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.
Marly Schott is a manager for Elevated Chicago, a collaboration of public, private and civic organizations promoting development in Chicago neighborhoods, with a focus on equitable Transit Oriented Development (eTOD).
In this capacity, she supports leadership, communications and project coordination of the initiative, including relationship management with Steering Committee members and 100+ partners, including funders, grantees and government agencies.
Under Marly’s supervision, Elevated Chicago has awarded $2M+ to organizations promoting racial equity, community development, health, arts and culture, and environmental issues in communities of color. Marly began her career in philanthropy in 2015 as a member of the Program Department of The Chicago Community Trust, where she supported grantmaking, project management, and operations. Prior to joining the Trust, Marly worked as Project Manager in market research, and as a teacher in the Chicago Public Schools.
Marly received her undergraduate degree in elementary education from Loyola University of Chicago and recently completed her master’s of nonprofit management from the Spertus Institute. She serves on the Advisory Board for l’Ecole de Choix, a tri-lingual primary school in Mirebalais, Haiti, and is an avid volunteer for local organizations.
