The remainder of the funds were distributed with the assistance of a dozen, diverse external advisers who helped the Foundation focus giving to a majority of organizations that are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-led or -serving. Chicago-based grantees include (among others): The United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, the Latino Policy Forum to support Illinois Unidos, a collaborative COVID-19 vaccine access and public health initiative, and the Barack Obama Foundation who received $5 million to develop programming space within the Obama Presidential Center that will focus on leadership training, racial healing and civic engagement on Chicago’s South Side.
