Center for Illinois’ Future

How We Invest in Impact

The Center for Illinois’ Future focuses on delivering solutions to complex problems with sustained, multiyear investments. We have invested more than $185 million in pro bono resources to address challenges in education, economic development, public safety, and health equity, such as:

• Economic Development. We enable inclusive economic mobility with investments in diverse workforce development, inclusive hiring and retention practices, and the care economy. 
• Education. We help close student success gaps with investments in the public education ecosystem, student supports, workforce inclusion programs, and representative educator pipelines. 
• Public Safety. We partner to reduce gun violence in our community with investments in community violence intervention, targeted workforce development, and support for disconnected youth, and just law enforcement. 
• Health Equity. We advance closing the life expectancy gap with investments in workforce upskilling, health care coordination, and community-based critical care.