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
CHARITY NAVIGATOR RATING

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: 2010 and Historical Investment

IN 2010

WHAT WE'VE INVESTED
$1.1 billion which has leveraged:

$2.4 billion in total development
WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
  • 10,800 affordable homes & apartments
  • 2.8 million square feet of retail & community space
  • 7 schools financed for 4,000 students
  • 7 child care facilities supported for 1,088 children
  • 16 playing fields renovated for 32,000 kids

SINCE 1980

WHAT WE'VE INVESTED
$11.1 billion which has leveraged:

$33.9 billion in total development
WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
  • 277,000 affordable homes & apartments
  • 44 million square feet of retail & community space
  • 139 schools financed for 50,200 students
  • 164 child care facilities supported for 17,600 children
  • 241 playing fields renovated for 450,000 kids

Essential Documents

2010 Annual Report Building Sustainable communities: Profile of three communities President's commentary: Building Sustainable Communities - A Proven Strategy 2008 Numbers Corporate Brochure
2010 Annual Report
(online)
previous reports		 Building Sustainable Communities: Profile of three communities
(PDF, 1.23 MB)		 President's Commentary: Building Sustainable Communities-
A Proven Strategy
(PDF, 1 MB)		 2010 LISC by the Numbers fact sheet
(PDF, 28 KB)		 Corporate Brochure
(PDF, 1.5 MB)