2017 Grant Awards - Grand Victoria Foundation

Economy

Chicago Jobs Council

General operating support

$125,000

12 months

Chicago Community Trust

Support for the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance

$62,500

12 months

Raise the Floor Alliance

General operating support

$75,000

12 months

United Way of Elgin

Support for tax preparation services of Center for Economic Progress

$30,000

12 months

Women Employed

Support for the Illinois Career Pathways Program

$100,000

12 months

World Business Chicago

Support for Chicago Anchors for a Strong Economy

$120,000

12 months

Education

Advance Illinois

General operating support

$50,000

12 months

Child Care Resource & Referral

Support for the shared service alliance for early childhood education providers in Will and Kendall Counties.

$72,500

12 months

Children’s Home + Aid – Greater East St. Louis Early Learning Partnership

Support for participation in the Early Learning Leardership Circle

$15,000

18 months

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

$30,000

12 months

Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education

Support for participation in the Early Learning Leardership Circle

$15,000

18 months

Community Child Care Connection

Support for participation in the Early Learning Leardership Circle

$15,000

18 months

Community Organizing and Family Issues

General operating support

$50,000

12 months

DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform

Support for the Early Childhood Regional Collaboration in DuPage County

$20,000

12 months

Elgin Community College Foundation

Support to test the expansion of the Alliance for College Readiness partnership to include early childhood education

$20,000

12 months

Elgin Partnership for Early Learning

General operating support

$40,000

24 months

Fox Valley United Way – SPARK Early Childhood Collaboration

Support for participation in the Early Learning Leardership Circle

$15,000

18 months

Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies

General operating support

$100,000

12 months

John A. Logan College Foundation – Southern Illinois Coalition for Children and Families

Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle

$15,000

18 months

Latino Policy Forum

Support to expand advocacy efforts to increase and improve early childhood services for Latino children birth to age eight

$45,000

12 months

Metropolitan Family Services – Addison Early Childhood Collaborative

Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle

$15,000

18 months

Ounce of Prevention Fund

Support to align the early education and child welfare systems

$100,000

12 months

The Community Foundation of Macon County – Education Coalition of Macon County

Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle

$15,000

18 months

YWCA Elgin – Elgin Partnership for Early Learning

Support for participation in the Early Learning Leadership Circle

$15,000

18 months

Elgin

Association for Individual Development

General operating support for Elgin-based services

$25,000

12 months

Bethlehem Lutheran Child Development Center

General operating support

$25,000

12 months

Boys & Girls Club of Elgin

General operating support

$60,000

24 months

Children’s Theatre of Elgin

General operating support

$15,000

12 months

Community Crisis Center, Inc.

General operating support

$50,000

24 months

Ecker Center for Mental Health

General operating support

$20,000

12 months

Elgin History Museum

General operating support

$30,000

24 months

Elgin Symphony Orchestra

General operating support

$20,000

12 months

Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra

General operating support

$60,000

24 months

Family Service Association of Greater Elgin Area

General operating support

$50,000

24 months

Food for Greater Elgin

General operating support

$60,000

24 months

Golden Corridor Family YMCA

General operating support for Elgin-based services

$15,000

12 months

Greater Elgin Family Care Center

General operating support

$50,000

24 months

Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley

General operating support

$15,000

12 months

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

General operating support for Elgin-based services

$25,000

12 months

One Hope United

General operating support for Elgin Child and Family Resource Center

$60,000

24 months

PADS of Elgin, Inc.

General operating support

$50,000

24 months

Renz Addiction Counseling Center

General operating support

$50,000

24 months

Senior Services Associates, Inc.

General operating support for Elgin-based services

$92,000

24 months

The Literacy Connection

General operating support

$50,000

24 months

VNA Health Care

General operating support for Elgin-based services

$50,000

24 months

Youth Leadership Academy

General operating support

$10,000

12 months

YWCA Elgin

General operating support

$60,000

24 months

Environment

Audubon Great Lakes

Support to establish a network of grassland stewards in Northeastern Illinois

$120,000

24 months

Delta Institute

Support to identify conservation finance models that could be successful in Illinois

$210,000

18 months

Environmental Law and Policy Center

Support protection of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and advocate for rules governing safe disposal of coal ash

$160,000

24 months

Faith in Place

General operating support

$35,000

12 months

Friends of the Chicago River

General operating support

$160,000

24 months

Great Rivers Land Trust

Support for the acquisition of Pearl 570, located in Pearl Township in southeast Pike County, Illinois

$400,000

36 months

Metropolitan Planning Council

Support for improved stormwater management in the Chicago region

$100,000

12 months

Openlands

Support for strategic planning to develop a system for organization-wide evaluation

$152,000

24 months

Parklands Foundation

Support for the acquisition of Hayes Woods, located in Montgomery Township in southeastern Woodford County, central Illinois

$174,200

12 months

Prairie Rivers Network

General operating support

$130,000

24 months

The Conservation Foundation

General operating support

$125,000

24 months

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County

General operating support

$90,000

18 months

The Sierra Club – Illinois Chapter

Support for the Illinois Clean Water Campaign and the Fox River Valley watershed protection work

$80,000

12 months

Special Opportunities

Forefront

General operating support

$25,000

12 months