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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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    African American Arts Alliance of Chicago

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $2,000

    The Black Excellence Awards is an annual celebration of the best and brightest of the BLACK ARTS COMMUNITY IN CHICAGO!

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    Live 4 Lali Inc

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,915

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    CIRCA Pintig

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $7,500

    The Center for Immigrant Resources and Community Arts – Pintig, or CIRCA-Pintig (CP) for short, is a Chicago-based organization whose mission is to engage community members in addressing critical needs of immigrant communities in creative, participatory and empowering ways. For its 2021-2011 programming, CP embarks on a project called "Racial Healing and the Subversion of Hate." It is an educational and advocacy project using the collaborative potential of theater in addressing racial prejudice and anti-Asian hate. The urgency of the recent attacks on Asian Americans informs the project's aim to engage in community conversations and solidarity building through educational workshops and performances.

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    McHenry County Farm Bureau Agricultural Education Foundation

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $3,352

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    Serendipity Theatre Company DBA 2nd Story

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $2,500

    The Statement Piece is a virtual benefit featuring artists from across the country to support 2nd Story’s Leap To 15, a multi-year campaign to pay every artist we work with stipends based on $15/hr, which aligns with the Trust’s wealth gap goals.

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    Harvard Community Senior Center

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $12,500

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    Main Stay Therapeutic Farm, Inc.

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $11,160

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    BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, BLACKHAWK AREA COUNCIL

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000