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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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    URBAN THEATER CHICAGO NFP

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $120,000

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    Chicago Art Department

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $120,000

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    Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $100,000

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    South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $100,000

    The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA) seeks to address systemic issues and historic environmental injustices by working with members of our council and with other civic and government partners to address inequities that affect disproportionately impacted communities like those in Chicago’s south suburbs and to bring about environmental justice through intentional policy implementation.

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    University of Illinois Foundation

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $250,000

    Chicago and the state of Illinois

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    PODER

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $175,000

    PODER and Skills for Chicagoland's Future are coming together in Gage Park to connect local unemployed and underemployed residents to jobs.

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    HCP OF ILLINOIS INC

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $50,000

    HCP will advocate for homeownership opportunities with the Housing Choice Voucher Working Group, led by CAFHA. HCP brings national expertise on public housing authority (PHA) best practices, key national partnerships, and co-facilitates committees of the Working Group. As a partner on CAFHA's 2020 CCT Advancing Equitable Homeownership grant and a national advisor on PHA programs that promoted equitable access and support long-term wealth building, HCP will take program/policy recommendations and advocate for change. The aim is to scale up PHA homeownership programs to increase awareness and meet the desires of voucher holders, and create a means to repair past harms caused by federal and local housing policy and the real estate industry.

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    Center for Native Futures

    Awarded: Awarded Amount: $120,000