Young Leaders Fund

About

The Young Leaders Fund (YLF), an initiative of the Chicago Community Trust, provides young professionals with an innovative way to make a difference, empowering them to manage the grant making process, while also enabling them to become more effective volunteers and more knowledgeable civic leaders. YLF focuses its grants on small, start-up nonprofits serving communities in Chicago in Arts & Culture, Child Development & Education, and Community & Economic Development.

About the Host

We envision a Chicago region where equity is central and opportunity and prosperity are in reach for all. To realize our vision, we mobilize people, ideas, organizations, and resources to improve the lives of people in the Chicago region and beyond.