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For more than 100 years, The Chicago Community Trust has convened, supported, funded, and accelerated the work of community members and changemakers committed to strengthening the Chicago region. From building up our civic infrastructure to spearheading our response to the Great Recession, the Trust has brought our community together to face pressing challenges and seize our greatest opportunities. Today, that means confronting the racial and ethnic wealth gap.

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    Umuwi Ethnic Studies

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $2,500

    This programming event, open to the general public, will be a moderated dialogue between renowned education and Black Studies scholars, Dr. Bettina L. Love and Dr. David Omotoso Stovall.

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    Lugenia Burns Hope Center Inc

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    This event will be a fundraiser for the Lugenia Burns Hope Center, were we will sell tickets to the event that includes dinner, awards, scholarships and entertainment.

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    Skills for Chicagoland's Future

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    Skills for Chicagoland’s Future’s Employment Champions Breakfast (ECB) honors businesses and community partnership working to support Skills’ vision of eliminating the access gap to jobs for Chicagoland’s under- and unemployed.

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    Woodlawn Chamber of Commerce

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    This is our annual fundraiser and celebration of Woodlawn entrepreneurs and community, where we recognize and support the leaders and businesses that make our neighborhood unique and strong.

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    Erie Neighborhood House

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    Erie House’s annual Future of Promise Awards Dinner celebrates our work, highlights our honorees, and hears from our participants.

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    AUSTIN COMING TOGETHER

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    This event updates the community on our work and recognizes a variety of our members, partners, and local leaders who have made significant contributions to advancing our mission of creating conditions for a thriving Austin.

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    Instituto del Progreso Latino

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    The past years have been deeply challenging for communities of color in new and unimagined ways. We have responded to these unprecedent needs with action and innovation. Most recently launching project AMOR- Asylum Migrant Outreach Response.

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    The Chicago Public Library Foundation

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $12,500

    The annual Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards event raises crucial support for and awareness of transformative programming at Chicago Public Library.