Mission
The Trust is the Chicago region's community foundation and a public charity supported by public donations since its founding in 1915 to provide assistance and relief to the people of the region.
Community Foundation
The Chicago Community Trust
The Chicago Community Trust, of Chicago, IL, is a Community Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.1B in revenue, $1.3B in expenses, $7.1B in total assets. 151 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $250.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 362167000
Chicago, IL
Community Foundations
NTEE: T31
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.1B
Total Expenses$1.3B
Total Assets$7.1B
Grant Records151
Funding Total$250.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Chicago Community Trust
How The Chicago Community Trust divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$98
Programs
the work itself
$2
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $98 for programs
$98
During the year, the Trust made 19,260 total grants to 8,460 organizations totaling $1,225,337,518
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
$6,000,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,053
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,954,037
CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
$2,121,472
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,860,000
Showing up to 5 of 151 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Gen. Counsel & Secy. (until 6/25)
Amy Pena
President & CEO
Andrea Saenz
Director
Anne Ladky
Director
Brett Hart
Director & Chair
Bryan Traubert
VP Strategic Communications
Clothilde A Ewing
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.1B | $1.3B | $7.1B |
| 2024 | $2.5B | $1.5B | $6.0B |
| 2023 | $1.5B | $1.6B | $4.5B |
| 2022 | $1.9B | $1.5B | $4.3B |
| 2021 | $2.0B | $1.4B | $4.8B |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0B to $2.1B (+7%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.1B.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.