Late-Stage Capital Projects – Neighborhood Capital Fund supports Chicago-region nonprofits’ community-shaped developments to spur investment, create jobs, expand services, and improve quality of life.
Funder: Chicago Community Trust
Due Dates: No deadline stated
Funding Amounts: No award amount stated
Summary: Supports community-shaped capital developments that catalyze investment, generate jobs, expand local services and amenities, and improve quality of life.
Key Information: Applicants must be eligible nonprofits or fiscally sponsored agencies benefiting residents of the Chicago region.
The Chicago Community Trust’s Neighborhood Capital Fund supports late-stage capital developments shaped by community priorities and participation. Its goals are to catalyze clustered investment, generate jobs, expand local services and amenities, and improve overall quality of life. Community participation is central to the fund’s purpose, linking physical development to the priorities of the communities it serves.
The opportunity is part of the Trust’s funding to support its strategic priorities. Its focus brings together capital development and improvements in everyday community life: developments are intended to contribute to local investment and employment while broadening the services and amenities available to residents.