Our Mission

BASIC FACTS
President & CEO:
Michael Rubinger

Headquarters:
New York, New York

Local Offices:
30 urban offices and
Rural LISC

Staff: Approximately 350

Established:
1979, by the Ford Foundation

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The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is dedicated to helping community residents transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity — good places to work, do business and raise children. LISC mobilizes corporate, government and philanthropic support to provide local community development organizations with:

  • loans, grants and equity investments
  • local, statewide and national policy support
  • technical and management assistance

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 local community development groups, LISC staff help identify priorities and challenges, delivering the most appropriate support to meet local needs.

LISC is Building Sustainable Communities by achieving five goals:

  • Expanding Investment in Housing and Other Real Estate
  • Increasing Family Income and Wealth
  • Stimulating Economic Development
  • Improving Access to Quality Education
  • Supporting Healthy Environments and Lifestyles


LISC by the Numbers: 2009 and Historical Investment

IN 2009

WHAT WE'VE INVESTED
$607 million which has leveraged:

$1.6 billion in total development
WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
  • 8,800 affordable homes & apartments
  • 2.8 million square feet of retail & community space
  • 24 schools financed for 8,400 students
  • 7 child care facilities supported for 350 children
  • 15 playing fields renovated for 30,000 kids

SINCE 1980

WHAT WE'VE INVESTED
$9.7 billion which has leveraged:

$31.3 billion in total development
WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
  • 271,000 affordable homes & apartments
  • 40 million square feet of retail & community space
  • 132 schools financed for 46,200 students
  • 157 child care facilities supported for 16,500 children
  • 225 playing fields renovated for 420,000 kids

Reports

2009 Annual Report Building Sustainable communities: Profile of three communities President's commentary: 2009 and A Look Forward 2008 Numbers
2009 Annual Report
(online)
previous reports		 Building Sustainable Communities: Profile of three communities
(PDF, 1.23 MB)		 President's Commentary: 2009 and A Look Forward
(PDF, 848 KB)		 2009 LISC by the Numbers fact sheet
(PDF, 28 KB)