Community investment corporation (CIC) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. Incorporated in 1973, CIC's mission is to be the leading force in neighborhood revitalization through innovative financial programs. In pursuit of this mission, CIC has become the leading lender for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable rental housing throughout the chicago metropolitan AREA. CIC provides one of the very few sources of capital for redeveloping and maintaining affordable rental housing, primarily located in low and moderate-income communities. CIC exercises sound management and fiscal prudence in its operations.