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COMPETITIVE GRANTS
BUILD COLLECTIVE POWER
TOTAL BUILD COLLECTIVE POWER GRANTS: $5,002,200.00
| Total Grant | Searle Funds | |
| Arise Chicago In support of its grassroots pro-worker policy organizing |
$80,000 | |
| Beti Films In support of Beti Films outreach and impact strategy for the “Any Given Day” documentary |
$75,000 | |
| Better Government Association in support of deepening BGA’s existing relationships with diverse media partners and developing new collaborations with hyperlocal media embedded in communities in Chicago?s South & West Side. |
$125,000 | |
| Black Researchers Collective In support of the the Black Researchers Collective to pilot an approach to building community-driven research capacity in Bronzeville. Grant made via fiscal sponsor, HUMANITY INSTITUTE. |
$75,000 | |
| Block Club Chicago in support of the production of news stories and community partnerships that result in the publication of stories South and West side residents identify as important |
$75,000 | |
| Bright Star Community Outreach (aka BSCO) In support of Bright Star Community Outreach organizing capacity to implement the Greater Bronzeville Community Action Plan |
$100,000 | |
| Catchafire, Inc. In support of Catchafire Chicago, an online skills-based volunteer platform connecting nonprofits to innovative capacity building solutions, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. |
$150,000 | $150,000 |
| CHANGE Illinois In support of Change Illinois’ “We Draw The Lines” mapping drive, to establish the creation of an independent commission of Chicagoans. |
$75,000 | |
| Chicago Cares In support of its Civic Pathway programming designed to build the capacity to engage Chicagoans civically. |
$75,000 | |
| Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX) In support of Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX) staffing capacity to continue building collective power for and with youth. |
$150,000 | |
| Chicago Media Project in support of the BIPOC Impact Film Fund to invest in filmmakers of color working in the social impact documentary space to create powerful media with strong impact campaigns and foster a vibrant community of BIPOC filmmakers. |
$235,000 | |
| Chicago Public Media, Inc. In support of general operations of WBEZ and Vocalo’s journalism and public engagement programs, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. |
$100,000 | $100,000 |
| Chicago Sun-Times in support of maintaining two reporters dedicated to covering social justice, environmental, planning and development issues. |
$200,000 | |
| Chicago Torture Justice Center In support of Politicized Healing Collective (PHC), a learning and practice space for 15 frontline organizers who are directly impacted by state and structural violence |
$50,000 | |
| Chicago United for Equity In support of its ongoing efforts to build the civic leadership pipeline, and developing models of inclusive policymaking processes |
$180,000 | |
| Chicago Video Project In support of the production of “Shame of Chicago,” the story of how Chicago became one of the most racially segregated cities in the world. |
$50,000 | |
| Cicero Independiente In support of editorial and publication capacity building for Cicero Independiente. Grant made via fiscal sponsor, CITY BUREAU NFP |
$50,000 | |
| Common Purpose In support of Chicago200, a networking program that elevates the collective voice of youth on the front lines of change in neighborhoods and cities. |
$125,000 | |
| Crossroads Fund In support of Cultivate: Women of Color Leadership program. |
$75,000 | |
| Crossroads Fund In support of the Chicago Racial Justice Fund goal to strengthen Chicago organizations building and sustaining movements for justice that center Black lives and address anti-Blackness, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. |
$150,000 | $150,000 |
| Fertile Ground Factory, LLC. In support of the production of “Gift of a Black Rose: The Life of Robert S. Abbott.” Grant made via fiscal sponsor, Independent Film Alliance. |
$50,000 | |
| Folded Map™ Project in support of expansion of Folded Map, a visual investigation of segregation among Chicago?s neighborhoods |
$50,000 | |
| Goldin Institute In support of Chicago Peace Fellows, a leadership development program |
$35,000 | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology In support of Community Design Studio, a program designed for community residents to design neighborhood-based solutions, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. |
$130,000 | $130,000 |
| Invisible Institute In support of The Invisible Institutes efforts to reframe the public discourse about fundamental issues of racial justice |
$100,000 | |
| Juneteenth Productions In support of Juneteenth Production’s development of solutions-oriented news content created in deep partnership with emerging minority journalists and community activists on the city?s South and West sides. Grant made via fiscal sponsor, CITY BUREAU NFP. |
$75,000 | |
| Juneteenth Productions In support of Juneteenth’s Production’s “Change Agents” podcast series and community engagement strategy. Grant made via fiscal sponsor, CITY BUREAU. |
$25,000 | |
| La Raza Chicago, Inc. In support of editorial and publication capacity building for La Raza. Grant made via fiscal sponsor, INTERNATIONAL LATINO CULTURAL CENTER OF CHICAGO. |
$50,000 | |
| Latino Policy Forum In support of Latino Policy Forum’s cross-cultural leadership cohort. |
$75,000 | |
| Mikva Challenge In support of Mikva Challenge’s youth civic engagement programs to elevate the voices and priorities of young people in city institutions. |
$100,000 | |
| New America In support of New America’s Together We Rise community engagement project. |
$50,000 | |
| Pro Publica, Inc. In support of ongoing accountability journalism and content sharing infrastructure, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. |
$150,000 | $150,000 |
| Public Narrative in support of Public Narrative’s narrative change initiative focused on young men of color. |
$140,000 | |
| Real Men Charities, Inc. in support of staffing and technological capacity building for the monthly publication of South Side Drive Magazine |
$50,000 | |
| Realize Impact In support of Realize Jobs program to provide capacity building support to Central States SER, ChiCAT, Defy, and Hire360. |
$12,000 | |
| SaveMoneySaveLife Foundation In support of its ongoing efforts to network artists, organizers, activists and movement makers. Grant made via fiscal sponsor, Social Good Fund. |
$50,000 | |
| Streetsblog In support of Streetsblog Chicago, a news website focused on local transportation issues |
$75,000 | |
| Tallgrass Film Association In support of Tallgrass Educational Films impact strategy campaign for the “Punch 9 for Harold Washington” documentary, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. |
$120,000 | $120,000 |
| TGi Movement in support of TGiMovement’s Omega Chi Omega youth program |
$30,000 | |
| The Chicago Community Foundation In support of the Don Stewart Leadership Fund housed in the African American Legacy Fund. |
$25,000 | |
| The Field Foundation of Illinois In support of Field Foundation’s media and storytelling platform that tackles complex social and economic issues affecting the city and region. |
$250,000 | |
| The Ndigo Foundation in support of editorial and production capacity building. |
$100,000 | |
| The Ndigo Foundation In support of its production and distribution of media projects chronicling the experiences of African Americans. |
$25,000 | |
| The Obsidian Collection In support of Obsidian Collection Archives to retain, preserve and distribute archival content of the Black press. |
$75,000 | |
| The TRiiBE In support of THE TRiiBE?S efforts to increase their capacity through the development of a mobile application that optimizes communication on mobile devices. Grant made via fiscal sponsor, Resilience Partners NFP. |
$75,000 | |
| The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy In support of Civic Leadership Academy, an interdisciplinary leadership development program, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. |
$125,000 | $125,000 |
| Thrive Chicago In support of Thrive Chicago’s implementation of the My Brother’s Keeper Action Plan, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. |
$150,000 | $150,000 |
| We Are Able In support of the Chicago Youth Council for Police Accountability |
$15,000 | |
| Wieboldt Foundation In support of the inaugural Chicago Community Organizing Capacity Building, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. |
$350,000 | $350,000 |
| Window To The World Communications, Inc. (WTTW) In support of journalism programming that includes broadcasts of Chicago Tonight, Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, digital segments, and community conversations, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. |
$150,000 | $150,000 |
| Young Chicago Authors In support of general operating investments to strengthen 2021-2022 program delivery, executive leadership and coaching and capacity building efforts, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. |
$100,000 | $100,000 |
| TOTAL BUILD COLLECTIVE POWER | $5,002,200.00 | $1,675,000.00 |
