LISC

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a national nonprofit community development organization that supports affordable housing, community development finance, and neighborhood revitalization initiatives across the United States. The organization works with residents, nonprofit partners, financial institutions, and local governments to support housing development, economic development, and community investment.

Founded in 1979 and headquartered in New York, New York, LISC operates nationally through partnerships that support community development projects and programs. The organization’s work includes affordable housing development, lending and community development finance, New Markets Tax Credits, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, economic development initiatives, school facilities development, and community engagement programs aimed at strengthening local neighborhoods and expanding access to opportunity.