Chicago Urban League
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Grants
16
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Total Awarded
$3,066,120
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Years
1980 - 2024
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Categories
Grants
2024 (3 years)
$240,000
The Chicago Urban League was incorporated in 1917 as one of the first affiliates of the National Urban League. Its mission is to work for economic, educational, and social progress for African Americans. Through strategic partnerships, the Chicago Urban League helps Chicagoans to find jobs, affordable housing, and educational opportunities, and to grow businesses. The Chicago Urban League provides guidance, perspective, and advocacy on issues affecting African Americans in Chicago, including the lack of representation in leadership roles. It operates a program designed to create a pipeline of informed, motivated, perceptive, authentic, and connected talent (IMPACT), which will form the next generation of Chicago's leaders. This award provides general operating support to the Chicago Urban League as it operates the IMPACT Leadership Development Program, as well as its many other initiatives aimed at achieving equity for Black families and communities.
2021 (3 years)
$225,000
The Chicago Urban League was incorporated in June 1917 as one of the first affiliates of the National Urban League. Its mission is to work for economic, educational, and social progress for African Americans. Through strategic partnerships, the Chicago Urban League helps Chicagoans to find jobs, affordable housing, and educational opportunities, and to grow businesses. The Chicago Urban League provides guidance, perspective, and advocacy on issues affecting African Americans in Chicago, including the lack of representation in leadership roles. It operates a program designed to create a pipeline of informed, motivated, perceptive, authentic, and connected talent (IMPACT), who will become the next generation of Chicago leaders. This award provides support to the IMPACT Leadership Development Program.
2020 (1 year)
$75,000
The Chicago Urban League was incorporated in June 1917 as one of the first affiliates of the National Urban League. Its mission is to work for economic, educational, and social progress for African Americans. The Chicago Urban League operates a program designed to create a pipeline of informed, motivated, perceptive, authentic, and connected talent (IMPACT), who will become the next generation of Chicago leaders. This award to the IMPACT Leadership Development Program provides continued support to the existing fellowship program.
2019 (1 year)
$75,000
The Chicago Urban League was incorporated in June 1917 as one of the first affiliates of the National Urban League. Its mission is to work for economic, educational, and social progress for African-Americans. The Chicago Urban League operates a program designed to create a pipeline of informed, motivated, perceptive, authentic, and connected talent (IMPACT), who will become the next generation of Chicago leaders. This award to the IMPACT Leadership Development Program provides continued support to the existing fellowship program and facilitates the development of a new supplemental workshop.
2018 (4 years)
$100,000
The Chicago Urban League was incorporated in June 1917 as one of the first affiliates of the National Urban League. Its mission is to work for economic, educational, and social progress for African-Americans. The Chicago Urban League established a program designed to create a pipeline of informed, motivated, perceptive, authentic, and connected talent (IMPACT), who will become the next generation of Chicago leaders. This award to the IMPACT Leadership Development Program provides continued support to the existing fellowship program and enables the development of a new alumni database and other supplemental activities.
2018 (4 years)
$1,000,000
The Chicago Urban League was incorporated in June 1917, as one of the first affiliates of the National Urban League. Its mission is to work for economic, educational, and social progress for African-Americans. The Chicago Urban League’s programs in Chicago include youth and adult education, job training and placement, housing counseling, entrepreneurialism, and leadership development. With this institutional support award, the Chicago Urban League will improve its building’s physical infrastructure, upgrade technology, and strengthen its fundraising operations.
2018 ( 3 months)
$25,000
The Chicago Urban League was incorporated in June 1917, as one of the first affiliates of the National Urban League. Its mission is to work for economic, educational, and social progress for African-Americans. The Chicago Urban League’s programs in Chicago include youth and adult education, job training and placement, housing counseling, entrepreneurialism, and leadership development. In June 2018, the Chicago Urban League hosts a series of conversations, called Summit 2018, on racial equity in education, criminal justice, and the workplace. This award provides a sponsorshop for the event.
2017 (1 year)
$125,000
The Chicago Urban League was incorporated in June 1917, as one of the first affiliates of the National Urban League. Its mission is to work for economic, educational, and social progress for African-Americans. The Chicago Urban League established a program designed to create a pipeline of informed, motivated, perceptive, authentic, and connected talent (or, “IMPACT”), who will become the next generation of Chicago leaders. This award to the IMPACT Leadership Development Program supports the creation of new course curriculum and an inaugural, citywide networking event for Chicago leaders of color.
2009 (2 years)
$250,000
To fund work on racial and ethnic disparities as part of the Illinois Models for Change initiative (over two years).
1998 (3 years)
$130,720
To support applied research and technical assistance to the Workforce Development Partnership (over three years).
1996 (1 year)
$75,000
To support the Labor Market Intervention Project to improve job training and placement services.
1993 (2 years)
$255,400
To support the Sectoral Intervention Project to refine an economic development framework to guide job-training activities, economic development efforts, and welfare policy (over two years).
1989 (1 year)
$60,000
To support the Census Community Outreach Network.
1985 (2 years 1 month)
$180,000
In support of general operations (over two years).
1983 (1 year)
$150,000
In support of general operations.
1980 (1 year)
$100,000
To construct the new headquarters.
