A nonprofit dedicated to catalyzing innovative solutions in housing affordability.
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Announcing the winners of the 2026 Ivory Prize: @Chattanooga_gov, TradesFutures, @NewRochelleNY and the Boston Acquisition Fund
We’re excited to recognize these visionaries tackling the housing crisis! ivoryinnovations.org/ivory-p…
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Join the Ivory Innovations team! We're hiring a controller based in SLC, UT: linkedin.com/jobs/view/44258…
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"This award reflects the strength of Boston’s public-private partnerships and our shared work with mission-driven developers to ease displacement pressures and preserve critical affordable housing for thousands of residents." -Boston Mayor Michelle Wu boston.gov/news/boston-acqui…
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Tune in to @DaveCooperLive in about 5 minutes to learn about Ivory Prize winner TradesFutures and what they're doing to address the construction labor shortage: youtube.com/watch?v=1-xzKJrJ…
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Curious about the future of affordable housing? 🏠 Register to attend the Ivory Prize Summit in Tempe, Arizona: ivoryinnovations.org/ivory-p…
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“My daughter is so excited... The Literacy Center is located right next to our home and will be perfect for our family." lehifreepress.com/2026/06/02…
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Join us Oct. 14 & 15 in Tempe, Arizona, for the Ivory Prize Summit to connect with entrepreneurs, policymakers, developers, and researchers to fast-track solutions for housing supply and resilience. ivoryinnovations.org/ivory-p…
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Housing affordability and educational opportunity are key to Utah’s long-term success.
This Lehi project is a great example of the innovative solutions Utah needs to help families thrive and strengthen our future workforce.
#UtahRising
ksl.com/article/51503735/new…
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"This is a community issue, it's a community problem and it takes a community solution. All of us coming together to help every child learn to read, be educated and thrive, and that's what this is all about." ksl.com/article/51503735/new… from @KSLcom
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Listen to @GovCox talk about the importance of building more affordable and environmentally responsible housing at today's grand opening of the Lehi Rippy Literacy Center at Holbrook Farms.
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Holbrook Farms was developed through the Call to Innovations partnership between Ivory Innovations and the Call to Action Foundation, funded entirely through private philanthropic contributions. The community features 200 all-electric townhomes for Utah’s workforce families.
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Check out @DaveCooperLive live NOW talking with Hanneke van Deursen, Director of Housing Finance for @CityChattanooga about their Ivory Prize win! youtube.com/live/VIgsJpEnxXE
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"@Chattanooga_gov approved its first 278-unit housing project downtown in October. When completed, it'll have 42 units at 80% or 60% of the area's median income. And the city still wins..." realtor.com/news/real-estate… -@realtordotcom
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This year, @Chattanooga_gov won the Ivory Prize🏆 for its Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program, which incentivizes private developers to build mixed-income housing without requiring direct public subsidies.
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Listen to Director of Housing Finance Hanneke van Deursen and other involved in the project explain why this matters, and see the positive impact it's having on the city. ivoryinnovations.org/ivory-p…
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"Given how intractable the U.S. affordable housing crisis appears to be, the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability should be one competition followed more avidly than the Oscars battle." @Forbes forbes.com/sites/jeffsteele/…
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"Everywhere across the country, local governments are starting to address the long-standing need for better, more affordable housing. And, everywhere across the country, those local governments are challenged by lack of support..." @Forbes forbes.com/sites/jennifercas…
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Learn about what we're doing to address the urgent need for housing affordability innovation: ivoryinnovations.org/
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"This year’s winning organizations are delivering real-world, implementable, replicable solutions in pre-apprenticeship classrooms, city zoning codes, tax abatements and revolving loan funds." newrochelleny.gov/m/newsflas…
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The Boston Acquisition Fund has won the 2026 Ivory Prize in finance for this truly groundbreaking innovation which helps developers acquire and permanently preserve affordable housing in the city before cash buyers can displace residents. ivoryinnovations.org/ivory-p…
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Ivory Prize winner @NewRochelleNY's downtown development initiative has resulted in the construction of thousands of affordable apartments thanks to zoning and permitting reform. Learn more about how the city is innovating: ivoryinnovations.org/ivory-p…
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