Local Initiatives Support Corporation

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a US non-profit community development financial institution (CDFI) that supports community development corporations in 30 urban areas and dozens of rural areas in the United States. LISC was created in 1979 by executives from the Ford Foundation. LISC is affiliated with the National Equity Fund (NEF), the largest national syndicator of Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), and the New Markets Support Company, a national syndicator of New Markets Tax Credits