Funders, Clients & Partners

CNT is supported by the generosity of individuals and organizations. CNT also works in partnership with other institutions to promote our mission to build more livable and sustainable urban communities. The following organizations, government agencies, corporations, and charitable foundations support CNT through donations, grants, and consulting contracts or work in partnership with CNT. (For the period 1/1/07 - present)

Foundations

Alphawood Foundation
American Endowment Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Big Cat Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Field Foundation of Illinois
Global Philanthropy Partnerships
Grand Victoria Foundation
Great Lakes Protection Fund
Home Depot Foundation
I Do Foundation
Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
Jocarno Fund
Joyce Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Mendel Family Fund
Niamogue Foundation
Oppenheimer Family Foundation
Orton Family Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Prince Charitable Trusts
Richard H Driehaus Foundation
Searles Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
Surdna Foundation
Taproot Foundation
The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment
Tower Charitable Fund
Union Pacific Railroad Foundation
Wallace Global Fund
Wieboldt Foundation
William J Clinton Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
WPW Family Foundation

Businesses & Corporations

4240 Architecture
Ameren
Ariel Capital Management
Boeing Company
Christy Webber Landscapes
ComEd
Consolidated Printing
F.H. Paschen
Green Home Chicago
Harris Bank
MidAmerica Bank
Ozinga Brothers
ShoreBank Corporation

Government

Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District
Chicago Park District
City of Blue Island, IL
City of Chicago 1st Aldermanic District
City of Chicago Bureau of Forestry
City of Chicago Green Corps
City of Chicago Department of Environment
City of Chicago Department of Housing
City of Chicago Public Building Commission
City of Chicago Water Management
City of Evanston, IL
City of Ft. Wayne, IN
City of Harvey, IL
City of Joliet, IL
City of Milwaukee, WI
City of Oakland, CA
City of San Antonio, TX
City of South Bend, IN
Illinois Attorney General
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Transportation Department
Morgan State University
Northeast New England Passenger Railroad Authority
Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (ICSO), Canada
San Bernardino Association of Government
Southern California Association of Government
University of Colorado
University of New Orleans
US DOT Federal Transportation Administration
US EPA Region V
Village of Bellwood, IL
Village of Hazel Crest, IL
Village of Midlothian, IL
Village of Oak Park, IL
Village of Riverdale, IL

Non-Profit and Civic Organizations

Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership
Bethel New Life
Broadway United Methodist Church
Brookings Institution’s Urban Market Initiative
Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Chicago Wilderness
Chicago Metropolis 2020
Des Plaines Watershed Team
Earth Share of Illinois
Illinois Trails Conservatory
Innovation Network for Communities
Metro Seniors in Action
Presidential Climate Action Project

Partnerships

Aclara Software™
Al Raby School for Community & Environment
Brookings Institution
Center for Clean Air Policy
Center for Transit-Oriented Development
Center on Wisconsin Strategy
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Chicago Transit Authority
Community Investment Corporation
Congress for New Urbanism
Comverge
Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
Delta Institute
Drummond School
Hansen Park Elementary School
HNTB Corporation
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
Illinois Environmental Council
Innovation Network for Communities
Metropolitan Planning Council
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Morton Arboretum
New Building Institute
Openlands
Our Lady Gate of Heaven
Preservation Compact
Presidential Climate Action Project
Reconnecting America
Regional Transit Authority
Saint Margaret Mary Church and School
South Suburban Mayors & Managers Association
Southeast Environmental Task Force, Chicago, IL
Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
Teska Associates
Transit Resource Center
Unity Community Development Corporation of Joliet
Urban Land Institute
US Green Building Council - Chicago Chapter
Vaughn Elementary School
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Matching Gifts

AIG Matching Grants
AON Foundation
Amgen Foundation
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
GE Foundation
Goldman Sachs
Joyce Foundation
JP Morgan Chase
Nuveen Investments
Polk Bros. Foundation
USG Foundation Inc.
U.S. Bancorp

In-Kind Donations

Crust
Half Acre Beer
NatureMill
Olivia’s Market
Piece
Velospace.org





Who is CNT?

CNT is a creative think-and-do tank that combines rigorous research with effective solutions. CNT works across disciplines and issues, including transportation and community development, energy, natural resources, and climate change.


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CNT Updates

June 2008

Place Matters! From testifying before a congressional committee and providing the most fuel efficient neighborhoods to Forbes, to updating our Housing + Transportation Affordability Index with current gas costs and expanding I-GO car sharing as a option to owning a car.

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Events

November 10 - November 19: RTA 2009 Budget Transit Hearings

Tuesday, November 11: “Global Warming Cafe”, discussion

Tuesday, November 18: H2Oil: Mixing Water and Oil, Illinois Humanities Council program

Thursday, November 20: On The Eve of the Centennial: Daniel Burnham, Big Thinkers, and the Future of the Metropolis, American Planning Association’s November Program

Friday-Sunday, November 23-24: FamilyFarmed Expo

SUPPORT CNT! Friday-Sunday, November 28-30: Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s “Global Rhythm’s 4″