Chicago Impact Investing Landscape

To celebrate our 10th annual public impact investing showcase in Chicago, we released the findings from our updated analysis of the Chicago impact investing landscape, a thriving ecosystem of impact focused investment firms.

Session #1 - Governments as Impact Investors

Panelists discussed the role that cities and governments play in investing in our communities – as well as the importance of tracking capital to understand where it ends up, measuring impact, and communicating outcomes back to the community. Read Session #1 takeaways and watch the full archived video:

Session #2 - Individuals as Impact Investors

For the second session, panelists explored how individuals can leverage their investments for impact, detailing their own approaches and answering questions from viewers, and sharing resources of interest. Read Session #2 takeaways and watch the full archived video:

Session #3 - Foundations as Impact Investors

In this session panelists highlighted the role of foundations as impact investors, through both endowment and grant or donor advised fund pools of capital. Read Session #3 takeaways and watch the full archived video:

Session #4 - Private Funds as Impact Investors

In this session panelists highlighted the role of private funds as impact investors, and how they aggregate and deploy capital on behalf of governments, individuals, foundations, and others. Read Session #4 takeaways and watch the full archived video: