About Low Income Investment Fund
LIIF mobilizes capital and partnerships to expand access to funding so that everyone in the United States can benefit from living in a community of opportunity, equity and well-being. We invest, partner and advocate to support high-quality affordable housing, early care and education, educational opportunities and good jobs.
Focus Areas
Affordable housing financeEarly care and education facilitiesCommunity facilities financingNew Markets Tax Credits (NMTC)Development lending (acquisition, construction, bridge, term loans)Technical assistance and capacity building
Who They Fund
early childhood education / licensed child care centers and providerschild care workforce (teaching assistants, staff returning to work)families with young children served by child care programs
About Low Income Investment Fund
Low Income Investment Fund’s recent grants show a clear pattern of capital-heavy support for early childhood education and child care facilities, with its largest award going to Wu Yee Children's Services in San Francisco for renovation and repair. The foundation pairs that facility work with large back-to-work grants for providers in Washington, DC, and with capital new development awards in San Francisco. That mix points to an intermediary that funds both bricks-and-mortar projects and the operating steps needed to reopen or expand child care sites. The funder’s largest recent awards include $3,000,000 to Young Men's Christian Association of Sf (ymca) for capital new development and $2,376,527 to Kids Are People Too Cdc for back to work support. It also backed Mission Neighborhood Centers Inc for capital new development and Felton Institute for renovation and repair, showing that its financing reaches both nonprofit operators and community-based child care infrastructure. Across the recent grants list, the foundation also appears in stabilization and expansion contexts, including awards tied to quality child care expansion and stabilization grants. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on helping child care and community-serving organizations complete facility projects, sustain operations, and bring staff back into service.
What Low Income Investment Fund Funds
In early care and education, the foundation financed both program capacity and physical sites. It gave $905,000 to National Children's Center Inc for quality child care expansion and $905,000 to Easter Seals Serving Mddcva for the same purpose. It also supported Easter Seals Serving Mddcva with a separate $632,000 expansion grant, indicating continued investment in the organization across related projects. Workforce return and provider re-entry is another visible theme. The funder awarded $1,500,937 to United Planning Organization for a back to work grant, and it provided $1,223,908 to Growth Spurts Child Learning Center LLC for the same purpose. Additional back to work grants went to providers such as Sunshine Early Learning Center and First Rock Baptist Church Child Development Center. Facility stabilization also shows up in the data. St Alban's Early Childhood Center received a $671,371 stabilization grant, while Kai Ming Inc received $523,800 for renovation and repair. These grants sit alongside capital development awards, showing that the foundation supports both immediate operating continuity and longer-term facility improvements.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.1M
Total Assets
$786.5M
Total Revenue
$123.4M
Total Expenses
$72.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $178K, with a median of $38K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$38K
75th Percentile
$178K
Geographic Reach
National19 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DANIEL NISSENBAUM
Accepts unsolicited proposals
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Low Income Investment Fund Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Low Income Investment Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 478 | $93.7M | 99.8% |
| 2 | Canada |
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