Asian Giving Circle Awards $100,000 in its 2025 Grantmaking Cycle
Asian Giving Circle, an initiative of The Chicago Community Trust, is a grassroots philanthropic initiative uniting donor to make a greater collective impact…
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African American Legacy Awards $615,000 in its 2025 Grantmaking Cycle
African American Legacy (AAL), an initiative of The Chicago Community Trust, unites donors committed to supporting the Black community in the Chicago region.…
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Strengthening Chicago’s Shared Ownership Ecosystem
For generations, Chicago’s neighborhoods have been shaped by the people who call them home. Historically, many communities like Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Little Village,…
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Nate Sutton on Faith, Philanthropy and Getting In the Game
In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, the Trust is featuring a series of conversations with Black philanthropists making their impact across the Chicago region. This…
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Double Your Impact on Advancing LGBTQ Equity
Since its founding in 2010, the LGBT Community Fund at The Chicago Community Trust has strategically supported nonprofit organizations that provide essential services to Chicago’s…
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Enhance Your Changework as an Upswell Fellow
From November 13—15, thousands of nonprofit and foundation leaders from across the country will gather for Upswell Chicago. This event, organized by Independent Sector, is…
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Disability Employment—It’s Good for Business
The Disabilities Fund created the Inform and Act factsheet series to initiate dialogue about tackling our region’s greatest challenges. To be successful, the disability community…
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Partners for Inclusion: Advancing Leadership + Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Manika Turnbull is vice president, community health and economic impact officer for Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the parent company of Blue Cross and Blue…
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John Rogers, Jr. Invests in a New Generation
In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, the Trust is featuring a series of conversations with Black philanthropists making their impact across the Chicago region. This…
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A Guiding Light for Latinx Philanthropy
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 committee meeting…
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The Euphoria of Giving: Liz Thompson Pays it Forward
In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, the Trust is featuring a series of conversations with Black philanthropists making their impact across the Chicago region. This…
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How Illinois Cannabis Laws Aim to Reduce Violence and Restore Communities
Last month Illinois became the first state in the nation to pass a bill through its state legislature legalizing the purchase and adult use of…
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The 1915 Society: A Membership in the Region's Future
The 1915 Society is our way of expressing gratitude to our most generous and visionary donors. Named for the year that The Chicago Community Trust…
