NonprofitsThe Chicago Community Trust

Community Foundations

The Chicago Community Trust

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$2.5B

Total expenses

$1.5B

Net assets

$6.0B

Grants received

$147.7M

368 grants

EIN

362167000

Tax year

2023

Mission

Provides grants and other resources to improve the community; addresses community challenges; and promotes philanthropy by informing donors about philanthropic opportunities.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.1B
Program service revenue
Investment income$331.2M
Other revenue$1.6M
Total revenue$2.5B

Expenses

Grants paid$1.5B
Salaries & benefits$14.6M
Fundraising$3.7M
Other expenses$26.1M
Total expenses$1.5B
Total assets$6.0B
Net assets$6.0B

People

28 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Andrea Saenz

President & CEO

Board

$596K

38 hrs/wk

Jessica Strausbaugh

Chief Financial Officer

Board

$322K

37 hrs/wk

Amy Pena

General Counsel & Secretary

Board

$231K

37 hrs/wk

Sylvia Garcia

Chief Operating Officer

Board

$99K

40 hrs/wk

Martin Cabrera Jr

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Omar Duque

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Renetta McCann

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Bryan Traubert

Director & Chair (as of 1/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

Steven Koch

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Terry Peterson

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Sandra Micek

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Anne Ladky

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Brett Hart

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Connie Lindsey

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ethan Meers

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Gretchen Crosby Sims

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Heather Steans

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

James Reynolds

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Jesse Ruiz

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Lou Nieto

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Margaret Stineman

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Clothilde A Ewing

VP Strategic Communications

Staff

$260K

40 hrs/wk

Lisa Jericho

VP Innovation & Technology

Staff

$250K

40 hrs/wk

Wendell Williams

Associate VP Talent & Admin

Staff

$217K

40 hrs/wk

Kristin Vogen

Assoc. VP Philanthropic Services

Staff

$207K

39 hrs/wk

Rosa Carrillo

Controller (until 10/23)

Staff

$200K

40 hrs/wk

Jennifer Axelrod

Sr. Director Learning & Impact

Staff

$190K

40 hrs/wk

Peggy Davis

Former VP Community Impact

Staff

$134K

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Independent contractors

Northern Trust Company

Advisory Services

$3.9M

Clarity Partners LLC

Consulting Services

$1.4M

Bank of America

Advisory Services

$1.2M

JP Morgan Chase

Advisory Services

$602K

BMO Harris Bank

Advisory Services

$578K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$3.3M
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES AT AN ARRAY OF 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS
2024
$2.5M
IN SUPPORT OF PRESS FORWARD CHICAGO'S LEADERSHIP IN ENGAGING PHILANTHROPISTS AND THE LOCAL JOURNALISM COMMUNITY TO STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN THE MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AND OUTLETS THAT SERVE THIS REGION'S DIVERSE AUDIENCES
2024
$1.9M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$1.0M
MULTIPLE GRANTS AWARDED
2024
$878K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
2024
$550K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$418K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$262K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE GOALS
2024
$250K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING, HOUSING & SHELTER
2024
$250K
TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH AND OPERATIONS OF PRESS FORWARD CHICAGO.
2024
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT-IL FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE
2024
$129K
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
2024
$98K
DONOR ADVISED FUND
2024
$83K
General Purpose
2024
$75K
Arts Work Fund - General operating support
2024
$75K
PLEASE DEPOSIT IN THE BETZ THORNTON FAMILY FUND AT THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST
2024
$53K
PROJECT-BASED SUPPORT GRANT
2024
$50K
Program support for Press Forward Chicago
2024
$27K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF ARTS
2024
$22K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$20K
Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities / Safe Chicago network fund (Youth interventions action group)
2024
$16K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$14K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$1K
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
2024
$500
Charitable
2024
$17.5M
Unrestricted Donation
2023
$2.5M
in support of a pooled fund for independent journalism in Chicago
2023
$2.2M
CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
2023
$1.2M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$1M
COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT HOUSING AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
2023
$850K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$780K
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES AT AN ARRAY OF 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS
2023
$686K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$500K
for capacity support to nonprofit organizations seeking and managing grants from public entities
2023
$388K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$350K
George Richmond Foundation DAF
2023
$300K
RESTRICTED USE
2023
$277K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE GOALS
2023
$250K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$200K
SUPPORT ARTS WORK FUND,
2023
$200K
WE RISE TOGETHER
2023
$175K
Program Grant
2023
$175K
CHICAGO FUND FOR SAFE & PEACEFUL COMMUNITIES
2023
$156K
PHILANTHROPY
2023
$150K
The Chicago Fund for Safe & Peaceful Communities
2023
$130K
READI AND SAFE AND PEACEFUL FUND
2023
$130K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$101K
ON 12/08/2023, THE FOUNDATION DONATED 5,750 SHS OF PLTR WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $15,582 TO HELP FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM SERVICES. VALUATIONS ARE BASED ON THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW SHARE PRICE ON THE DATE OF THE CONTRIBUTION.
2023
$100K
Journalism
2023
$100K
Journalism
2023
$70K
BETZ THORNTON FAMILY FUND
2023
$68K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$68K
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
SUPPORT THE NUESTRO FUTURO
2023
$50K
TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE DONEE
2023
$50K
Program support for Press Forward Chicago
2023
$49K
Civic Engagement
2023
$48K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$35K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND
2023
$32K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$25K
Charitable Services
2023
$25K
Non restricted
2023
$25K
MSC REGRANTS-GRANT
2023
$20K
GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$11K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$11K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$10K
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE FOR THE GENERAL, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF EACH ORGANIZATION.
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$10K
Goldin Institute for Peacemakers Program in Chicago
2023
$6K
In support of general operations.
2023
$5K
To Support ProPath
2023
$3K
Exempt Purpose of Organization
2023
$500
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$300
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$125
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$7.2M
Transferring assets of the Foundation to a Donor Advised Fund.
2022
$4.5M
Unrestricted Donation
2022
$2.2M
CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
2022
$1.5M
COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT HOUSING AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
2022
$1.0M
DISSOLUTION CONTRIBUTION
2022
$930K
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES AT AN ARRAY OF 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS
2022
$913K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$800K
George Richmond Foundation DAF
2022
$715K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$686K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$600K
CHICAGO FUND FOR SAFE AND PEACEFUL COMMUNITIES AND YEAR ROUND SUPPORT FOR SELECT PROJECTS IN ENGLEWOOD AND LITTLE VILLAGE, FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPERS INITIATIVE SUPPORTING TWO OF THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE PRESELECTED BY COMMUNITY DESK CHICAGO, TEAMWORK ENGLEWOOD ($830,000) AND SOUTH SHORE CHAMBER/CDC ($200,000)
2022
$429K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$409K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$398K
GENERAL AND UNRESTRCITED
2022
$353K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$319K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE GOALS
2022
$300K
Together We Rise
2022
$250K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2022
$200K
Elevated Chicago - NBS 4 ETOD
2022
$200K
IN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING OPERATING PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMMATIC IMPLEMENTATION FOR ITS FUND FOR EQUITABLE BUSINESS GROWTH IN ORDER TO PROVIDE COORDINATED, ACCESSIBLE, AND RESPONSIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR IN CHICAGO
2022
$200K
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DESK CHICAGO AS THEY EXPAND SHARED OWNERSHIP MODELS AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CAPITAL IN CHICAGO SOUTH AND WEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS.
2022
$200K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2022
$165K
Program Grant
2022
$125K
MSC REGRANT-GRANT
2022
$105K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$100K
FOR COMMUNITY BASED STRATEGY FOR TRANSFORMATIVE VIOLENCE REDUCTION IN NORTH LAWNDALE
2022
$100K
PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY
2022
$80K
CAPITAL GRANT
2022
$75K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$50K
HONORARY GRANT FOR WE RISE
2022
$50K
HONORARY GRANT FOR IL
2022
$50K
President's Discretionary Fund
2022
$50K
TO SUPPORT IL IMMIGRATION
2022
$50K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$38K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$30K
Goldin Institute/Chicago Peace Fellows Program
2022
$28K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$25K
To support the development of a case study and guide for community foundations to apply the Sustainable Development Goals to social impact investing.
2022
$25K
GENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION
2022
$25K
PHILANTHROPY
2022
$25K
CHICAGO FUND FOR SAFE AND PEACEFUL C
2022
$25K
Charitable Services
2022
$25K
REDUCTION OF HIV/AIDS
2022
$25K
Unrestricted
2022
$19K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$16K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$12K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$10K
General Operating Support
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$8K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$6K
In support of general operations
2022
$5K
TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE DONEE
2022
$3K
to support professional development for the staff of Truth Racial Healing and Transformation at the Chicago Community Foundation
2022
$1K
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
2022
$1K
Executive Leadership Program 2023 - Wendell Williams
2022
$1K
FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEGACY FUND IN APPRECIATION OF ANDREA SENZ
2022
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$360
TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
2022
$250
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$250
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$100
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$2.2M
CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
2021
$1M
IN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
2021
$638K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2021
$500K
IN SUPPORT OF UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION
2021
$500K
IN SUPPORT OF UNDERSERVED SMALL BUSINESS EXPANSION
2021
$450K
Support general Operations and support for the Unity Fund for basic human needs.
2021
$450K
IN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
2021
$400K
DONOR ADVISED FUND
2021
$300K
IN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
2021
$284K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE GOALS
2021
$270K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$270K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$250K
in support of the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Greater Chicago Endowment Fund, a project of the Chicago Community Trust.
2021
$250K
in support of the Truth Racial Healing and Transformation Greater Chicago Endowment Fund a project of the Chicago Community Trust
2021
$200K
Economic Mobility Agenda
2021
$200K
IN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
2021
$141K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$100K
COMMUNITY BASED STRATEGY FOR TRANSFORMATIVE VIOLENCE REDUCTION IN NORTH LAWNDALE
2021

Funded by

$147.7M from 152 funders · 368 grants · 2017–2024

Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Inc

$31.7M · 4 grants · 2017–2023

The Rhoades Foundation

$13.2M · 1 grant · 2018

Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust Of

$13.0M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$8.1M · 2 grants · 2018–2019

Morrison Family Foundation

$7.2M · 1 grant · 2022

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$6.3M · 12 grants · 2020–2024

Kaplan Foundation

$5.5M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

$3.3M · 13 grants · 2018–2021

Details

EIN362167000
NTEE codeT310
Subsection03
Ruling date1951-06
Formed1915
Employees157
Volunteers17
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo