| 2017 GRANT AWARDS BY CATEGORY | | |
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| Access to Jobs | $135,000.00 | |
| Educational Opportunity | $354,890.00 | |
| Environmental Sustainability | $24,100.00 | |
| Social & Cultural Opportunity | $98,500.00 | |
| Health & Wellness Options | $26,240.00 | |
| Scholarships | $117,500.00 | |
| Seabury Scholarships | $32,000.00 | |
| Other | $118,541.00 | |
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| ACCESS TO JOBS | | |
| ORGANIZATION | DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT |
| St. Leonard's Ministries | Michael Barlow Center | $10,00.00 |
| Inspiration Corporation, Inc. | Workforce Development program | $7,500.00 |
Experimental Station
| Blackstone Bicycle Works
| $7,500.00
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| Still Point Theater Collective | Persephone Project at Grace House | $5,000.00 |
| Thresholds | Veterans Project | $15,000.00 |
Growing Home
| Farm-based employment training program | $7,500.00
|
Seattle Globalist
| Global Youth Apprenticeship Program
| $20,000.00
|
Waves Project, Inc.
| Scuba Training for wounded American veterans | $15,000.00
|
Floured Apron
| Job Training | $10,000.00 |
Jane Addams Resource Corporation
| Careers in Manufacturing Programs
| $10,000.00
|
Cara Program
| Cara Connects | $7,500.00
|
Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center
| POWER Skills Program
| $20,000.00
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| EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY | | |
| ORGANIZATION | DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT |
Cool Classics
| Elementary School Literacy Program | $7,500.00
|
Allowance for Good
| Allow Good Program | $5,000.00
|
Working In The Schools (WITS)
| Teacher Professional Development Program | $15,000.00
|
Starfish Initiative
| Mentorship Program | $20,000.00
|
Providence Cristo Rey High School
| School Technology Equipment | $13,390.00
|
| Cluster Tutoring Program | Tutoring Program | $5,000.00 |
| Family Matters | Youth Development Programs | $25,000.00 |
| Genesys Works Chicago | College and Career Connections Program | $7,500.00 |
| LADDER UP Financial | FAFSA program | $10,000.00 |
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
| Horizons Creative Writing Outreach Program | $6,500.00
|
One Million Degrees
| Scholar Development Program | $7,500.00
|
Free Spirit Media
| Out-of-school time digital media arts programs
| $7,500.00
|
Literature For All Of Us
| Young Adults Book Group | $15,000.00 |
Cherry Preschool
| Community Outreach and Inclusion Programs
| $10,000.00 |
| North Lawndale College Prep | Phoenix Rising program | $7,500.00
|
High Jump
| Middle School Program | $10,000.00
|
Chicago Debate Commission
| Academic Debate Program in Chicago Public Schools | $10,000.00
|
One Goal Chicago
| Chicago Public School Program | $10,000.00
|
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
| Indigenous Peoples Day celebration
| $5,000.00
|
| Horsefeathers | OT funding | $10,000.00 |
| Metrosquash | Pathway Program | $15,000.00 |
| Project Education Plus | After School program | $5,000.00 |
Facets Multi-Media, Inc.
| Film-based programming for youth | $15,000.00
|
Sit Stay Read
| Literacy Program | $10,000.00
|
Reading in Motion
| Benchmarks Program
| $20,000.00
|
Gary Comer Youth Center
| Utmost U programming
| $7,500.00
|
Target H.O.P.E.
| Program Support | $10,000.00 |
| Illinois Humanities Council | Odyssey Program | $20,000.00 |
| International Children's Media Center | My First Media program | $15,000.00 |
| Canine Therapy Corps | Animal-assisted therapy programs
| $10,000.00
|
College Mentors for Kids, Inc.
| Northwestern University chapter program expansion
| $20,000.00
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| ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY | | |
| ORGANIZATION | DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT |
Inland Seas Education Association
| Scholarship Programs | $6,600.00
|
| Institute of Cultural Affairs | Northside Chicago Sustainability Hub | $15,000.00 |
Friends of the Chicago River
| Chicago River Schools Network
| $5,000.00
|
| Lakeview Pantry | Composting partnership program
| $7,500.00
|
| Thorne Nature Experience | Earth Stewardship school program | $5,000.00 |
| HEALTH AND WELLNESS | | |
| ORGANIZATION | DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT |
| Girls in the Game | After School Program
| $5,000.00
|
Chicago Run
| Running Mates program
| $7,500.00
|
Children’s Assessment Center
| KIDSZ Have Rights Video Production
| $13,740.00
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| SOCIAL AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITY | | |
| ORGANIZATION | DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT |
Access Living
| Arts and Cultural Program
| $5,000.00
|
Black Ensemble Theater
| School Through Theater Arts Program
| $15,000.00
|
Oliver Art Center
| Summer Youth Arts Program
| $15,000.00
|
Chicago Zoological Society
| A Zoo for All: Inclusion and Access at the Hamill Family Play Zoo program
| $15,000.00
|
City Lit Theater Company
| Chopping Block Program Support
| $1,000.00
|
Writers’ Theatre
| Arts-integrated Education Programs
| $20,000.00
|
| Piven Theatre Workshop | “Home” arts project
| $12,500.00 |
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
| Jazz Alive Program | $15,000.00
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| SCHOLARSHIPS | | |
| ORGANIZATION | DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT |
| Berea College | CWS Graduate Fellowship in Dentistry | $4,000.00 |
| Berea College | Senior Woman Award | $4,000.00 |
| Berea College | Senior Man Award | $4,000.00 |
| Berea College | Excellence in Teaching Award | $1,500.00 |
| Boys Hope/Girls Hope | General support for scholarships | $6,000.00 |
| Warren W. "Billy" Cherry S'ship. | Scholarships | $4,000.00 |
| East Village Youth Program | Scholarships | $5,500.00 |
| Frankfort High School | Scholarships | $4,000.00 |
| NPH USA | Advanced Education Support | $5,500.00 |
New Mexico Highlands University Foundation
| Seabury Fellowship in Cultural Technology | $5,000.00 |
| Oak Park-River Forest H.S. | Senior Scholarships | $32,000.00 |
Int’l Foundation Ewha Woman's University
| Visiting Scholars Program
| $18,000.00
|
| Oak Park-River Forest H.S. | Scholarships | $32,000.00 |
| University of Arizona | Native Scholarships | $16,000.00 |
| Benzie Central High School | Scholarships | $8,000.00 |
| SEABURY SCHOLARS | | $6,000.00 |
| ORGANIZATION | DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT |
| Pima Community College | | $6,500.00 |
| Allen Community college | | $6,000.00 |
| Alverno College | | $5,000.00 |
| Howard Area Community Center | | $6,000.00 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | | $2,500.00 |
| Oakton Community college | | $6,000.00 |
| OTHER | | |
| Donors Forum | Program Support | $11,441 |
Colorado Horse Rescue
| Horse Care Program | $5,000.00
|
Hermitage Artist Retreat
| Artist Family Residencies
| $15,000.00
|
Berea College
| Instrument Laboratory
| $65,000.00
|
First Descents
| Outdoor Adventure Program Support | $10,000.00
|
NPH USA
| Program Support | $5,000.00
|
GBPLF One American Appeal
| Program Support | $5,000.00
|
| Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation | CommunityWorks | $2,100.00 |
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