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About Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
A membership organization of the Chicago region’s municipalities that provides a forum for mayors and local leaders to collaborate on public policy and improve regional quality of life through coordinated programs, advocacy, and technical assistance.
Focus Areas
Environment / energy / climateHousing and community developmentDiversity, equity & inclusionPublic safetyCensus outreach and civic participationGrant programs for municipalities (e.g., SMASS, Powering Safe Communities)
Who They Fund
asylum seekers and refugeesChicago metro residents/municipalitiesneighborhood residents impacted by public-safety risksvulnerable/low-income households receiving seasonal assistancecommunities needing climate resilience supports
About Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
The largest recent grant in the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus record is $30,251,235 to the City of Chicago for asylum seeker services, showing how the Caucus functions as a regional intermediary for municipal needs at city scale. Most of its recent giving stays within Illinois and is directed to local governments and civic partners across the Chicago metropolitan area. That pattern fits its role as a membership organization for the region’s municipalities, where mayors and local leaders collaborate on public policy, regional quality of life, and coordinated programs. The Caucus funds both direct municipal support and technical assistance. Recent awards include $1,062,545 to the Village of Oak Park for asylum seeker services and $923,990 to Lake County for the same purpose, along with smaller grants for public-safety, climate, housing, and equity work. Its programs also show how it operates: census outreach subawards, housing planning support, age-friendly workshops, and municipal grant programs tied to local implementation. The result is a grantmaker centered on Chicago-region government capacity, with grants that often support public services, planning, and targeted community response.
What Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Funds
Asylum seeker services are the clearest recent focus. In 2025, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus gave $30,251,235 to the City of Chicago, $1,062,545 to the Village of Oak Park, and $923,990 to Lake County for asylum seeker services, with additional support to the City of Elgin. Housing and planning also appear in its portfolio. In 2023, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning received $78,542 for a housing needs assessment, aligning with the Caucus’s housing and community-development work. The Caucus also funds local capacity building around climate and safety. It gave $25,333 to Opticos Design Inc for the Chicago Metro MMH toolkit, $15,000 to Active Transportation Alliance for taking climate action, and a series of $10,000 Powering Safe Communities grants to Illinois municipalities such as Elmwood Park, Orland Park, Lombard, Mokena, and Evanston.
How Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly around $10,000: the median is $10,000, with p25 at $9,100 and p75 at $10,910. That distribution matches a pattern of frequent small municipal awards, alongside a few much larger program grants. The Caucus is a regular funder, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Recent grants show repeated annual use of the same program label, especially Powering Safe Communities, which appears across 2023, 2024, and 2025 to different Illinois municipalities. That points to recurring project support rather than one-off gifts.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$33.8M
Total Assets
$1.2M
Total Revenue
$35.6M
Total Expenses
$35.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $11K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$11K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
NEIL JAMES
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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