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The Chicago Community Trust

EIN 36-2167000 · IL · NTEE T310 · Form 990, fiscal 2023

A nonprofit community foundation based in Chicago, Illinois, and one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the United States, established in 1915. It manages charitable and donor-advised funds and makes grants to nonprofits, focusing on closing the racial and ethnic wealth gap and advancing equity across the Chicago metropolitan region through grantmaking, research, advocacy, and civic initiatives.

Financials, fiscal 2023

Revenue

$1.54B

Expenses

$1.61B

Total assets

$4.53B

Net assets

$4.49B

Operating margin

-4.9%

1-year growth

-17.8%

5-year growth (CAGR)

28.5%

Reserve (years of spending)

33.4

Contributions share

90.2%

Programme spending

0.0%

Fundraising cost

0.0%

Executive pay share

0.10%

Employees

153

Revenue per employee

$10.0M

Grants paid

$1.57B

Years filing

72

NFP Health Score: 71 / 100

Financial 61 · Governance 75 · Operational 90. The score is built from Form 990 line items only. It cannot measure how well an organisation delivers its mission.

Mission

To mobilize people, ideas, organizations, and resources to improve the lives of people in the Chicago region and beyond.

Revenue history