Education: CFP works to close opportunity gaps across the Pre-K to post-secondary continuum for Black and Latina students in Chicago, focusing on early childhood, educator development, postsecondary success, and supportive conditions—plus arts education and the Chi-Rise initiative.
Environment: Their environmental strategy includes two Lead Pursuits: protecting and restoring the Great Lakes, and combating climate change in the Midwest. Key focus areas include improving water quality, conserving habitats, advancing policy, and promoting clean energy, sustainable agriculture, and environmental justice.
Global Health: Aimed at advancing health equity, CFP supports community-based solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa—prioritizing the training and support of community health workers, improving primary health clinic infrastructure, and enabling innovative healthcare technology.
Gun Violence Prevention: Focused on reducing gun violence in Chicago, this area supports direct services (e.g., outreach, therapy, employment), strengthens gun policy efforts, and invests in community policing to build trust and reduce violence.
Health & Human Services: CFP strives to end homelessness and build capacity in the domestic violence sector in Chicago. Their strategy includes expanding housing access and wraparound services, fostering systems innovation, and enhancing support for survivors as well as organizational and system-level capacity.
Jewish Community & Israel: This portfolio supports Jewish identity formation, pluralistic education, immersive experiences, and sector capacity building. In Israel, it focuses on diversifying the high-tech sector by supporting education, job readiness, equitable recruitment, and civic and communal institutions