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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
Tides' Legal Laundering: An Incubator for the Left
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
... ($11.1 million); the Novo Foundation ($10.7 million); the Blue Shield of California Foundation ($9.6 million); the David and Lucile Packard Foundation ($7.75 million); the California Community...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Foundation to Promote Open Society, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
... ($11.1 million); the Novo Foundation ($10.7 million); the Blue Shield of California Foundation ($9.6 million); the David and Lucile Packard Foundation ($7.75 million); the California Community...more
American Blues Theater Presents the Return of BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
American Blues Theater programs and activities are made possible, in part by funding by The MacArthur Funds for Arts & Culture at Prince, the Shubert Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust,...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
American Blues Theater programs and activities are made possible, in part by funding by The MacArthur Funds for Arts & Culture at Prince, the Shubert Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust,...more
Knight Foundation Renews On the Table With $2 Million Grant
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation, Blue Grass Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Foundation for the Carolinas, Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Philadelphia Foundation
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced $2 million in new funding to renew a national initiative that brings residents of cities together over a meal to talk about ways to address...more
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation, Blue Grass Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Foundation for the Carolinas, Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Philadelphia Foundation
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced $2 million in new funding to renew a national initiative that brings residents of cities together over a meal to talk about ways to address...more
Knight Foundation grants $2 million for 2018 On the Table in 10 cities
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation, Blue Grass Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Foundation for the Carolinas, Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Philadelphia Foundation
The national initiative, On The Table, was funded through a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation grant and led locally by Akron Community Foundation. The event replicated an initiative by The...more
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation, Blue Grass Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Foundation for the Carolinas, Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Philadelphia Foundation
The national initiative, On The Table, was funded through a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation grant and led locally by Akron Community Foundation. The event replicated an initiative by The...more
After fighting global poverty and disease, Community Trust's Helene Gayle shifts focus to Chicago
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
A community foundation formed in 1915, the Loop-based Chicago Community Trust has $2.7 billion in assets and often channels contributions it receives to smaller, neighborhood-focused nonprofits. It...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
A community foundation formed in 1915, the Loop-based Chicago Community Trust has $2.7 billion in assets and often channels contributions it receives to smaller, neighborhood-focused nonprofits. It...more
Emanuel unveils jobs program for 'disconnected' youth
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Marie Trzupek Lynch, president and founding CEO of Skills for Chicagoland's Future, said “Beyond the Diploma” is the product of a six-month analysis that gathered input from disconnected youth,...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Marie Trzupek Lynch, president and founding CEO of Skills for Chicagoland's Future, said “Beyond the Diploma” is the product of a six-month analysis that gathered input from disconnected youth,...more
ComEd Announces Recipients of $3 Million Solar Job Training Grants
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
... to develop and conduct solar pipeline training programs made possible through grants funded by FEJA. Elevate Energy, Illinois Central College, OAI, Inc., and the Safer Foundation, will receive a...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
... to develop and conduct solar pipeline training programs made possible through grants funded by FEJA. Elevate Energy, Illinois Central College, OAI, Inc., and the Safer Foundation, will receive a...more
Pilot program grants inmates business training
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
“Recovery programs are utterly essential in prison,” said Robin Casarjian, executive director at Lion Heart Foundation—a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing social learning programs...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
“Recovery programs are utterly essential in prison,” said Robin Casarjian, executive director at Lion Heart Foundation—a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing social learning programs...more
Industry and Philanthropy Unite for Healthier Rivers, Habitats, Communities
Foundation: Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Joyce Foundation
Green space, wildlife habitat and stormwater management are essential to the vitality of our river systems—and to the health and safety of...more
Foundation: Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Joyce Foundation
Green space, wildlife habitat and stormwater management are essential to the vitality of our river systems—and to the health and safety of...more
Chi-Cal Rivers Fund Announces $960000 in Grants
Foundation: Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Joyce Foundation
Chi-Cal Rivers Fund Announces $960,000 in Grants ... Administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the fund is supported...more
Foundation: Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Joyce Foundation
Chi-Cal Rivers Fund Announces $960,000 in Grants ... Administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the fund is supported...more
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