Does Chicago Community Trust pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Chicago Community Trust employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Chicago Community Trust. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Chicago Community Trust?

47% of Chicago Community Trust employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Chicago Community Trust 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Chicago Community Trust according to real employee reviews?

"The people here are great" ((in 3 reviews))

Chicago Community Trust Reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)

Andrea Sáenz

21% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (25 reviews)

Chicago Community Trust has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chicago Community Trust employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

25 reviews

4.0

9 June 2026

Good workplace, but not great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Hard-working staff - Competitive salaries - Mission-driven organization - Decent benefits - Nice office downtown

Cons

- Corporate environment (friendly and polite, but hard to truly get to know people) - Siloed departments - High turnover - Seems difficult to get promoted or make lateral moves

5.0

9 Nov 2025

Great Place to work

Data analyst intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Postivie work environment -Passion driven work -Lots of community engagement -Impact driven

Cons

-Can be limited career opportunities but they do work to makes sure everyone has a chance to move up

1.0

14 Oct 2025

Strong people; weak leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The people are very dedicated to their work. They believe in what they are doing and work hard.

Cons

The leadership is terrible. Micromanagement at its zenith! Weak leaders who don't know how to get the best from people. Employees dropping like flies.

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