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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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    Fresh Taste

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $135,000

    The Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative is intended to make University of Illinois (UIUC) a recognized leader in Regenerative Agriculture by generating research and university/community partnerships engaging key actors in the food system.

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    INNER-CITY COMPUTER STARS FOUNDATION

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

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    CIVIC CONSULTING ALLIANCE

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $66,000

    This application is translated from the Scope Memo agreed to in July 2021 and formalizes the request for funding of Civic Consulting Alliance to cover our staff investments in the 5/25 Move to Action impact metrics and implementation project. That Scope Memo is attached to this application as an “Additional Document”. This project endeavors to define a theory of change and implications for 5/25, including an associated system to track and report progress or 5/25 that is effective, accepted by participants and can be maintained over the course of the next 3-5 years, including: identification of metrics and indicators; cadence and process to update progress report; and roadmap for implementation.

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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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    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 Land Conservancy of McHenry County

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $70,000

    This project will provide ways for food farmers to get access to land, via existing means and by developing new ways to facilitate land access; promote use of regenerative farming; prioritize underserved farmers; share stories of success.