Nuestro Futuro addresses community needs by supporting not-for-profit organizations and programs that improve the conditions and lives of Latinos in metropolitan Chicago, including Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties in Illinois.

Nuestro Futuro made its third round of grants in January 2008 to these organizations:

• Centro Latino/Universidad Popular
• Chicago Youth Boxing Club
• East Village Youth Program
• Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
• Holy Family Immigrant Center’s Coalición de Latinos Unidos de Lake County
• Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
• Latino Union of Chicago
• The Literacy Connection
• Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
• McHenry County Cooperative Dental Clinic
• McHenry County Latino Coalition
• Poder Learning Center
• Teatro Luna

These, and future grants, span five core areas:

• Arts & Humanities
• Education
• Health
• Human Services
• Neighborhood and Economic Development

We welcome grant requests from dynamic not-for-profit organizations that exhibit high potential and promote promising ideas and strategies to address issues of importance to the Latino community.

Grants may range in size from $5,000 to $25,000. Most grants will be for one year, with a maximum duration of three years. Organizations may only apply for one grant at a time from Nuestro Futuro, but may request funds from The Chicago Community Trust and its other affiliates at the same time they apply with Nuestro Futuro.