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The Chicago Community Trust
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.
Web Address
www.cct.org/
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/thechicagocommunitytrust
Twitter - @chitrust
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.
Web Address
www.cct.org/
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/thechicagocommunitytrust
Twitter - @chitrust
Assets and Giving for Chicago Community Trust
Assets
2019 - 3,248,271,849
2018 - 3,139,290,774
2017 - 2,691,371,233
2019 - 3,248,271,849
2018 - 3,139,290,774
2017 - 2,691,371,233
Domestic Grants
2019 - 340,215,752
2018 - 355,891,327
2019 - 340,215,752
2018 - 355,891,327
Recent News from Chicago Community Trust
Chi-Cal Rivers Fund Announces $1.3 Million in Grants
Foundation: Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Joyce Foundation
The Chicago Community Trust, our region's community foundation, partners with donors to leverage their philanthropy in ways that transform lives...more
Foundation: Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Joyce Foundation
The Chicago Community Trust, our region's community foundation, partners with donors to leverage their philanthropy in ways that transform lives...more
Community Foundation Update (7/23/16)
Foundation: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Kansas Health Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Community Foundation Serving Boulder County, Vermont Community Foundation, Westchester Community Foundation
Alabama. The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has announced spring grants totaling more than $1.1 million to thirty...more
Foundation: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Kansas Health Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Community Foundation Serving Boulder County, Vermont Community Foundation, Westchester Community Foundation
Alabama. The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has announced spring grants totaling more than $1.1 million to thirty...more
Community Foundation Update (7/09/16)
Foundation: Central Indiana Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, North Dakota Community Foundation, Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Cape Cod Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Vermont Community Foundation, Lilly Endowment
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties in West Palm Beach has announced $250,000 in matching grants to ten...more
Foundation: Central Indiana Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, North Dakota Community Foundation, Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Cape Cod Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Vermont Community Foundation, Lilly Endowment
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties in West Palm Beach has announced $250,000 in matching grants to ten...more
Knight First Amendment Institute Gets Founding Director
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Mr. Taylor gave more than $187 million through his family foundation in 2015, making him the 11th biggest donor on The Chronicle's Philanthropy...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Mr. Taylor gave more than $187 million through his family foundation in 2015, making him the 11th biggest donor on The Chronicle's Philanthropy...more
Mayor Emanuel and Emerson Collective Announce Peace Mini Grants To Be Awarded For Youth ...
Foundation: Citi Foundation, McCormick Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Emerson Collective today announced the 2016 Peace Mini Grants pilot program to expand opportunities for youth...more
Foundation: Citi Foundation, McCormick Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Emerson Collective today announced the 2016 Peace Mini Grants pilot program to expand opportunities for youth...more
How Chicago's Social Entrepreneurs Can Be Profitable and Responsible
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
Social enterprises are a newer concept among entrepreneurs. These businesses strive to raise enough money to pay the bills, while simultaneously providing jobs to unemployable or tough to employ...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
Social enterprises are a newer concept among entrepreneurs. These businesses strive to raise enough money to pay the bills, while simultaneously providing jobs to unemployable or tough to employ...more
Community Foundation Update (5/21/16)
Foundation: Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Pittsburgh Foundation, San Diego Foundation
The Greater Lowell Community Foundation has announced scholarships totaling $421,000 to graduating high school seniors. A partnership...more
Foundation: Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Pittsburgh Foundation, San Diego Foundation
The Greater Lowell Community Foundation has announced scholarships totaling $421,000 to graduating high school seniors. A partnership...more
Bridging the Gap: Impact Investment Supply and Demand in the Chicago Region
Foundation: Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Chicago Community Trust
... report, Bridging the Gap: Impact Investment Supply and Demand in the Chicago Region (20 pages, PDF), growing local interest in impact...more
Foundation: Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Chicago Community Trust
... report, Bridging the Gap: Impact Investment Supply and Demand in the Chicago Region (20 pages, PDF), growing local interest in impact...more
Impact Investing: MacFound and CCT respond
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The MacArthur Foundation today shared with the Nonprofiteer its letter to the Sun-Times disputing claims that impact investing will diminish rather...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The MacArthur Foundation today shared with the Nonprofiteer its letter to the Sun-Times disputing claims that impact investing will diminish rather...more
Monday Letters: New charity plan robs from the poor
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust and Calvert Foundation ... Now that few nonprofits can gain funding support from...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust and Calvert Foundation ... Now that few nonprofits can gain funding support from...more
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