About Center for Housing and Health
CHH honors every person’s right to a home and health care, by bridging the housing and health care systems, to improve the lives of Chicagoans experiencing homelessness.
Focus Areas
homelessnesspermanent supportive housingFlexible Housing Pool (supportive housing)behavioral health (in-home services)care coordinationrental subsidies and landlord engagementcase management and tenancy supportspolicy and advocacyrace equity initiatives
Who They Fund
people experiencing homelessnessunsheltered individualsfamilies experiencing homelessness
About Center for Housing and Health
Center for Housing and Health centers its grantmaking on a single operating idea: people experiencing homelessness need housing and health care services together. Its work is built around the Flexible Housing Pool, a cross-sector strategy for supportive housing in Chicago and Cook County that provides rental subsidies, client assistance funds, landlord mitigation funds, and care coordination for people with complex health and justice-involvement needs. The recent grants list shows that approach in practice through repeated support for Chicago-based providers serving people who are unsheltered, in shelter, or moving into permanent supportive housing. The foundation’s largest recent award in the file went to Renaissance Social Service Inc. for homelessness-related programming, and The Night Ministry received a similarly large grant for the same purpose. Other recipients include Deborah’s Place, Heartland Health Outreach, Thresholds Inc, and La Casa Norte, all tied to homelessness-related programming. Across those grants, the foundation backs direct service, housing navigation, tenancy supports, and behavioral health-linked care rather than individual aid or program-related investments. The result is a grantmaking profile shaped by housing stability, health access, and service coordination for Chicagoans experiencing homelessness.
What Center for Housing and Health Funds
Homelessness services sit at the center of the portfolio. Center for Housing and Health gave $352,797 to Deborah’s Place and $279,984 to Heartland Health Outreach in 2024, both for Assist Agency’s Homelessness Related Programming. It also supported Thresholds Inc with $214,280 in 2023 for the same purpose, linking housing support with behavioral health and care coordination. Supportive housing is another clear thread. The Flexible Housing Pool is described as a cross-sector investment strategy for Chicago and Cook County, with rental subsidies, client assistance funds, landlord mitigation funds, and care coordination for people with complex health and justice-involvement needs. The foundation also funds agencies serving families and people with specialized needs. In 2024 it awarded $182,075 to The Boulevard, and it supported Primo Center for Women and Children in both 2023 and 2024 for homelessness-related programming.
How Center for Housing and Health Gives
The typical grant sits in a mid-six-figure band: p25 is $72,855, median is $155,931, and p75 is $241,517. Recent awards also show repeat support to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including multiple grants to Renaissance Social Service Inc, The Night Ministry, Thresholds Inc, and others. That pattern points to ongoing operating or program support rather than one-time project-only giving. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active Flexible Housing Pool program is a structured funding vehicle, and unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3M
Total Assets
$5.3M
Total Revenue
$31.9M
Total Expenses
$31.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $73K and $242K, with a median of $156K.
25th Percentile
$73K
Median
$156K
75th Percentile
$242K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Peter Toepfer
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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