Grants

Grant Recipient

Resurrection Project

Awarded: November 2023 Awarded Amount: $100,000

The Resurrection Project (TRP) requests $100,000 for its work within the Here to Work Campaign to obtain work permits for roughly 500,000 Illinois undocumented individuals and 11 million immigrants nationwide. Since February 2023, ABIC Action CASA, TRP, and American Families United have rallied businesses and political leaders to urge the Biden Administration to allow state governments to request work permits for long-term undocumented immigrants. This administrative, non-legislative solution is allowable under current law. In 2024, TRP will utilize funding from The Chicago Community Trust to organize local and national actions to build momentum and urgency for the campaign. On the State level, the Here to Work coalition will advocate for a state bill creating the conditions for the State of Illinois to establish a program with the federal government to grant employees parole and work permits. Through the campaign, TRP will cultivate community leadership and amplify voices of those directly impacted by work permit policy. These work permits have the potential to fill 9.8 million open jobs, which will address America’s crushing labor shortages, help bring down inflation, protect immigrants who have long worked without protection, and help stabilize the undocumented community who are underemployed and underpaid. More broadly, this campaign helps to shift the narrative to recognize that immigrants generate billions of dollars in taxes and spending power, fill critical jobs, and are essential to a thriving, competitive economy.

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The Chicago Community Trust

Awarded: November 2023 Awarded Amount: $150,000

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Chicago Community Foundation

Awarded: November 2023 Awarded Amount: $150,000

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The Chicago Community Foundation/Press Forward Chicago

Awarded: November 2023 Awarded Amount: $2,500,000

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Chicago Community Foundation

Awarded: November 2023 Awarded Amount: $500,000

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Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy

Awarded: November 2023 Awarded Amount: $75,000

Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) is dedicated to fostering racial equity in philanthropy, advocating for strategic investments in Black communities, and increasing leadership opportunities for Black individuals in the social sector. In response to evolving racial and social dynamics, CAAIP aims to transition from a traditional membership organization to a hybrid model, creating a dual-purpose framework. The organization plans strategic networking and engagement events over the next year, aligning leadership and membership toward a collective impact goal in 2025. CAAIP values collaboration, building cross-sectoral alliances, and partnering with Chicago based foundations as well as grassroot organizations. The organization hosts events like "Connecting Philanthropy and Community" to celebrate successful partnerships. In the next 18 months, CAAIP will focus on enhancing membership engagement, expanding its Board of Directors, and increasing staff. The goal is to host 7 to 10 events, reaching 200 individual members with a 25% attendance rate, fostering collaboration between philanthropy, the social sector, and the Black community. Financial support is crucial for CAAIP to empower individuals of color in philanthropy, inform the broader philanthropic community, and contribute to a more inclusive and equitable philanthropic landscape in Chicago. Support from this grant will help achieve these goals while also supporting our future fundraising efforts.

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Chicago Community Foundation

Awarded: November 2023 Awarded Amount: $250,000