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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 (10/17/20)
Foundation: Chester County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, East Bay Community Foundation, Idaho Community Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Kitsap Community Foundation, Omaha Community Foundation, Orange County Community Foundation, Cape Cod Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, Greater New Orleans Foundation, San Diego Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Winston-Salem Foundation, Westchester Community Foundation
The Omaha Community Foundation has announced grants totaling $143,357 from three of its specialized grant funds: the Creche Early Childhood...more
Foundation: Chester County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, East Bay Community Foundation, Idaho Community Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Kitsap Community Foundation, Omaha Community Foundation, Orange County Community Foundation, Cape Cod Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, Greater New Orleans Foundation, San Diego Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Winston-Salem Foundation, Westchester Community Foundation
The Omaha Community Foundation has announced grants totaling $143,357 from three of its specialized grant funds: the Creche Early Childhood...more
Clinical repurposing trials for COVID-19 and cerebral palsy underway in Chicago; trials at the ...
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Cures Within Reach (CWR) is a U.S.-based philanthropic leader that ... care industry and with support from the government, philanthropy and...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Cures Within Reach (CWR) is a U.S.-based philanthropic leader that ... care industry and with support from the government, philanthropy and...more
Cook County plans to give out grants of up to $10000 to small businesses hit hard by pandemic
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, McCormick Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The Chicago Community Trust, McCormick Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Polk Brothers Foundation and JP Morgan Chase are helping...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, McCormick Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The Chicago Community Trust, McCormick Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Polk Brothers Foundation and JP Morgan Chase are helping...more
Baird & Warner Raises Additional $139K For Chicago's COVID-19 Response -- Real Estate Firm's ...
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Building on the momentum of its initial $150,000 donation made earlier this year through its philanthropic arm -- recently renamed Good Will...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Building on the momentum of its initial $150,000 donation made earlier this year through its philanthropic arm -- recently renamed Good Will...more
New Grant Program for Neighborhood Organizations
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
“Our success with the Chicago Fund effort showed us that we had an opportunity to extend grant-making beyond the summer months to...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
“Our success with the Chicago Fund effort showed us that we had an opportunity to extend grant-making beyond the summer months to...more
Klezmer Music Foundation Awarded Arts Emergency Grant
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Thanks to a $12,000 grant from Arts Work Fund—Arts for Illinois Emergency Relief Fund (housed at The Chicago Community Trust) to mitigate...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
Thanks to a $12,000 grant from Arts Work Fund—Arts for Illinois Emergency Relief Fund (housed at The Chicago Community Trust) to mitigate...more
Want A Good Place To Focus Your Charitable Giving?
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust, Weingart Foundation
... over police violence against black people and fear about pandemic infections, how can you make a difference with your philanthropic dollar? ... In 2019, philanthropy enjoyed a record year, up...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust, Weingart Foundation
... over police violence against black people and fear about pandemic infections, how can you make a difference with your philanthropic dollar? ... In 2019, philanthropy enjoyed a record year, up...more
PR Community Foundation, Amgen lead $625K COVID-19 community prevention initiative
Foundation: Central Florida Foundation, Puerto Rico Community Foundation, Amgen Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The strategy is based on preventing and containing COVID-19 in several island towns through community health clinics — known as Centers 330 —...more
Foundation: Central Florida Foundation, Puerto Rico Community Foundation, Amgen Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The strategy is based on preventing and containing COVID-19 in several island towns through community health clinics — known as Centers 330 —...more
Chicago Community Trust Raises $20 Million for COVID-19 Efforts
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
A Chicago community foundation is raising millions for dozens of local nonprofits on the front lines of the coronavirus...more
Foundation: Chicago Community Trust
A Chicago community foundation is raising millions for dozens of local nonprofits on the front lines of the coronavirus...more
MLS Unites Connects Soccer Community During an Unprecedented Time
Foundation: Austin Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Dallas Foundation
Following a donation to Austin Community Foundation's Stand With Austin Fund, designed to support nonprofits, individuals, and small...more
Foundation: Austin Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Dallas Foundation
Following a donation to Austin Community Foundation's Stand With Austin Fund, designed to support nonprofits, individuals, and small...more
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