2025 End-of-Year Charitable Giving: Important Dates & Deadlines for Gifts & Grants
The end of the year is approaching and we at The Chicago Community Trust are committed to making your year-end giving and grantmaking…
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Spotlights on community issues, the people, and the organizations who contribute to effective philanthropy as well as a stronger Chicago region and world.
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Neighborhood Development Champions Support a Strong Pipeline of Community-Led Projects
For the Chicago region to thrive, all communities must prosper. Disinvestment in the South and West Sides has limited wealth-building and harmed neighborhood…
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Joshua Moreno: On Philanthropy & Showing Up for Others
Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the cultures, contributions, and resilience of the Latine communities in Chicago and across the country.…
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Fifteen Years Later, a Dentist Supports the After-School Program That Supported Her
When Yaa Owusu participated in the Metro Achievement Center for girls program as a teenager, no one could have guessed how it would impact her…
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The Variety Show Bringing Laughter to a Chicago Senior Center
Krista Atkinson has two passions. She has had a special bond with the elderly from a young age. As a young girl, she often visited…
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Think Good, It's Friday! 9.11.15
One of my favorite things to do with my free time is curl up with a good book. With a cooler, fall-like weekend in the…
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How the Former Jewel CEO Paid It Forward
Long before becoming the CEO of Jewel Companies, Inc., Donald S. Perkins learned the importance of community philanthropy. Born in St. Louis two years before…
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From the Archives: 10 Moments in Chicago School History
Students from across the Chicago region have returned to school, bringing with them much excitement and hope for a successful year of learning and enlightenment.…
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The Contractor Giving Ex-Offenders a Second Chance
David Figueroa is a businessman who believes that, with the right support, ex-offenders can successfully integrate into society. His organization, Second Chance Renovations, employs and…
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Think Good, It's Friday! 9.4.2015
Yesterday, the Trust hosted a screening of the movie Rosenwald at the Museum of Science and Industry. The film tells the story of philanthropist and…
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"Small Keys Unlock Big Doors" for Rags-to-Riches Railroad Magnate
A self-made man born to Irish immigrants in New York, Charles H. Markham left school at 14. After a series of odd jobs, he started…
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Saving Man’s Best Friend, ‘One Tail at a Time’
Dogs are loyal, loving companions, but some live at risk in shelters. In fact, nearly 6,000 dogs were euthanized in the city of Chicago in…
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Renewing the Commitment: An ADA Compliance Guide for Nonprofits
2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA embodies—and makes enforceable—this nation’s promise of full access to nonprofit organizations, businesses…
