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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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    Seven Generations Ahead

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $80,000

    The project drives policy, infrastructure and collaboration to reduce wasted food and build a market for food scrap composting to advance a local, sustainable food shed in Illinois and protect the health of Illinois residents and natural resources.

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    INNER-CITY COMPUTER STARS FOUNDATION

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

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    CHICAGO LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW INC

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $50,000

    We seek $75,000 for our community-driven policy advocacy work in 2021-2022. We will continue to work closely with our community partners in historically disinvested communities of color to help design, advocate for, and implement policy solutions that advance racial equity and economic opportunity. Key advocacy goals include: (1) Providing legal and policy guidance to the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition to ensure effective implementation of the newly passed Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, and (2) Supporting the Cannabis Equity Illinois Coalition, a BIPOC-led coalition representing economically marginalized communities most impacted by the War on Drugs to ensure equitable economic opportunities in the legalization of recreational marijuana.

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    The Chicago Community Trust

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $15,859

    In support of an internal transfer to the Education for our Children Fund (T557), from T291 Herbert S. Irving Fund.

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    Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $90,000

    The Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund (IECEF) will engage coalition partners to create a stronger and more resilient local food economy in Chicagoland and throughout Illinois.

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    The Chicago Community Trust

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $27,935

    In support of an internal transfer to Youth Fund (T157), from T119 William Beniah Barrar Fund.

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    Reader Institute for Community Journalism Inc

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $75,000

    The Chicago Reader respectfully requests $75,000 in support of our mission to create and curate political and cultural coverage by and for Chicago, including highlighting underrepresented communities and stories. As the first free weekly newspaper in the U.S. and now a nonprofit organization, we aim to be a model for independent nonprofit media in our coverage, collaboration, corporate responsibility, and community partnership. Our editorial strategy is focused on community-driven journalism through which we engage in dialogue with communities to assess their needs and respond appropriately, and we support the local media ecosystem through our project, the Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA).

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    Black Oak Center

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $110,000

    Black Oaks Center is nesting the possibility of restoring farming in Pembroke Township Illinois through technical assistance, support and access to USDA resources to socially disadvantaged, BIPOC , beginning farmers & ranchers.