IFF (CDFI)
Kareem Cousar is a Senior Owner's Representative at IFF (CDFI), where Kareem focuses on planning, financing, and building facilities critical to the success of nonprofits. Kareem previously worked at the University of Chicago as a Project Manager, where Kareem managed large capital projects and provided support to project managers and facilities leadership. Kareem also has experience as a Project Associate/CAD Technician, Planning and Design intern, Production Assistant, and Historic Preservation Public Service Intern. Kareem holds a M.Arch in Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology and has completed postgraduate studies in Urban Design, Architecture, and Community Development.
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IFF (CDFI)
As a mission-driven lender, real estate consultant, and community developer, IFF cares about much more than the bottom line. That’s why nonprofits trust us to plan, finance, and build the facilities that are critical to their success. Sharing a mission of change drives everything we do. Across the Midwest, we work closely with clients serving low-income communities from every sector, including human service agencies, health centers, schools, housing developers, and grocery stores. Since 1988, we have made over $620 million in loans, leveraged $1.7 billion in community investments, and grown our total managed assets to $498 million.