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Foundation of late Chicago entrepreneur Sue Gin announces $21 million donation for nonprofit to fight gun violence in the city

Nine years after the death of Sue Gin, a pioneering Chicago entrepreneur, her newly active foundation is taking up the fight against gun violence in the city where she built her career. The Sue Ling Gin Foundation announced its first major gift Tuesday, a $21 million, three-year donation to Chicago CRED, a nonprofit community intervention program that focuses on reducing gun violence in some ...
Chicago CRED outreach supervisor Terrance Henderson hugs a resident during an outreach walk on July 9, 2020, in the Roseland neighborhood.

Nine years after the death of Sue Gin, a pioneering Chicago entrepreneur, her newly active foundation is taking up the fight against gun violence in the city where she built her career.

The Sue Ling Gin Foundation announced its first major gift Tuesday, a $21 million, three-year donation to Chicago CRED, a nonprofit community intervention program that focuses on reducing gun violence in some of the city’s most underserved neighborhoods.

“It’s by far our largest Chicago-based donation,” said Arne Duncan, the former secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and CEO of

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