Transforming Our Region: How Racial Healing Is Part of the Journey
How does transformation happen in a city like Chicago? A city where a third of Black households and a quarter of Latinx households have zero…
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More than $6.7 Million in Grants to Lift Up Chicago’s South and West Sides
Seven neighborhood anchor projects to provide essential community services CHICAGO – We Rise Together: For an Equitable and Just Recovery today announced it has awarded…
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Trust Expertise Ensures Donors Make a Difference
As a community foundation, The Chicago Community Trust not only serves our communities’ needs, but also depends upon local philanthropists to work together to meet…
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Year-End Gifts to the Unity Fund Help Meet the Region’s Immediate Needs
Respond Now works to prevent hunger and homelessness in the south suburbs. The Harbour offers safe, stable housing to young mothers and their children. Erie…
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A Passion for Art and Philanthropy Brings Joy to Generations
For more than a decade, The Art Institute of Chicago has been decking the tiny halls of its Thorne Miniature Rooms for the holidays. As you’re…
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Giving Season 2021: 3 Ways You Can Support the Chicago Region
Giving season is upon us, and we at The Chicago Community Trust are here to offer you the following three options to support the Chicago…
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The Importance of a City Ward Remapping Process that is Transparent, Incorporates Community Voice, and Strengthens Resident Representation
As part of the Trust’s Building Collective Power and Advocating for Policy Change teams, I often reflect on different strategies to actively engage and uplift…
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"Collaborative Fund" is a New Source of Capital for Groups Advancing Neighborhood Investment
In 2020, the Trust’s Catalyzing Neighborhood Investment team launched the Flexible Funding Program. The program supports and builds the capacity of organizations to engage with community partnerships,…
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2021 Q4 Grants Highlight Trust’s Dual Focus on Wealth Gap and Pandemic Recovery
Throughout The Chicago Community Trust’s 2021 fiscal year—October 2020 to September 2021, including 347 discretionary grants totaling $29.1 million—COVID-19 remained a persistent challenge.* The year’s…
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A Legacy of Community Engagement: How Marty Castro Expanded the Family Business of Giving
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), the Trust is featuring a series of conversations with Latinx philanthropists and leaders who are making…
