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.
The meals are hosted by City of Salisbury's Youth Development Advisory Committee and funded through a Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore grant. Amber Green, youth development specialist, said...more
And in this uncertain era, Streetsblog Chicago is very fortunate to have incredible support from The Chicago Community Trust, the community foundation for the Chicago region. The Trust has been a key...more
That's an important and intriguing question I've heard from donors and leaders in the philanthropy and impact investing sectors. I spoke with 10 ... Effectively linking DAFs and impact investing may...more
It is worth noting that for an allegedly “secret” group, Tides is pretty open on its website, where the foundation writes, “Tides is a leader in global grantmaking and social change work,...more
... ($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 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
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
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
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
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
The 2013 Clinton Global Initiative challenges student teams to create a social enterprise that will surpassingly increase food security for urban slums by 2018.