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
The Chicago Public Education Fund has released its annual list of grants to support education in the city's public schools, and this year's winners include a program that prepares teachers of color...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
Half the money for the Breakthrough Schools grants comes from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which...more
Established by Big Society Capital and the Northern Rock Foundation, the North East Social Investment Company is soon to be launched for lending by mid-2014.