Creating a More Inclusive Future: A Q&A with Adam Ballard
The Disabilities Fund at The Chicago Community Trust is an affinity fund that supports organizations advancing disability inclusion, rights and justice. Recently, the…
Spotlights on community issues, the people, and the organizations who contribute to effective philanthropy as well as a stronger Chicago region and world.
The Disabilities Fund at The Chicago Community Trust is an affinity fund that supports organizations advancing disability inclusion, rights and justice. Recently, the…
March is a month dedicated to celebrating the drive and accomplishments of women. For three Trust staff members, one organization stands out by…
The Illinois Immigration Funder Collaborative (IFC) is a grantmaking collaborative that awards grants to nonprofit organizations working with immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers.…
One of the most influential individuals in Trust history, Ryerson lived his life as an exercise in philanthropy and civic duty. Named to the Executive…
An unassuming but visionary donor, Edward F. Andrews directed his philanthropic focus on medicine and science. Andrews was a passionate and prolific inventor who regularly…
In 1923 the Trust published its fourth social survey, Survey of the Care of Disabled Ex-Service Men in Chicago, Study of the Adequacy of Social…
David Dangler, administrative officer in the Personal Trust Division of The Northern Trust Company, was a trusted and thoughtful advisor to many people looking to…
In 1924, Frank Loomis published the final installment in the early Trust’s series of social surveys. A 1924 survey found that disease caused most disabilities…
In 1924, Frank Loomis published the fourth installment in the early Trust’s series of social surveys. The Cook County Jail Survey in 1924 described inadequacies…
With the zeal of an enthusiastic leader, Clifford Barnes brought vision and business acumen to the early decades of the Trust. A religious man of…
A mere four years after The Rockefeller Foundation partnered with Chicago’s transit leaders to bring bus rapid transit (BRT) to the Windy City, the city’s first BRT…
Leveraging collective giving, for a bigger impact than any of us can make alone. That’s the principle behind the Young Leaders Fund, which celebrated its…
A founding member of the Executive Committee, Bernard A. Eckhart helped set the stage for community-based philanthropy in Chicago. An Alsatian whose family immigrated to…