About Chicago Cred
Chicago Cred Inc concentrates its funding in Chicago-area community safety and capacity-building initiatives, with large, targeted investments in organizations working on youth violence prevention, neighborhood economic/community investment, and local service delivery often anchored by faith-based partners. The foundation makes relatively few but sizable grants, frequently repeating support to key local intermediaries and community organizations to scale neighborhood-level impact.
Focus Areas
Youth violence prevention and street outreach (e.g., community-based violence interrupters)Local community investment and neighborhood capital (community investment funds and intermediaries)Philanthropic infrastructure and pooled funds for Chicago nonprofits (support to community foundations and central funds)Faith-based community services and congregation-led neighborhood programmingComprehensive family and social services in Chicago neighborhoods
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of local organizations; repeated multi-grant support to core intermediaries and frontline service providers rather than many small awards.
Funding Style
About Chicago Cred
Chicago Cred Inc’s largest recent grants are directed to Chicago-based intermediaries and neighborhood organizations working on community safety and capacity-building. A $3.8 million grant to The Chicago Community Foundation in 2025 stands alongside repeated multimillion-dollar support to Ccf - Central Investment Fund in 2023 and 2024, showing a strong reliance on local pooled vehicles as well as direct operating support to community partners. The foundation also made substantial grants to Youth Peace Center across 2023, 2024, and 2025, a pattern that points to sustained support rather than one-time project funding. Its recent giving clusters around violence prevention, neighborhood infrastructure, family services, and faith-based community programming. Metropolitan Family Services received $1,436,236 in 2025, while New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church received major support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Other recurring recipients include Institute for Non-violence Chicago, Inner City Muslim Action Network, Target Area Devcorp, Alliance of Local Service Organizations, Black Men United, Project HOOD Communities, and Acclivus Inc. The foundation’s portfolio suggests a funder that backs organizations working close to the ground in Chicago neighborhoods and often renews support over multiple years.
What Chicago Cred Funds
In youth violence prevention and street outreach, Chicago Cred Inc backed Youth Peace Center with $1,710,542 in 2023, $1,136,236 in 2024, and $1,523,877 in 2025. It also funded Institute for Non-violence Chicago with $715,250 in 2024 and $483,000 in 2025, and Black Men United with $347,549 in 2025. Faith-based and congregation-led programming is another visible strand. New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church received $898,725 in 2023, $575,000 in 2024, and $813,091 in 2025. Inner City Muslim Action Network received $623,615 in 2023, $700,000 in 2024, and $500,000 in 2025. For neighborhood investment and service delivery, Target Area Devcorp received $583,230 in 2023, $551,625 in 2024, and $583,765 in 2025. Metropolitan Family Services received $1,436,236 in 2025, showing support for broader family and social services as well as violence-prevention infrastructure.
How Chicago Cred Gives
Chicago Cred Inc’s typical grant size sits at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $55,000 at the median, and $205,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent grant list also includes much larger awards in the multimillion-dollar range. The pattern is not one-off giving: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Youth Peace Center, New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, Institute for Non-violence Chicago, Inner City Muslim Action Network, Target Area Devcorp, Alliance of Local Service Organizations, Black Men United, Project HOOD Communities, and Acclivus Inc. The foundation is a regular funder, makes program-related investments, and funds individuals: False. The active Short-term Technical Assistance Program is a six-month capacity-building program for up to fifteen Chicago-area gun violence prevention organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$11.9M
Total Assets
$34M
Total Revenue
$26.1M
Total Expenses
$36.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $205K, with a median of $55K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$55K
75th Percentile
$205K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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