Equity.
Opportunity.
Prosperity.

When our neighbors do better, we all do better. Let’s work together to build a stronger Chicago region, for all of us.

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Stories of Impact

Creating a Thriving, Equitable, and Connected Chicago

Our Moonshot

Closing the Chicago Region’s Racial & Ethnic Wealth Gap

Only by making a shared commitment to equity, opportunity, and prosperity can we realize the region’s true potential. It’s as worthy a goal as reaching for the stars.

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Growing Household Wealth Catalyzing Neighborhood Investment Building Collective Power Closing the Racial & Ethnic Wealth Gap Addressing Critical Needs Connecting Philanthropy to Impact Advocating for Policy Change

Explore Our Inspiring Community in the Chicago Region

We collaborate and partner with impactful local organizations and individuals.

  • Virginia Oviedo

    Donor

    With fond memories of her mother’s community activism and perseverance in overcoming discrimination, Virginia Oviedo’s commitment to giving back began at a young age. As a child, she learned the importance of finding her place to not just fit in but thrive. She believes it may have been a survival technique she used to overcome the prejudice she experienced in school.

  • The Chicagoland Vaccine Partnership

    Nonprofit

    In 2021, the Trust was a lead supporter and participant in the Chicagoland Vaccine Partnership—a coalition of 160+ organizations dedicated to helping communities work together to get more COVID vaccine shots into the arms of Black and Latinx residents. The vaccine partnership boosted vaccination rates in COVID-vulnerable neighborhoods by turning to the people who best know how to reach them—trusted community members, organizers, and leaders.

  • Nuestro Futuro

    Community Leader

    As the largest affinity fund in the nation dedicated to Latinx philanthropy, Nuestro Futuro (“Our Future”) has been making tangible impact for nearly 20 years by supporting Chicago-area organizations and programs aimed at improving the quality of life for the Latinx community.

  • Roberto Requejo

    Staff Expert

    Roberto Requejo is the executive director of Elevated Chicago. Requejo is an urban planner and a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practitioner. As Executive Director, he has overseen $10M+ in resources for equitable transit-oriented development (ETOD) and has co-led with Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Office the creation of Chicago’s first ETOD Policy Plan and pilot projects, including affordable housing, small businesses, public art, and grocery stores.

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We partner with individuals, families, and businesses to transform a vision for change into meaningful impact in Chicago and beyond.

Our Donors

A Century of Impact

For more than 100 years, The Chicago Community Trust has been a partner and ally to Chicago-area residents committed to our region's potential for greatness.

Our History

Strengthen Community Together

We convene leaders, changemakers, communities, and passionate individuals to support the Chicago region.

Our Community

Learning & Impact

$1.4 Billion in Total Grant Making Awarded by the Trust and Affiliated Donor Advised Fund Programs

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