We work closely with our funders to achieve our mission and vision.
Civic Consulting Alliance amplifies investment in our mission, nearly tripling the impact of each dollar.
We help funders address the root causes of complex challenges by working with government and civic leaders to create sustainable, systems-level solutions that positively impact people’s lives.
Funders benefit from being part of our strategic cross-sector partnerships and the amplified impact of every dollar invested in our work.
$300M
Invested Over 40 Years
“Civic Consulting Alliance is an invaluable asset to Chicago. Their unique ability to bring the right people together—across government, business, and philanthropy—has made them indispensable in solving some of our city's most complex challenges. From violence prevention to public safety, from streamlining government services to advancing equitable economic investment through initiatives like We Rise Together: For an Equitable & Just Recovery, their work is both technical and deeply human. We couldn’t do this work without them. If you believe in a stronger, more effective public sector, investing in Civic Consulting Alliance is one of the most strategic choices you can make.”
— Andrea Sáenz, President & CEO of The Chicago Community Trust
Civic Consulting Alliance amplifies investment in our mission, nearly tripling the impact of each dollar.
Since 1985, we have delivered over $300 million in pro bono consulting services to the Chicago region, with more than $100 million of that amount provided in the last five years.
Fiscal Year
2026 Funders
Anonymous
Dorothy Abreu
Accenture
Kodjo Akaah
Paula Allen-Meares
Elizabeth Andrews
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Bain & Company
Frank Baiocchi
Baker McKenzie
Sid Bala
Oliver Bevan
Bram Bluestein and Ilene Gordon
BMO
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
Debra Bogo-Ernst
Peter Bresler
Gregg Bresnahan
Kevin Brown
Levoi Brown
Jacolyn and John Bucksbaum
Kelsey Burr
Cabrera Capital Markets
Dorval Carter
Jonathan Cesaretti
Valerie Chang
Chicago Community Trust
Chicago CRED
Chicago Federation of Labor
Shafaq Choudry
CIBC Chicago
City Colleges of Chicago
Frank Clark
Frank Clark III
Maurice Classen
Clayco
CME Group Foundation
Michael Collins
Michelle L. Collins
Daniel Comeaux
ComEd
Commercial Club Foundation
Liz Coon
Crowe
Matthew C. Crowl
Crown Family Philanthropies
Jessica & Evan Dadosky
Elise Dagley
Gillian Darlow
Deborah L. DeHaas
Marissa Delgado
Deloitte
Aarti Dhupelia
Cassandra Di Prizio
Discover Financial Services
DLA Piper
Richard L. Duchossois Foundation
Thea Durfee Polancic
Richard Edelman
Polly M. Eldringhoff
EY
Brian Fabes
Michael Fassnacht
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Finnegan Family Foundation
Suzanne Fisher
Esther Franco-Payne
Jim and Karen Frank
Danny Freeman
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Shelley Fulla
Abigail and Eric Gastevich
Brent Gledhill
James T. Glerum, Jr.
Becca Goldstein
Larry J. Goodman, MD
Graham C. Grady
David Hackett
Gary Hall
Luann Hamilton
Myetie Hamilton
Joshua Harris
Fay Hartog-Levin
Health Care Service Corporation
Christie Hefner
Mitch Holzrichter
Mark Hoplamazian & Rachel Kohler
Joanna Horsnail
Hunter Family Foundation
ITW Foundation
Katie Jahnke Dale
JLL
Jan Jones
Jones Day
Joyce Foundation
JPMorgan Chase
Courtney Kashima
Kish Khemani
Tom Kilroy
Knight Impact Partners
John D. & Emily Y. Kos
KPMG LLP
Amanda Kranz
Krehbiel Family Foundation
Anne Ladky
Lantern Partners
Omar Lateef
Howard Learner
Erin Linville
Phyllis Lockett
Hannah Loftus
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Kimberli and DG Macpherson
Tara Magner
Jeff Malehorn
James Mann
Marianne Markowitz
Mayer Brown
John W. McCarter, Jr.
Tovah McCord
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Wendy McCullough
Casey McKenzie
McKinsey & Company
Cynthia McSherry
Dorri McWhorter
Horacio Mendez
Mesirow
Cindy Moelis
Julie Morita
Rebecca Motley
Clare Muñana
Sandeep Nain
David Narefsky
Navy Pier
Kedra Newsom Reeves
Northern Trust
Carly Oosten
Destiny Ortega
Barbara Otto
Robert Owens
James D. Pajakowski
Anthony Pascente
Eric Patton
Peoples Gas Community Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
PNC
Polk Bros. Foundation
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Chicago
Kenneth Porrello and Sherry McFall
Linda and Richard Price and Family
Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
Pritzker Traubert Foundation
Protiviti
John Quinn
Lou Raizin
David Reifman
Robert G. Reiter, Jr.
Christopher Reynolds
Dave Richards
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila
Russell Reynolds Associates
GCM Grosvenor
Jennifer F. Scanlon
John Schmidt
Schreiber Philanthropy
Kyle Schulz
Tim Schwertfeger & Gail Waller
Doug and Leslie Scott
SDI Presence
Ben Seigle
Joseph Seliga
Mark Shadle
Smita Shah
Abrar Shaikh
Meghan Shehorn
Sidley Austin LLP
Molly Silverman
Shashi Singh
Slalom
Eric S. Smith
Whitney Smith
Robert Soles
Jennifer Steans & Jim Kastenholz
Steans Family Foundation
Joan Steel
Daniel Sullivan
Stacey Swearingen White
Paul Sznewajs
Tina Tabacchi
Luke Tanen
James Terman
Noemie & Jonathan Tilghman
Jeffrey S. Torosian
Robert Tucker
Pamela Tully
Tully & Associates
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
Nicholas Vallorano
Mark & Nancy Van Grinsven
Stephanie Wagner
Melissa Washington
Sara Wassertail
Kelly R. Welsh
West Monroe
Nina Wheeler
William Blair
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Teresa Wilton Harmon
Wintrust
Robert Wislow
Jerry Wolf
Brenna Woodley
Zeno Group
Marny Zimmer
Andrea Zopp
Corporate and Foundation Funders
We are grateful to our corporate and foundation partners, whose philanthropic support enables us to maintain our flexible and responsive capacity to get big things done.
Philanthropic Revenue
(% of Funding)
Our foundation, individual, and corporate partners, along with the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, have made $5.5 million in philanthropic investments in Civic Consulting Alliance in FY2026.