Economy
Chicago Community Foundation
To support the Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance
$75,000
12 months
To support the Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance
$75,000
12 months
Education Systems Center
To support Education Systems Center’s work with the 60 x 25 leadership communities.
$75,000
12 months
To support Education Systems Center’s work with the 60 x 25 leadership communities.
$75,000
12 months
Latino Union of Chicago
To support the exploration of day labor worker needs in the west and northwest suburbs
$64,300
18 months
To support the exploration of day labor worker needs in the west and northwest suburbs
$64,300
18 months
World Business Chicago
To support the Chicago Anchors for a Strong Economy (CASE) Program
$50,000
12 months
To support the Chicago Anchors for a Strong Economy (CASE) Program
$50,000
12 months
Education
Communities United
To support the Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE) Initiative
$150,000
24 months
To support the Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE) Initiative
$150,000
24 months
Elgin
Association for Individual Development
General operating support for Elgin-based work
$60,000
24 months
General operating support for Elgin-based work
$60,000
24 months
Easter Seals DuPage & Fox Valley
General operating support for the Jayne Shover Center
$50,000
24 months
General operating support for the Jayne Shover Center
$50,000
24 months
Elgin Partnership for Early Learning
General operating support for Elgin-based work
$80,000
24 months
General operating support for Elgin-based work
$80,000
24 months
Luthern Social Services of Illinois
General operating support for the Elgin Center and Recovery Home
$40,000
24 months
General operating support for the Elgin Center and Recovery Home
$40,000
24 months
Engagement
Environment
Alliance for the Great Lakes
To prevent the flow of invasive species in the Great Lakes waterways and support restoration projects in Illinois
$150,000
24 months
To prevent the flow of invasive species in the Great Lakes waterways and support restoration projects in Illinois
$150,000
24 months
American Rivers
To support the feasibility of establishing a public-private parntership program to reduce flood risk and restore floodplan habitat
$100,000
12 months
To support the feasibility of establishing a public-private parntership program to reduce flood risk and restore floodplan habitat
$100,000
12 months
Audubon Great Lakes
To support the network of grassland stewards and community engagement efforts
$120,000
24 months
To support the network of grassland stewards and community engagement efforts
$120,000
24 months
Conservation Fund
To support the Illinois Working Lands, Water, and Wildlife Conservation Partnership
$400,000
12 months
To support the Illinois Working Lands, Water, and Wildlife Conservation Partnership
$400,000
12 months
Environmental Law & Policy Center
To support coal ash solutions and protection of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
$60,000
12 months
To support coal ash solutions and protection of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
$60,000
12 months
The Wetlands Initiative
To support expanded outreach and construction of wetlands on farmland to reduce nutrient pollution into Illinois waterways
$110,000
24 months
To support expanded outreach and construction of wetlands on farmland to reduce nutrient pollution into Illinois waterways
$110,000
24 months
Special Opportunities
Emergency Response Grants
Emergency COVID-19 relief grants to 52 current grantees for a total of $378,750.
$378,750
Grant duration between 3-6 months
Emergency COVID-19 relief grants to 52 current grantees for a total of $378,750.
$378,750
Grant duration between 3-6 months