In February 2020, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced $775,000 in grant funding for 34 community-based organizations to support the City’s efforts in educating and engaging residents about the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census.
The City partnered with Forefront’s IL Count Me In 2020 initiative to disperse a portion of its $2.7 million Census investment – the largest amount of funding Chicago has ever committed to the Census – to grant funding for community organizations. These grant funds were used to support targeted community outreach and other initiatives to help increase Census participation for hard-to-count communities. The City of Chicago contributed $500,000 toward this community outreach effort, Uber provided an additional $100,000, the Illinois Department of Aging contributed $150,000 and the McCormick Foundation contributed $25,000.
GOTC Grantees
| Organization | Community Area |
|---|---|
| Carole Robertson Center for Learning | North Lawndale and South Lawndale |
| Center for Changing Lives | Humboldt Park, Hermosa, and Logan Square |
| Center on Halsted | Lakeview, South Shore, Uptown |
| Chicago Reader | Citywide |
| Chicago Veterans | Citywide |
| Claretian Associates | South Chicago |
| Community Organizing and Family Issues | Hermosa, Humboldt Park, and Englewood |
| Faith in Place | North Lawndale and Englewood |
| Far South CDC | Roseland, South Shore, and West Pullman |
| Fathers Who Care | Austin, West Garfield and East Garfield |
| Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation | Auburn Gresham and Washington Heights |
| I AM ABLE Center for Family Development Inc. | North Lawndale |
| Institute for Positive Living | Douglas, Grand Boulevard, and Washington Park |
| Japanese American Service Committee | Asian American Community |
| Hanul Family Alliance | Albany Park, North Park, and Uptown |
| Latin United Community Housing Association (LUCHA) | Lower West Side and West Englewood |
| Leave No Veteran Behind | Citywide |
| Metropolitan Tenants Organization | Greater Grand Crossing, Lower West Side, and South Chicago |
| Midwest Asian Health Association | McKinley Park, Bridgeport, Armour Square |
| Muslim Community Inc. | Albany Park, Irving Park, Jefferson Park |
| Northwest Side Housing Center | Belmont Cragin |
| Peace and Education Coalition | New City |
| Puerto Rican Cultural Center | Humboldt Park, Hermosa |
| Red Clay Dance Company | Fuller Park |
| Resident Association of Greater Englewood (RAGE) | Englewood and West Englewood |
| Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference | West Garfield, New City, Washington Park |
| Sinai Community Institute | Humboldt Park, North Lawndale, and South Lawndale |
| South Asian American Policy and Research Institute (SAAPRI) | Albany Park, West Ridge, and Rogers Park |
| Spanish Coalition for Housing | Hermosa and Lower West Side |
| St. Paul Church | Lower West Side |
| Teamwork Englewood | Englewood and West Englewood |
| United African Organization | Grand Boulevard, Greater Grand Crossing |
| Westside Health Authority | Austin, West Garfield and East Garfield |
| Workers Center for Racial Justice | Albany Park, Archer Heights, Edison Park |