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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
Klezmer Music Foundation Awarded Arts Emergency Grant
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Thanks to a $12,000 grant from Arts Work Fund—Arts for Illinois Emergency Relief Fund (housed at The Chicago Community Trust) to mitigate...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Thanks to a $12,000 grant from Arts Work Fund—Arts for Illinois Emergency Relief Fund (housed at The Chicago Community Trust) to mitigate...more
Want A Good Place To Focus Your Charitable Giving?
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust, Weingart Foundation
... over police violence against black people and fear about pandemic infections, how can you make a difference with your philanthropic dollar? ... In 2019, philanthropy enjoyed a record year, up...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust, Weingart Foundation
... over police violence against black people and fear about pandemic infections, how can you make a difference with your philanthropic dollar? ... In 2019, philanthropy enjoyed a record year, up...more
PR Community Foundation, Amgen lead $625K COVID-19 community prevention initiative
Foundation: Central Florida Foundation, Puerto Rico Community Foundation, Amgen Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The strategy is based on preventing and containing COVID-19 in several island towns through community health clinics — known as Centers 330 —...more
Foundation: Central Florida Foundation, Puerto Rico Community Foundation, Amgen Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The strategy is based on preventing and containing COVID-19 in several island towns through community health clinics — known as Centers 330 —...more
Chicago Community Trust Raises $20 Million for COVID-19 Efforts
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
A Chicago community foundation is raising millions for dozens of local nonprofits on the front lines of the coronavirus...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
A Chicago community foundation is raising millions for dozens of local nonprofits on the front lines of the coronavirus...more
MLS Unites Connects Soccer Community During an Unprecedented Time
Foundation: Austin Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Dallas Foundation
Following a donation to Austin Community Foundation's Stand With Austin Fund, designed to support nonprofits, individuals, and small...more
Foundation: Austin Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Dallas Foundation
Following a donation to Austin Community Foundation's Stand With Austin Fund, designed to support nonprofits, individuals, and small...more
How Gov. Pritzker, Sister Penny €” Billionaires Both €” Jump-Started Illinois Covid-19 Relief Fund
Foundation: Caterpillar Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The Illinois COVID-19 Response fund was announced with a nearly $23 million startup pot of money.Penny Pritzker, who is chairing the new fund, has a golden Rolodex and longstanding relations with the...more
Foundation: Caterpillar Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The Illinois COVID-19 Response fund was announced with a nearly $23 million startup pot of money.Penny Pritzker, who is chairing the new fund, has a golden Rolodex and longstanding relations with the...more
How Gov. Pritzker, Sister Penny €” Billionaires Both €” Jump-Started Illinois Covid-19 Relief Fund
Foundation: Caterpillar Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The Illinois COVID-19 Response fund was announced with a nearly $23 million startup pot of money.Penny Pritzker, who is chairing the new fund, has a golden Rolodex and longstanding relations with the...more
Foundation: Caterpillar Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The Illinois COVID-19 Response fund was announced with a nearly $23 million startup pot of money.Penny Pritzker, who is chairing the new fund, has a golden Rolodex and longstanding relations with the...more
Fund to grant $1M to summer programs
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
The coalition's Chicago Fund will give out $1 million in rapid-response grants that will range from $1,000 to $10,000 "to support programs and...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
The coalition's Chicago Fund will give out $1 million in rapid-response grants that will range from $1,000 to $10,000 "to support programs and...more
Collective Impact Takes Center Stage at Engage Lake County
Foundation: Lake County Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
Hosted by The Lake County Community Foundation (LCCF), in partnership with University Center of Lake County, College of Lake County,...more
Foundation: Lake County Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
Hosted by The Lake County Community Foundation (LCCF), in partnership with University Center of Lake County, College of Lake County,...more
Are Community Foundations Living Up to Their Promise? A Conversation with Terry Mazany
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Cleveland Foundation, Hawaii Community Foundation
Editors' note: In this conversation with Terry Mazany, senior vice president for philanthropy of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, we...more
Foundation: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Cleveland Foundation, Hawaii Community Foundation
Editors' note: In this conversation with Terry Mazany, senior vice president for philanthropy of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, we...more
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