Ivory Innovations

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! https://t.co/AOeEzvOr65

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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." https://t.co/SbMQEiGPYe

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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. https://t.co/i15p0lywKH

[Utah Chamber @utstatechamber]

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

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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." https://t.co/xUHDExh5q8 from @KSLcom

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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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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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Check out @DaveCooperLive live NOW talking with Hanneke van Deursen, Director of Housing Finance for @CityChattanooga about their Ivory Prize win! https://t.co/EhZZ4P55IG

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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..." https://t.co/MNDors2qzu -@realtordotcom

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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. https://t.co/83jfeAbSzD

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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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"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 https://t.co/RMHJJ089EF

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Learn about what we're doing to address the urgent need for housing affordability innovation: https://t.co/uEjd1oluT2

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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 https://t.co/T9yqHhmSYX

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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." https://t.co/nMZu3deBOB

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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. https://t.co/dqUgN4sPFJ

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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: https://t.co/1TIbbFOnlA

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“The solutions we are honoring this year each identified a specific barrier to housing affordability and created a practical way to break through it.” -Clark Ivory

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Learn more about Ivory Prize winner TradesFutures, a nonprofit that's providing the education necessary to address the construction labor shortage https://t.co/O4UCcAmf2I

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Initiatives in Boston; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and New Rochelle, New York, as well as TradesFutures have been named winners in this year's Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability. https://t.co/RGbJVqg8Se @IvoryInnovation

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🏆The runners-up in each prize category are:

Construction & Design: @typefive & BoulderMOD
Finance: @ILHousing & @philanthropyATL

Policy & Regulatory Reform: @GovofCO & @PhiladelphiaGov/@PHLPlanDevelop

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The Ivory Prize Runners-Up showcase how scalability and innovative solutions can drive meaningful change. With 200+ nominations this year, we are inspired to see so many organizations making an actionable impact on housing affordability nationwide.