Crossroads Fund mourns the loss of an amazing Chicago organizer and member of our community. On January 29^th, John Castillo-Pennycuff passed away. John was a beloved and respected activist in the LGBTQ community. He served on the Chicago Commission on Human Relations Mayor's Advisory Council on LGBT Issues, was a member of Queer Nation Chicago, Equal Marriage NOW, the Coalition against Bashing, and many other groups, but I knew him as a friend.

Crossroads Fund is looking for a consultant to help us implement a tool to measure our social change impact. See the RFP below for more information:

Great news! (OK, maybe not as exciting as the “Buffet Rule”)!

Crossroads Fund will be the featured cause for three days on Groupon!  I know - we are excited too!

The Crossroads Fund community is grief-stricken at learning about the passing of Henry T. Chandler, Jr. (Harry), who passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2011.  Chicago has lost a great friend, community member, and leader.

Thirty years ago a group of young activists came together to start what is today Crossroads Fund, a public foundation committed to giving grants to social justice organizations. Even though they were a small collective, they had a big idea, to raise money to help fund other small groups so that they could empower multiple movements.

Each summer, the same cycle repeats itself: as the temperatures rise, crime statistics also increase, bringing with them news coverage and community responses that often expose and inflame the deep racial and class divisions in Chicago.

A series of violent clashes over the last few months in Lakeview have sparked heated community meetings and online discussions. Although the responses have been as diverse as the LGBTQ community itself, some individuals have blamed the recent attacks on LGBTQ youth of color, and have gone so far as to call for social services for queer youth to be shut down in the neighborhood. The situation is complicated, but youth are not the problem.