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Top 25 Community development corporations based in Chicago, United States

Name: Community development corporations based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 94 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 94 community development corporations headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,822 professional contacts across them, including 900 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers community development corporations headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest community development corporations based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 94 community development corporations based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to community development corporations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	National Equity Fund, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	239 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “National Equity Fund, Inc.(NEF) is a leading non-profit, multi-family, affordable, real estate investment manager with a mission to create and deliver innovative, collaborative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	IFF Cdfi	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	216 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Grounded in equity and deep sector expertise, IFF champions nonprofits to shape more equitable and vibrant communities through community-centered lending, development, and real…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Evergreen Real Estate Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	211 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Transforming Communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Neighborhood Housing Services Of Chicago	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	115 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1975, NHS of Chicago is a nonprofit, HUD-certified housing and counseling organization committed to helping homeowners and strengthening neighborhoods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen’s practice was formed in 1998 through years of representing developers, tax credit syndicators, investors, lenders, public housing authorities and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation is committed to the redevelopment of Chicago’s north side communities for the benefit of and control by the low and moderate-income families…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Depaul USA	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	64 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Depaul USA believes that everyone should have a place to call home and a stake in their community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Habitat For Humanity Chicago	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chicago is a unique city, full of grit, determination and possibility-and we're excited to be a part of it.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Pacific Garden Mission	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	53 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pacific Garden Mission is a nonprofit organization in Chicago, Illinois, USA” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Chicago Community Loan Fund	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Chicago Community Loan Fund provides low-cost, flexible financing and hands-on technical assistance to community development organizations for affordable housing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Full Circle Communities, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our mission To expand access to quality affordable housing through preservation and development, thoughtful design, and the provision of significant and targeted supportive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Claretian Associates	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Claretian Associates is a nonprofit organization in South Chicago, dedicated to affordable housing and social services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC) was founded in 2001 by an association of local community leaders to revitalize Auburn Gresham and several surrounding…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Greater Southwest Development Corporation	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a team of passionate advocates, resources, and powerbrokers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Holsten Human Capital Development, NFP	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Holsten Human Capital Development, NFP (HHCD) is a nonprofit, charitable organization with the mission to strengthen families living in affordable, mixed-income and subsidized…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Primo Center	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The mission of the Primo Center is to empower women and children to become productive, responsible and independent members of their communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Holsten Real Estate Development & Management Corporation	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Holsten Management’s diverse portfolio includes over two million square feet of mixed-use housing and commercial spaces.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	LUCHA	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1982, LUCHA (Latin United Community Housing Association) is both a U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	North Side Housing And Supportive Services	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “North Side Housing and Supportive Services is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 1983, serving individuals who are homeless or formerly homeless.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	The Renaissance Collaborative, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our Mission: To promote self-sufficiency through an innovative and comprehensive network of supportive housing, employment, and educational services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Back Of The Yards Neighborhood Council	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council is a community organization whose mission is to enhance the general welfare of all residents, organizations, and businesses in our…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Lawndale Christian Development Corporation	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Lawndale Christian Development Corporation is a developer and manager of community-enhancing residential and commercial properties; a partner for educational excellence; and a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	FAR South Community Development Corporation	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Far South Community Development Corporation (Far South CDC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides strategic community-building services to residents and businesses…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Chicago neighborhood initiatives was formed in 2010 to coordinate resources, economic development and neighborhood revitalization efforts in Chicagoland’s low-to-moderate income…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Greater Chatham Initiative	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Greater Chatham Initiative (GCI) was formed to implement the 2016 Comprehensive Plan for Economic Growth and Neighborhood Vitality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: community development corporations. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names community development corporations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of community development corporations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name community development corporations. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Community development corporations based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

49.4%Verified-email coverage

19.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

143.6%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 94 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among community development corporations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “community development corporations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names community development corporations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among community development corporations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 900 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Community development corporations by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names community development corporations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many community development corporations are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 94 community development corporations headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

National Equity Fund, INC, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most community development corporations?

New York leads with 135 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (94) and Los Angeles (79).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 900 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 94 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.