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Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago — City of Chicago contracts
Every contract the City of Chicago has on file with this vendor: what was awarded, which departments issued it, and how the awards were procured. Figures are computed live from the city's official contracts dataset.
Recorded in city contract data as CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO.
$278,013,203
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
823
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Mar 12, 1993
$17,692,515
Largest single award
Jan 16, 2026
Most recent approval
A note on the totals: the city files revisions and de-obligations as their own records with negative award amounts, so the total above is the net of awards and adjustments. An awarded amount is also not money paid — it is the ceiling the city agreed to, and actual spending can come in lower.
Departments, by total awarded
- Department Of Family And Support Services$187,924,911
- Department Of Human Resources$59,992,845
- Chicago Department Of Public Health$12,588,235
- Dept On Aging$6,326,639
- Mayors Office Of Workforce Development$2,554,699
- Office Of City Clerk$1,615,604
- Department Of Planning And Development$1,545,000
Largest individual contracts
- DFSS-HHS-CS-CEL: — 2020$17,692,515
- HEAD START/COLLABORATION — 2015$13,923,340
- MOBILE OUTREACH PROGRAM — 2012$12,405,900
- DFSS-HHS-CS-HS: HEAD START/COLLABORATION — 2017$8,678,896
- HEAD START — 2014$6,236,783
- SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN — 2000$5,749,620
- DFSS-ECBG-CS-CEL: — 2019$5,671,800
- HEAD START SUPPLEMENTAL — 1997$5,438,517
How the work was procured
- RFP80 contracts
- SOLE SOURCE9 contracts
- RFI2 contracts
- RFQ2 contracts
- BID1 contracts
Contract types
- DELEGATE AGENCY644 contracts
- PROPERTY LEASE20 contracts
- Delegate Agency11 contracts
- PRO SERV CONSULTING $250,000orABOVE7 contracts
- CONVERTED3 contracts
Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago contracts most heavily with Department Of Family And Support Services, which accounts for $187,924,911 across 326 contract records.
Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago?
- City of Chicago contract records show $278,013,203 awarded to Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago across 823 contract records approved since Mar 12, 1993. That figure is the net of awards and later adjustments, and an award is not the same as money actually paid out.
- Which city departments contract with Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago are: Department Of Family And Support Services ($187,924,911); Department Of Human Resources ($59,992,845); Chicago Department Of Public Health ($12,588,235); Dept On Aging ($6,326,639); Mayors Office Of Workforce Development ($2,554,699).
- What is the largest Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Chicago contract?
- The largest single award on file is $17,692,515, described by the city as "DFSS-HHS-CS-CEL:", approved Jan 3, 2020, through Department Of Family And Support Services.
- Why can a contract amount be negative?
- The city records revisions and de-obligations as separate rows with negative award amounts. That means a vendor total is the net of original awards plus every later adjustment, not a running tally of payments. Awarded dollars are also not the same as dollars spent — a contract can be awarded and only partly drawn down.
Source
- City Contractsupdated dailyofficial portal ↗
Contracts are matched on the vendor name exactly as the city records it, so a company filed under more than one spelling may appear on more than one page. Award amounts can be negative on revisions and de-obligations; totals are the net of awards and adjustments, not payments made.