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Our Grantmaking Strategy

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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    PEGASUS THEATRE CHICAGO

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $20,000

    To explore the creation of a national young BIPOC playwriting festival and arts leader apprenticeship project.

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    Mitchell Museum of The American Indian Inc

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $30,000

    To help the Musem create virtual exhibits and modernize its collection management software for remote accessibility.

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    SNOW CITY ARTS FOUNDATION

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $20,000

    To research, design, and implement a new programming model that brings arts-based virtual learning experiences to youth in other transitional spaces, including outpatient clinics and juvenile justice programs.

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    Strategy for Access Foundation NFP

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $30,000

    To support Children's Stories That Heal, a series of video stories aimed at encouraging young children to learn positive attributes of all kinds of people regardless of ability.

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    Sophia S Choice (Asian Pop-Up Cinema)

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $30,000

    To support a customizable “virtual cinema” platform

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    Storycatchers Theatre

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $30,000

    To support the adaptation of its Changing Voices post-release performing arts jobs program to challenges created by the COVID-19 crisis.

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    Sones de Mexico Ensemble

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $20,000

    To support a five-year post-COVID plan.

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    Prison+ Neighborhood Arts/Education Project

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $20,000

    To help the organization plan a physical space for artists and families of incarcerated people to display art, create art, and hold community meetings.