolific philanthropist, announced that she is donating $65 million to LISC, the largest contribution in our organization’s 45-ye [...]
11.14.2024
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Our Results by the Numbers
Grants
$1.7 billion
$1.7 billion
Loans
$6 billion
$6 billion
Equity
$24 billion
$24 billion
Since 1979
$32 billion
total investment
$32 billion
total investment
leading to
$87 billion
in total development
$87 billion
in total development
We Love Our Funders
Creating pathways to financial and career success
Project 10X
LISC’s biggest, most ambitious and most urgent in…
What’s Possible
A new book on climate resilience & community deve…