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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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    ISKALI

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    Our gala celebration is Iskali's most important fundraiser of the year. All proceeds go towards funding our work with young Latinos from immigrant families.

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    MANO A MANO FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $12,500

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    VIETNAMESE ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $3,120

    As an expansion of VAI’s youth program, “How do you say Racial Justice in Vietnamese?” is a project that will engage 15-20 young people between the ages of 14 through 30 to participate in political education and Vietnamese-language classes, which will allow young people to talk about racial justice with their families and community.

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    3Arts, Inc.

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    The annual 3Arts Awards event is a community celebration of our city’s creative spirit, honoring women artists, artists of color, and Deaf and disabled artists at the heart of what makes Chicago culturally vibrant. In 2021, our event will be virtual.

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    Home of the Sparrow Inc

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $12,500

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    KAN-WIN

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $8,000

    We request renewed support to continue advocacy of justice for “comfort women” (CW) survivors of military rape and torture by Imperial Japan. We propose to hold an art exhibit with Awakenings Gallery on survivor artwork and the Peace Statue, organize the annual rally Global Action Day for Survivor Justice, host community book clubs in a brave space, and deepen research on state violence against AAPI women for civic education. Given there are survivors from the Indonesia, China, Korea, Philippines, and more the project makes more visible an injustice that has impacted generations around the world. Throughout, we hope to practice collective healing from this intergenerational trauma while deeply collaborating with our community partners.

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    GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY ALLIANCE

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    Garfield Park Conservatory's Annual Winter Flower Show, featuring the Conservatory's Poinsettia and tropical plant collections arranged to inspire and connect our visitors to the beauty and restorative qualities of nature

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    Not-For-Profit Resources

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $12,500