For more than 92 years, The Chicago Community Trust has worked hand in hand with thousands of local residents who see how good Chicago can be and who want to be part of a promising future.
It is dedicated to the Chicago region and to endowing its future. Together with its donors, the Trust continues to address the region's pressing challenges and most promising opportunities.
The mission of the Trust is to lead and inspire philanthropic efforts that measurably improve the quality of life and the prosperity of Chicago.
Meet 14 of Chicago's Top Philanthropic Families.Human services, religion, education and health are the top four causes that appealed to Chicago donors.The Reyes family has roots in Chicago dating...more
House Republicans' push for HR 9495, which would allow wide latitude for political appointees to revoke nonprofits' tax status, suggests even Cabinet members supportive of the sector may not have the...more
House Republicans' push for HR 9495, which would allow wide latitude for political appointees to revoke nonprofits' tax status, suggests even Cabinet members supportive of the sector may not have the...more
House Republicans' push for HR 9495, which would allow wide latitude for political appointees to revoke nonprofits' tax status, suggests even Cabinet members supportive of the sector may not have the...more
John Palfrey, president of the MacArthur Foundationone of the largest philanthropies in the US, with $7 billion to its nameis making a splash with a $10 million donation to Chicago's public...more
Nine Chicago-area universities and the National Institutes of Health have teamed up to create the Chicago Biomedical Consortium Hub for Innovative Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Sciences, or...more
Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, have become the top recipients of charitable giving in the U.S.They have grown by 513 percent over the past 10 years.DAF sponsors qualify as public charities, and so...more
"Philanthropy and business and government are pivoting and need to pivot ... The foundation said that, through philanthropic, corporate and...more
$250 million to the Joint University Microelectronics Program.Georgia Institute of Technology received $65 million to create two centers.$14.5 million to support arts and culture, community building,...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.