Nuestro Futuro
Elevating Latine philanthropy to support Chicago-area organizations and programs aimed at improving the quality of life for the Latine community.
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2003
Year Founded
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$4.7+ Million
Dollars Granted
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$8.5+ Million
Dollars Raised
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98
Organizations Funded
About the Fund
As the largest affinity fund in the nation dedicated to Latine philanthropy, Nuestro Futuro (“Our Future”) has been making tangible impact for nearly 20 years. Since its founding in 2003, it has awarded $3.1 million in grantmaking dollars to more than 70 nonprofits throughout the Chicago region.
October 2024: Assessing Philanthropic Support for Latines in the Chicago Area
Nuestro Futuro, in partnership with The Chicago Community Trust and University of Illinois at Chicago Great Cities Institute, released a report examining trends in philanthropic funding to Latine organizations in Cook County.
Despite Latines making up 26% of Cook County’s population, the report found major disparities in philanthropic funding directed at Latine communities. We recognize there is much more work to do to ensure that we are lifting up Latine voices in philanthropy and meeting the evolving needs of Cook County’s fastest growing population.
Steering Committee Members
| Alberto Morales, Co-Chair | Maria Miranda |
| Karin Prangley, Co-Chair | Joshua Moreno |
| Maria C. Bechily, Emeritus | Samuel Muñeton, Jr. |
| Walter Abrego | Sally Nieto |
| Adela Cepeda | Lauren Pabst |
| Jonathan Chaparro | Mark Rodriguez |
| Nadia Coronado | Doris Salomón |
| Melissa Flores | Veronica Studnicka |
| Angel Gutierrez | Laura P. Trejo |
| Laura Gutierrez | Francisco Velasco |
| Leticia L. Gonzalez | Liz Vlahos |
| Francisco Martinez |
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The Trust is a community foundation that is dedicated to ensuring opportunity and prosperity are within reach for everyone in our region. As a charitable community, we know that many of our communities have been historically under-resourced, including by philanthropy. Nuestro Futuro is a group of donors who seek opportunities to address those historic gaps, which will help strengthen the entire Chicago region. When our neighbors do better, we all do better.
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Elevating Latine philanthropy to support Chicago-area organizations and programs aimed at improving the quality of life for the Latine community.
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