Elevating Latinx philanthropy to support Chicago-area organizations and programs aimed at improving the quality of life for the Latinx community.
$6.4 Million
Dollars Raised
$3.1 Million
Dollars Granted
225+
Grants Given
70+
Organizations Impacted
For 2023, Nuestro Futuro is offering a competitive invitation only grant opportunity to organizations that received funding from Nuestro Futuro in 2022. For more information on this, please contact Carrie Goodale, Affinity Funds Coordinator, at cgoodale@cct.org.
As the largest affinity fund in the nation dedicated to Latinx 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 grant making dollars to more than 70 nonprofits throughout the Chicago region.
Nuestro Futuro (“Our Future”), an initiative of The Chicago Community Trust, is the largest affinity fund in the nation dedicated to Latinx philanthropy.…
Every day, Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) works tirelessly to stop deportation cases across Chicago. Comprised of “undocumented, unapologetic, and unafraid organizers,” OCAD…
The families Mano a Mano Family Resource Center serves in Lake County have big dreams for their children’s futures, and they understand that…
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), the Trust is featuring a series of conversations with Latinx philanthropists and…
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), the Trust is featuring a series of conversations with Latinx philanthropists and leaders who…
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), the Trust is featuring a series of conversations with Latinx philanthropists and leaders who…
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), the Trust is featuring a series of conversations with Latinx philanthropists and leaders who…
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), the Trust is featuring a series of conversations with Latinx philanthropists and leaders who…
On July 1, 2019, co-chair Adela Cepeda called to order a meeting of Nuestro Futuro, the nation’s largest Latinx philanthropic endowment. The steering…
| Alberto Morales, Co-Chair | Leticia L. Gonzalez |
| Karin Prangley, Co-Chair | Diana Torres Hawken |
| Maria C. Bechily, Emeritus | Maria Miranda |
| Walter Abrego | Sally Nieto |
| Adela Cepeda | Lauren Pabst |
| Nadia Coronado | Mark Rodriguez |
| Ariana Correa | Doris Salomón |
| Angel Gutierrez | Laura P. Trejo |
| Laura Gutierrez | Liz Vlahos |
Our Impact
Our grant making priorities are focused on early childhood education and immigration, key issue areas within the Latinx community. Nuestro Futuro also cultivates leadership opportunities for up-and-coming donors and civic leaders.
In the spring of 2022, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the region, we pivoted our resources to provide more than $400,000 in responsive grant making dollars to address the disproportionate health and economic effects of the pandemic on the Latinx community and the organizations that serve them.
Elevating Latinx philanthropy to support Chicago-area organizations and programs aimed at improving the quality of life for the Latinx community.
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