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Donations to Chicago Women in Trades provide women with the training and resources to define their careers in the trades. Funding is used to equip and staff our training facility, advocate for women in the trades, and provide technical assistance and resources to industry partners.

Our training programs are entirely FREE to qualified women looking to become professionals in the construction industry.

Donations by check can be made payable to Chicago Women in Trades and mailed to:

Attention: Accounting
Chicago Women in Trades
2444 W. 16th Street, Suite 3E, Chicago, IL 60608

Chicago Women in Trades is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Your contributions are fully tax-deductible, limited to the excess amount of money contributed over the value of goods or services provided by the organization.

Current Supporters and Partners

We would not exist without the incredible support of our donors, industry partners, and advocates. We are grateful to everyone who helps us empower women to join the trades.

Foundation and Corporate Funders

Our private funders help diversify our revenue, leverage public investments in our work, and collaborate in exploring best practices that strengthen our mission, services, impact, and operations.

The Allstate Foundation
Alphawood Foundation Chicago
Bridges to Brighter Futures, a collaboration between the Kinship Foundation and The Chicago Community Trust, funded through The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
The Chicago Community Trust 
Chicago Foundation for Women
JPMorgan Chase Foundation 
Constellation Energy Foundation 
Ford Foundation
Hunter Family Foundation
Jobs for the Future
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Lendlease Americas Inc.
Lowe’s Foundation
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
Mortenson Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Power Construction
Turner Foundation
Walsh Construction
Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund

Government Funders

Federal, state, and local funders entrust public dollars to our efforts, which support our shared community goals, primarily related to employment, equity, and human services.

Chicago Department of Family and Support Services
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Illinois Department of Human Services
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau

Industry Partners

Our partners enhance our training programs by providing various forms of support, such as hands-on field trips, job-shadowing experiences, mock interviewers, instructors, tools, equipment, and all-women’s trade-specific classes, among other resources.

Unions

Boilermakers Local 1
Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers
Cement Masons & Plasterers
Heat & Frost Insulators Local 17
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 9, Local 134
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 150
Ironworkers Local 1, Local 63, Local 444
Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
Painters District Council 14 and Finishing Trades Institute of DC 14
Pipefitters Local 597
Plumbers Local 130 UA
Sheet Metal Workers Local 73
Sprinkler Fitters Local 281
Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local 11

Contractors

3LW Renovations
Abitua Sewer, Water and Plumbing, Inc.
Ace Landscaping, LLC
Acorn Wire + Iron Works
Aldridge Electric
ALL Construction Group
All Tech Builders & Restoration Inc.
Allen Prestwood Concrete Construction
Asuma Masonry Restoration, LLC
BEAR Construction
Bigane Paving Co
BlackRock Construction
Blinderman Construction
BNSF Railway
Bridgewater Studio Inc.
BrightView
Broadway Electric, Inc. (BEI)
Brookfield Zoo
Bulley & Andrews
BWF Construction
Chicagoland Associated General Contractors (AGC)
Chicago Ornamental Iron, Inc/COI Company
Chicago Pipe Bending & Coil Company
Chicago Scenic Studios
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
CISCO (Construction Industry Services Corporation)
Clayco
Clune Construction Company
Command Group
Consolidated Flooring
Constellation Energy
Cook County Facilities Management
CT Mechanical
Custom Contracting
D. Construction
Denk & Roche Builders
DLZ
F.H. Paschen
Finishing Chicago
FosterWorks
Freedman Seating Company
Gallagher Asphalt
Gilbane
G & M Electrical Contractors
GMA Construction Group (Griggs Mitchell & Alma)
Granite Construction
Hemingway Chimney
The Hill Group
Illinois Tollway
Industrial Fence Inc
Inherent Homes
LiveWire Construction
Mahar Fabrication Studio
Metra Metropolitan Rail
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Milhouse Engineering and Construction
Mortenson Company
Nicor Gas
Northern Pipeline Contractors
Northwestern University Facilities Management
OHLA USA
Otis
Painters USA
PatchMaster
Penn Services
Pepper Construction
Perimeter Security Solutions (PSS)
Pink Hard Hatz Construction
Plote Construction Inc.
Power & Sons Construction
Power Construction
Ralph H. Simpson Co
Related Midwest
Renewal by Andersen
RHL Insulation
RHM Staffing Solutions
Roche Electric
S&C Electric Company
Sandi Llano & Associates, Inc.
Sims Metal
Skender
StayLitt Electric
Taylor Electric Company
TEC (Temperature Equipment Corporation)
Thorne Associates, Inc.
Tori Construction
Toro Construction
Trane Heating & Air Conditioning
Turner Construction Company
UJAMAA Construction
Union Pacific Railroad
Walsh Construction
W.E. O’Neil Construction
Westlund Inspection Team
WSP

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