Nicole Layton

Nicole Layton is director of financial quality control for The Chicago Community Trust.

In this role, she oversees the program components of the Northern Trust Charitable Giving program, a donor advised fund program of the Trust.   

Nicole joined the Trust in 2008. And before joining the finance team in 2022, she served as a Senior Philanthropic Advisor on the Trust’s Philanthropic Services team.

She is a member of Chicago Women In Philanthropy and serves on the board of directors for Springboard to Success. Nicole is also a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) as designated by the American College of Financial Services. 

Nicole earned a Master of Nonprofit Management degree from the School of Public Service at DePaul University.