If you are planning to mail a check by the end of the year, please note that the U.S. Postal Service has updated its rules, and machine postmarks will now be applied when mail is processed at regional processing centers (not at the local drop off point). To ensure your check is postmarked in time to be eligible for a 2025 charitable deduction, we recommend requesting a manual postmark in person at a post office or using certified/registered mail. Click here for more details on giving dates and deadlines.
Carrie Goodale is the affinity funds specialist for The Chicago Community Trust.
She currently co-leads the six Affinity Funds of the Trust (African American Legacy, Nuestro Futuro, LGBTQ, Asian Giving Circle, Young Leaders Fund, and Disabilities Fund) by way of grant review and processing, special event planning, meeting coordination, and helping to ensure the growth and success of each of these diverse funds.
A native of Augusta, Georgia, Carrie has been in the Chicagoland region since the summer of 2018. She moved to the area after accepting a job working in the Development and Communications department of the United States branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Loretto Sisters in Wheaton, Illinois. Carrie’s prior work experiences include fundraising and research for a small nonprofit after college, marketing for a medical supply company, working in purchasing and receiving for the Augusta National Golf Club, and in merchandising and shipping for Kohl’s department store.
She holds a bachelor’s in history with a communications minor from Augusta University. She is a board member of Mary Ward Center in South Chicago.
