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


Assets and Giving for Chicago Community Trust

Assets

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


    

Recent News from Chicago Community Trust


Five ways to boost the flow of donor-advised fund capital to impact investments
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust

In April I wrote in Inside Philanthropy about this opportunity, and in recent weeks the topic was profiled in Barron's, the Stanford Social...more

Northlight Theatre Presents NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN
Foundation: Evanston Community Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust

... Edgerton Foundation for New American Plays Award; Evanston Community Foundation; Full Circle Foundation; Illinois Arts Council, a state...more

What happened and what's next with On The Table
Foundation: Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Knight Foundation, Chicago Community Trust

“The energy all day long, no matter where I went, was so high,” said Kathryn Dennis, president of the Community Foundation of Central...more

Share your ideas for bettering the Macon community at On the Table
Foundation: Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Knight Foundation, Chicago Community Trust

The Community Foundation of Central Georgia, with funding from the Knight Foundation, will lead On The Table, an initiative that invites residents...more

Shout Out: Antonio Martinez Jr., president and CEO of the Oak Park-River Forest Community ...
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust

As the new president and CEO of the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, Antonio Martinez Jr., 45, of Chicago, has spent his first few...more

Young Chicago Artists Named Rising Stars For Year Of Creative Youth
Foundation: McCormick Foundation, Chicago Community Trust

The year will also include cultural grants and convenings for youth arts organizations, a marketing campaign and more-representing an over $2...more

Foundation launches website on food locally grown in Lake County
Foundation: Lake County Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust

That program is funded by the Lake County Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust, which also funded the website...more

Chicago Community Trust president: Chicago must address 'inexcusable inequities'
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Chicago Community Trust

... the first African-American president and chief executive officer of Chicago's oldest and largest community foundation, the Chicago Community...more

Community Foundations Move Millions to Support Community Investments
Foundation: Grand Rapids Community Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Philadelphia Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation

More unusual, however, was the decision of the Fresno-based Central Valley Community Foundation to deposit $2.6 million, “making the...more



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