Case study from Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants & Refugees takes the Trust's Immigrant Integration Initiative as a model for collaboration

A summary of the Trust's 25-year investment in violence prevention, including known risk factors, effective intervention strategies, and outstanding local programs

Details how foundations and pro-bono business helped the City effectively distribute over $1 billion in federal stimulus funds

Report on local education commissioned by the Trust in conjunction with GO TO 2040, the comprehensive regional planning campaign of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Report on our region's cultural vitality commissioned by the Trust in conjunction with GO TO 2040, the comprehensive regional planning campaign of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Report on our region's disaster readiness commissioned by the Trust in conjunction with GO TO 2040, the comprehensive regional planning campaign of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Report on our regional food infrastructure commissioned by the Trust in conjunction with GO TO 2040, the comprehensive regional planning campaign of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Report on regional health care commissioned by the Trust in conjunction with GO TO 2040, the comprehensive regional planning campaign of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Report on inter-group relations in our region commissioned by the Trust in conjunction with GO TO 2040, the comprehensive regional planning campaign of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Report on hunger and food assistance programs commissioned by the Trust in conjunction with GO TO 2040, the comprehensive regional planning campaign of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Report on our regional justice systems commissioned by the Trust in conjunction with GO TO 2040, the comprehensive regional planning campaign of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Report on local workforce development commissioned by the Trust in conjunction with GO TO 2040, the comprehensive regional planning campaign of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Assessment across various nonprofit sectors, produced by the Trust and Social IMPACT Research Center at Heartland Alliance

An approach to estimating the IL workforce's dependence on human service jobs, produced by the Trust and Social IMPACT Research Center at Heartland Alliance

Summary of the Unity Challenge's first year, which raised $4 million for grants to 177 nonprofit agencies fighting the human toll of the recession

Working paper from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research building on the Trust's Education Initiative

Prepared by Center for Neighborhood Technology, this report outlines a plan for making the region’s homes and offices energy efficient using federal stimulus funding

List of local government agencies, non-government programs and services available to provide free or low-cost legal assistance, produced by The Chicago Bar Association

The Community Economic Development Law Project presents alternatives for Illinois nonprofits facing serious financial pressures

First-of-its-kind report, commissioned by the Trust and produced by the Community Media Workshop, assesses online local news coverage in our region

The Regional Home Ownership Preservation Initiative (Regional HOPI) is the Chicago metropolitan area’s integrated approach to exerting a collective, measurable impact on the foreclosure crisis. This document summarizes their progress and presents a Regional Action Plan.

Examines the financial, political, and administrative capacity of townships and municipalities to provide human services and begins to answer two primary questions: What is the current role of suburban townships and municipalities in delivering social services? What is their capacity to enhance their role in the future?

This first-of-its-kind resource for the Latino community is a collaborative effort between the Trust and the Center for Metropolitan Chicago Initiatives of the Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame.

Report details the public-private partnership to modernize, coordinate, and expand efforts to create "learning landscapes" that benefit all children in Chicago’s public schools

Report details five years of funding education improvement initiatives

2007 study by United Way of Metropolitan Chicago and The Chicago Community Trust

The Fellowship for Community Leaders presents its recommendations for reducing infant mortality and improving teen literacy.

A University of Notre Dame study about the growth and change of Chicago’s Latino population and the role it plays in the city’s economy.

Commissioned on behalf of the Illinois Food and Community Funders Group, a coalition of public and private organizations, this study explores the opportunities for joint or individual actions that would change the Illinois and Chicago food systems.

The Trust presents its 2004 study of the changes in Chicago’s arts and cultural community and how they will inform future Trust funding.

A survey conducted by the Trust in the 2000 – 2001 school year.