Chicago Public Media is a leading local source of news, storytelling, and cultural programming that connects Chicagoans to each other and the world. Together with the Chicago Sun-Times, we believe in the vital role of journalism in a healthy democracy and the essential role that public media plays in informing the public with fact-based, independent, human-centered stories that reflect the diversity of our community. Pritzker Traubert Foundation is supporting Chicago Public Media’s new vision for local journalism.

Civic Consulting Alliance is a nonprofit organization bringing together collaborative investments to get big things done for Chicago. They provide pro bono consulting services that are amplified by the capacity and expertise of their corporate partners. Together, they work at the systems level to reshape the Chicago region to be more just, equitable, and resilient. Pritzker Traubert Foundation supports Civic Consulting Alliance's model to provide pro bono support to cross-sector projects in the areas of education, safety and justice, and economic vitality.

For nearly a century our nation has operated under a system in which the government works with and alongside nonprofits to serve those facing hunger, illness, homelessness and violence. The U.S. is unique in that its public and nonprofit sectors jointly form its social safety net.

That safety net has been challenged for years. But recent actions in Washington have made the crisis impossible to ignore. Legislative cuts to current and future federal support for food, health care and other safety-net programs by billions of dollars threaten this already fragile situation. In the face of this immense challenge, philanthropies can help social-sector leaders find the most impactful ways to respond. 

The ACLU was founded in 1920 to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in the United States by the Constitution. Notable issues include protecting voter rights, reproductive rights, privacy and free speech, reforming the legal system, advancing immigrants’ rights, and promoting gender and sexual equality. Pritzker Traubert Foundation is partnering with the ACLU and their ongoing work to defend and support their continuous efforts in safeguarding a diverse array of rights and liberties.