Paving the Path to Homeownership for Housing Choice Voucher Holders
Since the mid-20th century, homeownership has been one of the most important vehicles for building wealth in the United States. According to research from the…
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For more than 100 years, The Chicago Community Trust has convened, supported, funded, and accelerated the work of community members and changemakers committed to strengthening the Chicago region. From building up our civic infrastructure to spearheading our response to the Great Recession, the Trust has brought our community together to face pressing challenges and seize our greatest opportunities.
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Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.
General Operating Support
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois
PPIL respectfully requests unrestricted operating support to continue delivering gender-affirming, patient-centered sexual and reproductive health care and education to the communities we serve, and to advocate for and increase access to these vital services.
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The Chicago Community Foundation/Illinois Immigration Funders Collaborative
The Illinois Immigration Funder Collaborative (IFC) requests $500,000 from The Chicago Community Trust in support of our Special Initiative Fund. Since December 2024, the Fund has begun to support responses by immigrant justice nonprofits to harmful immigration policy changes coming from the new presidential administration. To date, IFC has secured $590,000 for the Fund, and has a goal of raising $1.5 million by the end of our fiscal year (June 2025). A large grant from the Trust would significantly expand IFC's ability to respond effectively, while also endorsing IFC to first-time funding prospects and potentially attracting other contributions from grantmaking foundations and some of the Trust's DAF holders. The Trust and IFC have been partners for more than a decade, beginning with the Trust's co-creation of IFC, along with The Chicago Bar Foundation and Polk Bros. Foundation. The Trust has contributed unrestricted grants to IFC annually since then, and has provided Special Initiative support in four of five IFC's Special Initiative completed grant cycles. Thank you for considering contributing to the current round.
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Illinois Partners for Human Service
Illinois Partners for Human Service is applying for a grant to support the Human Service Workforce Initiative as set out in the collaborative fund documentation we created in partnership with the Chicago Workforce Funder Alliance (CWFA). For this initiative we are developing and pursuing strategies to activate philanthropy and aligned sectors to elevate, support, and sustain a thriving human service workforce.
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HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER
Howard Brown Health respectfully requests $300,000 over two years from The Chicago Community Trust to support the agency’s critical affirming services. Funds from The Trust will support medical, social, and behavioral health services provided to some of the agency’s most vulnerable populations.
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Elawa Farm Foundation
To strengthen a network of Northern Illinois farmers to collaborate on market opportunities, particularly during an uncertain time; to build and sustain the local food supply in the Chicago region through aggregation and connection to a strong market base; and to foster resource access and social connection among farmers by supporting the Northern Illinois Young Farmers chapter. Additionally, we will develop a case study documenting our experience in scaling our food service operation while prioritizing the sourcing of local farm products.
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The Chicago Community Trust
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Advocates for Urban Agriculture NFP
Advocates for Urban Agriculture is seeking funding to support farmer-to-farmer mentorship and capacity-building grants to scale up urban farms in Chicago that bolster the local food economy and improve food security. Our goal is to provide care-centered programming that supports the well-being of urban growing businesses, organizations, and the individuals who sustain them. Additionally, we are expanding our technical assistance to better equip growers with the tools and support needed to produce and distribute high-quality, organic, locally grown food, reinforcing the resilience of our local food system.