LGBTQ Community Fund
Supporting Chicago’s LGBTQ community through philanthropy.
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2010
Year Founded
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$3.7+ Million
Dollars Granted
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$5.6 Million
Dollars Raised
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60+
Organizations Funded
2026: LGBTQ Community Fund Stakeholder Report
The LGBTQ Community Fund, an initiative of The Chicago Community Trust, is proud to announce the release of its latest report, “We Are Each Other’s Neighbors.”
The report builds on the Fund’s longstanding commitment to community-based research, including the 2012 and 2019 Community Needs Assessments conducted by the Morten Group. The findings affirm the priorities identified in previous assessments while offering new insights and context that reflect the current realities facing LBTQ+ communities.
The Fund has already begun acting on the report’s recommendations, and its findings will serve as a roadmap for the Fund’s continued investment in a thriving, equitable, and resilient LGBTQ+ community across the Chicago region.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who participated in this process. Your thoughtful contributions helped shape and inform the findings of this report.
2020: LGBTQ Community Fund 10-Year Report
A forward-thinking group of leaders outlined an ambitious plan to advance the health and well-being of Chicagoland’s LGBTQ community. At its heart, the concept was simple and born of longstanding and pressing needs. The group’s vision was to bring to bear the resources and financial model, partners, and sheer will to improve quality of life for Chicago’s LGBTQ community. A growing cadre of leaders and allies mapped a course for a transformational initiative that enters a second decade of positive, measurable impact.
2019: Chicago LGBTQ Community Needs Assessment
In 2018, the Steering Committee of the LGBTQ Community Fund retained Morten Group to conduct another community needs assessment. The first assessment of this nature was published in 2012; the purpose of this new assessment was to provide an updated snapshot of the community’s needs for 2019.
2012: Chicago LGBTQ Community Needs Assessment
In September 2011, the LGBT Community Fund Steering Committee retained Morten Group to conduct a needs assessment for Chicago’s LGBTQ community. The purpose of the assessment was two-fold: (1) to gather data about the assets, needs, and challenges of the LGBTQ community in the Chicagoland area, and (2) to inform future funding decisions of the Steering Committee.
Stronger Together
The LGBTQ Community Fund envisions a Chicagoland LGBTQ Community thriving in a safe, equitable, and supportive environment.
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