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.
Marcus Samuel is an impact coordinator for the People, Power and Policy team at The Chicago Community Trust.
In this role, Marcus supports the team’s diverse portfolio of work, including developing community leaders, narrative-shifting media, and supporting resident driven actions to sow the seeds of power and change in their communities.
Marcus’s background includes working on the front lines of some of society’s foremost issues in communications and advocacy roles, most recently at the Shriver Center on Poverty Law.
