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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. Today, that means confronting the racial and ethnic wealth gap.

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    DIRECT GIVING LAB

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $10,000

    to support the organization’s work to provide direct cash assistance to vulnerable families in Lake County.

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    WILLOW HOUSE

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $15,000

    to support the organization’s work to provide free grief supportive services to the communities of Lake County.

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    MY FATHERS BUSINESS NFP

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $12,000

    to support the organization’s work to provide guidance and resources to at-risk youth in Lake County.

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    CHICAGO IMPROV PRODUCTIONS NFP

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $9,404

    Chicago Improv Productions seeks to launch a new program, the High School Improv Tournament, to provide after school programming to Noble Charter Schools while simultaneously providing job opportunities for BIPOC teaching artists. CIP is seeking a grant in order to provide funds to hire new teachers, provide DEI training to existing teachers, and to provide an after school improv education to 8 pilot high schools in the Noble Charter Network

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    GATEWAY TO THE GREAT OUTDOORS

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $4,988

    Gateway to the Great Outdoors (GGO) requests $4,988 from the Young Leaders Fund to fund the purchase of 200 sleeping bags to be used on GGO overnight camping trips. In the 2020-2021 school year, GGO expanded to four new partner schools through the Go & Grow program, which provided students with take-home STEAM learning kits, and through virtual programming. Support from the Young Leaders Fund will go directly towards the transition to in-person programming, which includes classroom and outdoor learning, with these new partner schools in the fall 2021 semester. GGO provides all of the necessary equipment for field and camping trips to ensure an equitable experience for students who might not otherwise have access to outdoor engagement.

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    INGENUITY INCORPORATED CHICAGO

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    Ingenuity@10: Igniting Equity in Arts Education will celebrate 10 years of transformational impact on arts education in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) with a virtual event that recognizes arts education champions and the achievements of CPS students.

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    CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $75,000

  • Grant Recipient

    Community Coordinated Child Care

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $26,267