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Illinois

STATEWIDE DATA

12.5M

Population

5.1M

Households

39.5

Median Age

$80,306

Median Household Income

81,000+

Nonprofit Organizations

1,000,000+

People Employed by Nonprofits

$160B

Total Nonprofit
Revenue

$449B

Total Nonprofit Assets

$8.6B+

Total Individual Charitable Contributions

$3,640

Average Individual Charitable Contribution

_{^{Sources: Cause IQ, www.causeiq.com (2024) | Census Reporter, www.censusreporter.org/ (2023) | Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SOI Tax Stats - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) FY 2021}}

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Chicago

CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE-ELGIN, IL-IN MSA | 2023 METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA DATA

9.3M

Population

3.7M

Households

39

Median Age

$87,071

Median Household Income

56,600+

Nonprofit Organizations

829,000+

People Employed by Nonprofits

$130B

Total Nonprofit
Revenue

$356B

Total Nonprofit Assets

$7.7B+

Total Individual Charitable Contributions

$4,110

Average Individual Charitable Contribution

_{^{Sources: Cause IQ, www.causeiq.com (2024) | Census Reporter, www.censusreporter.org/ (2023) | Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SOI Tax Stats - Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) FY 2021}}

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Case Study: Navy Pier

CCS helped advance a bridge campaign with Navy Pier during COVID to further their impact and to expand and diversify their funding sources. This partnership builds on a prior partnership between CCS and Navy Pier.

This critical partnership led to over $9 million raised philanthropically, inspired a matching public grant of $8 million from the State of Illinois, and provided momentum for $9 million from the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. Throughout the campaign and beyond, Navy Pier was able to explore diverse donor pipelines that paved the way for incredible new community programming.

As a vital leader in the arts and cultural landscape of Chicago and beyond, Navy Pier was proud to reopen and continue to serve as a platform for so many beloved cultural programs and institutions.

“We partnered with CCS during a critical time for Navy Pier, as the global pandemic posed immense challenges for our organization. Together, we collaboratively conducted a successful Save the People’s Pier campaign and, with inspiration from our generous donors, engaged CCS to develop a sustainable, long-term fundraising strategy to advance Navy Pier’s mission and community impact.”

Andrea Chwee, Director of Planning, Navy Pier

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Case Study: B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim

B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim (BJBE) partnered with CCS for over two years on three projects: the development and implementation of a new membership model, a feasibility study, and a major gift effort focused on reducing the building mortgage.

As with many congregations that we work with across the United States who have implemented this model, BJBE saw an increase in membership, annual fundraising, and overall donor and member satisfaction. In year one, BJBE welcomed 96 new member households and 66% of members increased or maintained their financial commitment from the prior year. Overall, BJBE raised $1.5 million toward their major gift effort. This shift engaged the community at all levels, from BJBE leadership to new members. Not only are congregants more engaged with the mission of the synagogue, but the culture of philanthropy is broader and deeper than ever before.

"CCS was great to work with. We appreciated their collaborative style and they were very nimble as we needed to make adjustments along the way. Once BJBE decided to make the change, we never could have moved forward without CCS."

Marti Greenburg, Financial Development Chair, Congregation BJBE

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Access additional local trends and insights in the Greater Chicago Philanthropic Landscape Report

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