Latino Policy Forum
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Grants
14
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Total Awarded
$1,862,000
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Years
1990 - 2024
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Categories
Grants
2024 (3 years)
$200,000
Founded in 1988, Latino Policy Forum builds the power, influence, and leadership of the Latino community in Chicago and the State of Illinois through collective action. The organization works through a model called “acuerdo,” the Spanish language term for “agreement,” in which approximately 100 community-based organizations participate in defining the organization’s agenda. As a result of the acuerdo process, Latino Policy Forum focuses on four issue areas: education, housing, immigration, and leadership development. This award supports the Latino Policy Forum’s general operations while it undergoes an executive leadership transition.
2024 (3 years)
$240,000
Founded in 1988, Latino Policy Forum (LPF) builds the power, influence, and leadership of the Latino community in Chicago through collective action. This award for general operating support facilitates LPF’s commitment to fostering the development of grassroots and community-based leaders. Its leadership programs build skills to inform policy, increase cross-cultural trust, and collaboratively address issues of mutual concern to Chicagoans. Through its Multicultural Leadership Academy, LPF creates a diverse network of highly engaged civic leaders. LPF also works through a model called “acuerdo,” the Spanish language term for “agreement,” in which approximately 100 community-based organizations participate in defining the organization’s agenda. As a result of the acuerdo process, LPF focuses on four issue areas: education, housing, and immigration, in addition to leadership development.
2022 ( 5 months)
$2,000
Founded in 1988, Latino Policy Forum builds the power, influence, and leadership of the Latino community in Chicago through collective action. Its leadership program, the Multicultural Leadership Academy, invites participation from both Latino and African American Chicagoans. With this award for professional development, staff from the Multicultural Leadership Academy attend the Race Forward: Facing Race national conference.
2021 (3 years)
$225,000
Founded in 1988, Latino Policy Forum builds the power, influence, and leadership of the Latino community in Chicago through collective action. Its leadership program, the Multicultural Leadership Academy, invites participation from both Latino and African American Chicagoans. The program increases cross-cultural trust and collaboration around issues of mutual concern to these two populations, creating a larger and more diverse network of civic leaders. With this award, Latino Policy Forum builds a cohesive network among more than 220 alumni who graduated from its Multicultural Leadership Academy and its previous leadership program called the Latino Leadership Academy.
2021 (1 year)
$360,000
Founded in 1988, Latino Policy Forum (LPF) builds the power, influence, and leadership of the Latino community in Chicago through collective action. This general operating support grant will strengthen LPF’s operating budget as it pursues an initiative that supports COVID-19 vaccine access for Latinx residents of Illinois, called Illinois Unidos, and as it advances racial equity via policy reform under the Illinois Latino Agenda 2.0.
2020 (1 year)
$75,000
Founded in 1988, Latino Policy Forum builds the power, influence, and leadership of the Latino community in Chicago through collective action. Its leadership program, the Multicultural Leadership Academy, invites participation from both Latino and African American Chicagoans. The program increases cross-cultural trust and collaboration around issues of mutual concern to these two populations, creating a larger and more diverse network of civic leaders. With this award, Latino Policy Forum builds a cohesive network among more than 220 alumni who have graduated from its Multicultural Leadership Academy and its previous leadership program called the Latino Leadership Academy.
2019 (1 year)
$75,000
Founded in 1988, the Latino Policy Forum builds the power, influence, and leadership of the Latinx community in Chicago through collective action. To increase civic participation from the Latinx community, it holds community forums to identify the issues upon which it will focus. With this award, Latino Policy Forum conducts its leadership program, the Multicultural Leadership Academy, which invites participation from both Latinx and African American Chicagoans. The program increases cross-cultural trust and collaboration around issues of mutual concern to these two populations, creating a larger and more diverse network of civic leaders.
2018 (1 year)
$100,000
Founded in 1988, the Latino Policy Forum builds the power, influence, and leadership of the Latino community in the Chicago metropolitan region through collective action. To increase civic participation from the Latino community, it holds community forums to identify the issues upon which it will focus. With this award, the Latino Policy Forum operates the Multicultural Leadership Academy, which invites participation from both Latinos and African Americans. The Multicultural Leadership Academy intentionally strives to build cross-cultural trust and collaboration around issues of shared concern, such as economic development, racial equity, community safety, and immigration. It creates a more diverse network of civic leaders who cooperate to improve conditions across the city of Chicago.
2017 (1 year)
$125,000
Founded in 1988, the Latino Policy Forum builds the power, influence, and leadership of the Latino community in the Chicago metropolitan region through collective action. It holds community forums to identify the issues upon which it will focus to increase civic participation from the Latino community. With this award, the Latino Policy Forum builds on eight years experience running a Latino Leadership Academy to offer the Multicultural Leadership Academy, which invites participation from both Latinos and African Americans. The broader scope of the program increases cross-cultural trust and collaboration around issues of shared concern. It creates a more diverse network of civic leaders who can cooperate to improve conditions across the city of Chicago throughout their careers.
2007 (1 year)
$125,000
In support of general operations.
1998 (2 years)
$200,000
To increase Latino access to affordable housing (over two years).
1995 (2 years)
$100,000
To increase Latino access to affordable housing (over two years).
1992 (1 year)
$20,000
To support the Affordable Housing Community Education and Advocacy Program.
1990 (1 year)
$15,000
To expand housing opportunities for Latinos in Chicago.
