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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
106 Area Nonprofits Receive Over $1.3 Million in Grants from Fairfield County's Community ...
Foundation: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
Fairfield County's Community Foundation has announced the details for its current grantmaking cycle. Competitive grants totaling...more
Foundation: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
Fairfield County's Community Foundation has announced the details for its current grantmaking cycle. Competitive grants totaling...more
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
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
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
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
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
Community Foundation Update (09/29/18)
Foundation: Albuquerque Community Foundation, Boston Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, Central Kansas Community Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Cape Cod Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Indianapolis Foundation
Made possible by a grant of $100,000 from the foundation's Fund for Women & Girls, the collaborative will support the efforts of organizations...more
Foundation: Albuquerque Community Foundation, Boston Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, Central Kansas Community Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Cape Cod Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Indianapolis Foundation
Made possible by a grant of $100,000 from the foundation's Fund for Women & Girls, the collaborative will support the efforts of organizations...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
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: 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
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
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
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