Trinita logue biography channel

After 28 years of leadership and service, IFF founder Trinita Logue has stepped down as president at the community development financial institution, which started in Illinois in 1988 and now has seven offices across the Midwest.

Trinita chatted recently about how IFF started, the CDFI industry and what’s next.

How did you first become involved with nonprofits?
When I was quite young, I started going to classes at the local children’s museum.

I fell in love with the idea of museums. I thought all museums were great and was drawn to spaces that were there for the public benefit. Later I worked with a group of small nonprofit theater companies on improving their spaces as part of an overall audience development program.

What is the origin of IFF?
I was working as the director of the North Loop Theater District for the planning department under Chicago Mayor Harold Washin