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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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    Community Coordinated Child Care

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $26,267

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    FAMILY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP CLINIC

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $100,000

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    Trustees for Harvard University

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $300,000

    For the support of research to be conducted by Dr. Smita Gopinath. This grant is subject to the 'Terms of Award' dated April 2021.

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    LATIN WOMEN IN ACTION

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $10,000

    Mujeres Latinas en Accion is requesting $25,000 from Nuestro Futuro to support operations as we continue responding to the critical needs of our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our staff have seen an increased demand for case management services to meet the basic needs of participants. Like other crisis immigrant-serving organizations, Mujeres saw the pandemic's disproportionate economic, behavioral and physical health impact on the most vulnerable. Over the last year, our gender-based violence staff has reported a severity in cases that had never been seen before and flexible funding will allow for further pivots and planning in the changing landscape.

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    Chicago Community Foundation

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $1,000,000

    In support of the Fund for Equitable Business Growth, to strengthen small business and fortify the marketplace of services for entrepreneurs through the BSO Collective Impact Initiative and to extend FTE providing business support / coordinating federal relief through the Cook County Small Business Assistance program.

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    Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $300,000

    For the support of research to be conducted by Dr. Tyler Grove. This grant is subject to the 'Terms of Award' dated April 2021.

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    The Chicago Community Foundation/Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Greater Chicago

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $300,000

    TRHT seeks to plan, develop, implement and evaluate a series of healing & solidarity circles for key communities and civic leaders in Chicago. The intended short-term goal of this work is for program participants to gain a deeper understanding of how racism has impacted the health and economic vitality of Chicago communities, and feel a greater sense of solidarity with those who live there. From this heightened level of awareness and understanding, the intended long-term goal is for participants to leverage their political, financial and institutional power to increase investments (both corporate and philanthropic) to impacted neighborhoods, thereby strengthening equity-driven policies, institutions and opportunities.

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    The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $300,000

    For the support of research to be conducted by Dr. Molly Schumer. This grant is subject to the 'Terms of Award' dated April 2021.