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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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    CIRCA Pintig

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $4,000

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    CHICAGO CULTURAL ALLIANCE

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $50,000

    The Cultural Heritage Curriculum Incubator Program (CHCIP) is a cohort training program that works with 3-4 cultural heritage centers to develop and implement heritage-based arts curriculum, creating the sustainable structures to work within schools.

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    The Black Star Project

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $2,500

    The Black Star Project, Anything Essential Gift Shop and others are planning its 2nd annual "Welcome Table - Autumn Festival" on Saturday, October 29th between 2-5pm on the corner of 35th Street and Phillip Jackson Parkway (King Drive).

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    University of Illinois Foundation

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $10,000

    This is an inaugural fundraiser to provide funding to sustain and enhance the University of Illinois-housed Edgar Fellows Program, a leadership and relationship building initiative, as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. The long-term viability of the ini

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    The Aspen Institute

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $10,000

    This Summit highlighted the Administration's commitment to advancing equity and economic empowerment and connect local Latino community members directly with federal leaders and resources.

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    LION PRIDE MENTORING INC

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    Our Are You Smarter Than A Ninth Grader? Trivia Night event will be our first in-person fundraiser since our founding in 2019 and will serve as an opportunity to raise funds for our program that supports students in Chicago and allow us to share how stude

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    South Side Projections

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $2,500

    The Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts 2023 honors the 1976 STFA—the first-ever Black women’s film festival—with a 9-week screening series and a 2-day symposium about the original festival and the tradition of Black feminist filmmaking.

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    Chicago Foundation for Women

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $5,000

    The Annual Luncheon is CFW’s signature fundraising event and plays a vital role in ensuring that CFW continues to lead, connect, and uplift individuals and organizations as we invest in the future of emerging organizations through leadership development a