Grant Awards
2017 Grant Awards
Economy
Chicago Jobs Council
General operating support
Chicago Community Trust
Support for the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance
Raise the Floor Alliance
General operating support
United Way of Elgin
Support for tax preparation services of Center for Economic Progress
Women Employed
Support for the Illinois Career Pathways Program
World Business Chicago
Support for Chicago Anchors for a Strong Economy
Education
Advance Illinois
General operating support
Child Care Resource & Referral
Support for the shared service alliance for early childhood education providers in Will and Kendall Counties.
Children's Home + Aid – Greater East St. Louis Early Learning Partnership
Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle
Children's Home + Aid of Illinois
Support for the fiscal scan of state and federal investments in early childhood education for children birth to age eight in Illinois
Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education
Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle
Community Child Care Connection
Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle
Community Organizing and Family Issues
General operating support
DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform
Support for the Early Childhood Regional Collaboration in DuPage County
Elgin Community College Foundation
Support to test the expansion of the Alliance for College Readiness partnership to include early childhood education
Elgin Partnership for Early Learning
General operating support
Fox Valley United Way – SPARK Early Childhood Collaboration
Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
General operating support
John A. Logan College Foundation – Southern Illinois Coalition for Children and Families
Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle
Latino Policy Forum
Support to expand advocacy efforts to increase and improve early childhood services for Latino children birth to age eight
Metropolitan Family Services – Addison Early Childhood Collaborative
Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Support to align the early education and child welfare systems
The Community Foundation of Macon County – Education Coalition of Macon County
Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle
YWCA Elgin – Elgin Partnership for Early Learning
Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle
Elgin
Association for Individual Development
General operating support for Elgin-based services
Bethlehem Lutheran Child Development Center
General operating support
Boys & Girls Club of Elgin
General operating support
Children's Theatre of Elgin
General operating support
Community Crisis Center, Inc.
General operating support
Ecker Center for Mental Health
General operating support
Elgin History Museum
General operating support
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
General operating support
Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
General operating support
Family Service Association of Greater Elgin Area
General operating support
Food for Greater Elgin
General operating support
Golden Corridor Family YMCA
General operating support for Elgin-based services
Greater Elgin Family Care Center
General operating support
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley
General operating support
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
General operating support for Elgin-based services
One Hope United
General operating support for Elgin Child and Family Resource Center
PADS of Elgin, Inc.
General operating support
Renz Addiction Counseling Center
General operating support
Senior Services Associates, Inc.
General operating support for Elgin-based services
The Literacy Connection
General operating support
VNA Health Care
General operating support for Elgin-based services
Youth Leadership Academy
General operating support
YWCA Elgin
General operating support
Environment
Audubon Great Lakes
Support to establish a network of grassland stewards in Northeastern Illinois
Delta Institute
Support to identify conservation finance models that could be successful in Illinois
Environmental Law and Policy Center
Support protection of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and advocate for rules governing safe disposal of coal ash
Faith in Place
General operating support
Friends of the Chicago River
General operating support
Great Rivers Land Trust
Support for the acquisition of Pearl 570, located in Pearl Township in southeast Pike County, Illinois
Metropolitan Planning Council
Support for improved stormwater management in the Chicago region
Openlands
Support for strategic planning to develop a system for organization-wide evaluation
Parklands Foundation
Support for the acquisition of Hayes Woods, located in Montgomery Township in southeastern Woodford County, central Illinois
Prairie Rivers Network
General operating support
The Conservation Foundation
General operating support
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County
General operating support
The Sierra Club – Illinois Chapter
Support for the Illinois Clean Water Campaign and the Fox River Valley watershed protection work
Special Opportunities
Forefront
General operating support