National Mission Statement
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is dedicated to helping
nonprofit CDCs transform distressed
neighborhoods into healthy communities of choice and opportunity – good places
to work, do business and raise children. LISC mobilizes corporate,
government and philanthropic support to provide CDCs with:
- loans, grants and equity investments
- technical and management assistance
- local, statewide and national policy support
LISC is a national organization with a community focus. Our program staff are based in every city and many of the rural areas where LISC-supported community development takes shape. In collaboration with CDCs, LISC staff help identify local priorities and challenges, delivering the most appropriate support to meet local needs.
Since 1980, LISC has marshaled more than $7.1 billion from 3,100 investors, lenders, and donors. In over 300 urban and rural communities nationwide, LISC has helped 2,800 CDCs build or rehabilitate more than 196,000 affordable homes and nearly 27 million square feet of retail, community and educational space – totaling almost $16.7 billion in development. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people have better lives and brighter futures.
For more information about LISC, visit www.lisc.org.