The Chicago Community Trust

The South Side Community Art Center in #Bronzeville, a Trust grant recipient, is the largest-running Black arts institution in the country. It is getting a makeover as part of a $15 million rehabilitation and expansion project. Plans for the center include expanded exhibition and programming space, conservation and archival storage facilities, and a communal space. #Chicago Learn more: https://bit.ly/3PVEsUO

The LGBTQ Community Fund of The Chicago Community Trust is seeking support of individuals and organizations in the #Chicago area to identify and nominate candidates to join its Steering Committee. Nominations will be accepted through February 24, 2025 and can be submitted via the form linked here: www.cct.org/lgbtqfund/ The link also includes the nomination memo with details on criteria, timeline and process, and Steering Committee member expectations. Please reach out to lgbtq@cct.org with any questions.

Rush University System for Health is developing an innovative data platform to improve the health of Chicagoans. Funded by a $7.5 million grant from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust, the project will fortify Rush’s data science infrastructure and create a research network to improve quality and equity in health care. #Chicago Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gea4j4

The LGBTQ Community Fund, an initiative of The Chicago Community Trust, unites donors to support #Chicago’s #LGBTQ community. In 2024, the Fund awarded grants totaling $420,000 to 17 organizations. The focus for grantmaking in 2024 was on smaller organizations working with operating budgets under $2 million to support seniors, youth, and the arts. #Philanthropy Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gkXC4BBs

#RFP: Asian Giving Circle (AGC), an initiative of The Chicago Community Trust, is seeking a consultant to assist with a #strategicplanning process to support AGC’s volunteer leadership in expanding AGC’s structure and capacity. The consultant would work closely with AGC leadership, members, Trust staff, and other key stakeholders to clarify AGC’s mission, goals, and priorities; outline an expanded leadership and governance structure; and develop a marketing and fundraising plan to raise awareness of AGC and increase AGC’s donor base within the #Chicago region. Learn more: www.cct.org/agc

Join us on Monday, January 27th for the FoodLabChicago Menu Engineering Workshop! GCI is thrilled to continue our partnership with Menu Engineers to offer an insightful workshop designed to help restaurant owners, caterers, food truck operators, bakery owners, and other food-based business owners take their menus to the next level. Previous attendees have seen profit increases between 3% and 38%! 🗓️ Monday, January 27 ⏰ 10am-4pm 📍 Discover Shine Bright Community Center, 8560 S. Cottage Grove Avenue Thanks to the generous support of our FoodLabChicago program funders, including The Chicago Community Trust and The Coleman Foundation, GCI is delighted to offer this program at no cost to participants. Please help us spread the word about this informative workshop, which will kick off the 6.0 Cohort of FoodLabChicago. Register now to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/guEkDtvW #chicagobusiness #menuengineering #foodindustry

"As part of WTTW’s effort, in partnership with South Side Weekly, to document the firsthand costs of segregation in #Chicago, this map shows how the city’s population morphed between 1930 and 2020, but did not fundamentally change because of barriers erected by city leaders determined to keep Black Chicagoans, Latino Chicagoans, and White Chicagoans from living, working, and playing in the same neighborhoods." Take a look: https://bit.ly/40mPc37

The Chicago Community Trust's Unity Fund is a collaborative effort that gathers contributions from generous donors to support nonprofit organizations addressing the region’s most urgent needs—including providing emergency food, clothing, housing, healthcare, legal services, and more to individuals and families.  Since its founding in 2008 at the height of the Great Recession, the fund has made more than $20 million in grants to hundreds of nonprofits that serve Chicagoans. Together, we can achieve more. #Chicago Give to #UnityFund: www.cct.org/unityfund

"BLACKlines and En La Vida, two specialty publications covering #Chicago’s Black and Latine LGBTQ+ communities, are making comebacks as monthly Windy City Times newsletters. The two community newspapers, which ran monthly from 1996-2004, will be revived as free monthly newsletters, launching in February for BLACKlines and March for En La Vida." Learn more: https://bit.ly/40xhWaS

As we reflect on the words of #MLK today, let’s remember that when our neighbors do better, we all do better. #Chicago #MLKDay #MLKDay2025