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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
Community Foundation Update (01/24/2026)
Foundation: Arkansas Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Quad Cities Community Foundation, Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation, Northern New York Community Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Safe Schools Endeavor has awarded grants totaling $11,232 in support of projects in eight school districts in Jefferson and Lewis counties.The affiliate community foundations of Hampshire and...more
Foundation: Arkansas Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Quad Cities Community Foundation, Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation, Northern New York Community Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Safe Schools Endeavor has awarded grants totaling $11,232 in support of projects in eight school districts in Jefferson and Lewis counties.The affiliate community foundations of Hampshire and...more
Community Foundation Update (01/24/2026)
Foundation: Arkansas Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Quad Cities Community Foundation, Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation, Northern New York Community Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Safe Schools Endeavor has awarded grants totaling $11,232 in support of projects in eight school districts in Jefferson and Lewis counties.The affiliate community foundations of Hampshire and...more
Foundation: Arkansas Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Quad Cities Community Foundation, Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation, Northern New York Community Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Safe Schools Endeavor has awarded grants totaling $11,232 in support of projects in eight school districts in Jefferson and Lewis counties.The affiliate community foundations of Hampshire and...more
Giving Insights: Supporting the Next Generation of Philanthropists - The Chicago Community Trust
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
The Safe Schools Endeavor has awarded grants totaling $11,232 in support of projects in eight school districts in Jefferson and Lewis counties.The affiliate community foundations of Hampshire and...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
The Safe Schools Endeavor has awarded grants totaling $11,232 in support of projects in eight school districts in Jefferson and Lewis counties.The affiliate community foundations of Hampshire and...more
Meet 14 of Chicago's Top Philanthropic Families
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust, Chicago Public Education Fund
Meet 14 of Chicago's Top Philanthropic Families.Human services, religion, education and health are the top four causes that appealed to Chicago donors.The Reyes family has roots in Chicago dating...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust, Chicago Public Education Fund
Meet 14 of Chicago's Top Philanthropic Families.Human services, religion, education and health are the top four causes that appealed to Chicago donors.The Reyes family has roots in Chicago dating...more
These Trump Appointees Are Ultra Rich. What Do We Know About Their Philanthropy?
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Walton Family Foundation, Lilly Endowment
House Republicans' push for HR 9495, which would allow wide latitude for political appointees to revoke nonprofits' tax status, suggests even Cabinet members supportive of the sector may not have the...more
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Walton Family Foundation, Lilly Endowment
House Republicans' push for HR 9495, which would allow wide latitude for political appointees to revoke nonprofits' tax status, suggests even Cabinet members supportive of the sector may not have the...more
The Problem With Giving Tuesday
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The self-proclaimed "movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world" employs the same self-aggrandizing marketing hype as the defunct Silicon Valley juicero, says John...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The self-proclaimed "movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world" employs the same self-aggrandizing marketing hype as the defunct Silicon Valley juicero, says John...more
The Land Conservancy of Mchenry County Receives $135,000 Grant From the Chicago ...
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County receives $135,000 grant from the Chicago Community Trust.The organization focuses on preserving farmland, increasing land access for beginning and underserved...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County receives $135,000 grant from the Chicago Community Trust.The organization focuses on preserving farmland, increasing land access for beginning and underserved...more
City Club of Chicago: Intergenerational Insights €“ A Philanthropic Fireside Chat
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Chicago Public Education Fund
John Palfrey, president of the MacArthur Foundationone of the largest philanthropies in the US, with $7 billion to its nameis making a splash with a $10 million donation to Chicago's public...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Chicago Public Education Fund
John Palfrey, president of the MacArthur Foundationone of the largest philanthropies in the US, with $7 billion to its nameis making a splash with a $10 million donation to Chicago's public...more
New Medical Hub Combines Efforts of Nine Chicago Institutions
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Nine Chicago-area universities and the National Institutes of Health have teamed up to create the Chicago Biomedical Consortium Hub for Innovative Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Sciences, or...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Nine Chicago-area universities and the National Institutes of Health have teamed up to create the Chicago Biomedical Consortium Hub for Innovative Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Sciences, or...more
More Than Half of America's 20 Top Public Charities Are Donor-Advised Funds
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, have become the top recipients of charitable giving in the U.S.They have grown by 513 percent over the past 10 years.DAF sponsors qualify as public charities, and so...more
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, have become the top recipients of charitable giving in the U.S.They have grown by 513 percent over the past 10 years.DAF sponsors qualify as public charities, and so...more
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