Field Foundation Interactive Maps

For the Field Foundation of Illinois, urbagraphics created multiple interactive mapping applications for public use on their website and compiled and analyzed data on the city of Chicago, outlining a geographic study area where less than 20% of the residents identify their race as White. We analyzed quality of life indicators such as educational outcomes, access to health insurance, commute times, violent crime rates, and access to arts and culture in those areas.

By overlaying race and ethnicity with these indicators, we found there is an incredible divestment of resources leading to a nexus of poverty and trauma that align with communities of color in Chicago. The Field Foundation is using these maps to direct grant funding towards areas that need it most, bringing much needed resources to these communities in the program areas of art, journalism & storytelling, justice, and leadership investment.