Discover a Career with Mission and Meaning

The work you do should leave a lasting imprint. As part of the Trust’s diverse, dedicated staff, you’ll get a unique look into the challenges facing our community—and the innovative solutions rising to meet them. Find out more about what it’s like to work at the heart of Chicago’s philanthropy below.

Employment
The Trust is committed to attracting and retaining the best talent our region has to offer. See open positions
Compensation Policy

The Trust has established compensation guidelines designed to attract, develop and motivate employees sharing their unique knowledge and dedication for our community.

Our compensation program is reviewed regularly to ensure that salaries are competitive and fair.

Benefits
In addition to generous compensation, the Trust offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to ensure the health and well-being of all employees. Benefits include:
  • Health coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Pretax transportation options
  • Fitness center access
  • Paid time off accruals
  • Summer hours
Diversity Statement
We believe that the diversity of our community is a fundamental strength of our region. Our mission is best fulfilled when we embrace diversity as a value and a practice. We maintain that achieving diversity requires an enduring commitment to inclusion that must find full expression in our organizational culture, values, norms and behaviors.  Throughout our work, we will support diversity in all of its forms, encompassing but not limited to age, disability status, economic circumstance, ethnicity, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation. Leading by example, we aspire to make diversity a core and abiding strength of the nonprofit sector.

Staff Diversity

The Trust believes that our mission is best fulfilled when we embrace diversity as a value and a practice.

Our staff is:

52% White

23% African American

13% Latino

12% Asian American

Meet our staff

Learn about our diversity policy