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2010 Grantee Report

 
Total Grants by Program Area
 
 
 
Arts & Culture
$226,008
Education
$338,250
Environment
$95,000
Health
$297,917
Human Services
$302,000
 
 
Total 2010 Grants
$1,259,175
 
 

 
Organization Description Amount
.

Arts & Culture

.

Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum Shoot for the Moon Exhibition, part of the Lift Off Capital Campaign $20,000
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum Adler Classroom Connections for Earth and Space Science (ACCESS) $7,500
The Art Institute of Chicago The Modern Wing Education Center - Capital Campaign $20,000
The Art Institute of Chicago BIGsmall Exhibition $7,500
Art Resources in Teaching General Operating Expenses $5,000
Arts & Business Council of Chicago The ON BOARD Program $5,000
Association of Small Foundations General Operating Expenses $2,500
Chicago Opera Theater Opera for All Program, School Partners Project $5,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Team Shakespeare $5,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra High School Programs $5,000
Chicago Women in Philanthropy General Operating Expenses $500
Donors Forum General Operating Expenses $3,500
Donors Forum General Operating Expenses $3,008
The Field Museum The Crown Family PlayLab - Capital Campaign $20,000
The Field Museum Community Outreach Programs $7,500
The Goodman Theater The Student Subscription Series $5,000
Harris Theater for Music and Dance Lead Sponsor of the Kraft Family Series $5,000
Hubbard Street Dance Company Education and Community Programs $7,500
The Joffrey Ballet Middle School Dance Clubs $7,500
John G. Shedd Aquarium Education and Outreach Programs $7,500
Lookingglass Theatre Company Artist-in-Residency Program at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls $5,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago Senior Matinee $7,500
Museum of Contemporary Art School Tours Program $5,000
Museum of Science and Industry Science Minors Program - Capital Campaign $20,000
Music Institute of Chicago The Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA) - Will to Work Program $5,000
National Center for Family Philanthropy General Operating Expenses $750
Neighborhood Writing Alliance Writing Workshop Programs for Inner-City Adults $5,000
The Newberry Library General Library Materials Fund $10,000
The Renaissance Society Programming Expenses $5,000
Sacred Heart Schools Maintenance of the Meditation Garden $750
Silk Road Theater Project Myths to Drama Educational Program in Chicago Public Schools $5,000
Steppenwolf Theatre Company The Young Adult Council $7,500

32 Grants



Total Arts & Culture     

$226,008



Education

.

American Indian College Fund The Siragusa Foundation Tribal College Scholarship Program $15,000
The Associated Colleges of Illinois College Readiness Program and College for Success Network $10,000
The Big Shoulders Fund The Chairman's Emergency Scholarship Fund $5,000
Breakthrough Sacramento General Operating Expenses $10,000
Catholic Theological Union Oscar Romero Scholars Program $5,000
Chatham Hall Scholarships for low-income students $5,000
Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School Scholarship support for low-income students from the Austin neighborhood $5,000
The Cove School The Scholarship Fund $7,500
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School The Scholarship Fund for a low-income, minority student $5,000
Elmhurst College Scholarships for middle-income students $20,000
The Hadley School for the Blind High School Math Curriculum $5,000
Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholarship Program $5,750
Illinois Wesleyan University Scholarships for middle-income students $20,000
Lake Forest Country Day School Scholarship for a low-income, minority student $5,000
Loyola Academy The Scholarship Program $10,000
Loyola University Chicago S.T.A.R.S. Mentoring Program - Students Together Are Reaching Success $15,000
Merit School of Music Scholarships for a advanced piano student and a low-income student $7,500
Miss Hall's School Scholarship support for low-income students $5,000
Morehouse School of Medicine The Scholarship Fund $20,000
Northwestern University Scholarships to deserving African-American students $20,000
Roosevelt University Scholarships to the Chicago College of Performing Arts $20,000
Rush University College of Nursing Nursing Scholarship $10,000
The School of the Art Institute The Scholarship Fund $20,000
St. Ignatius College Prep Higher Achievement Program $10,000
Teach for America General operating expenses $7,500
The United Negro College Fund Four scholarships to Chicago Public School Students and the General Scholarship Fund $20,000
The University of Chicago The Siragusa Scholars Program for Economically Disadvantaged Students from the Chicago area $20,000
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Scholarship for a non-boarding, low-income Lake County resident $10,000
Yale University Art Scholarship for a minority student $20,000

29 Grants



Total Education     

$338,250



Environment

.

Alliance for the Great Lakes Great Lakes Education and Stewardship $7,500
Chicago Botanic Garden Rice Plant Conservation Science Center - Green Challenge $10,000
Friends of the Chicago River Adopt-A-River: River Volunteer Stewardship Program (RVSP) $7,500
John G. Shedd Aquarium Great Lakes Connection: An Interactive Exhibit and Learning Center - Capital Campaign $20,000
Lincoln Park Zoo South Pond Enhancement Project - Capital Campaign $20,000
Lincoln Park Zoo Animal Conservation Program $7,500
Openlands Project The TreeKeepers Program $7,500
The Trust for Public Land Chicago Urban Parks Program $7,500
The Wetlands Initiative Illinois River Nutrient Farming Pilot Project $7,500

9 Grants



Total Environment     

$95,000



Health

.

AIDS Foundation of Chicago Program support for Medical Case Management for people with HIV/AIDS - Better Treatment Coordination $5,000
American Brain Tumor Association The Post-Doctoral Research Program $5,000
Arthritis Foundation, Greater Chicago Chapter Research and Patient Programs $1,500
Children's Memorial Foundation Siragusa Transplantation Center as part of the Heroes for Life - Capital Campaign $200,000
Children's Memorial Foundation Julia Foster Porter Patient Care Endowment Program $7,500
Foundation for Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation Pediatric Otology Department at Children's Memorial Hospital $5,000
Howard Brown Health Center Broadway Youth Center (BYC) $5,000
Mayo Foundation Career Development Award for Young Investigators in Neurosciences $15,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program $32,000
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Wound Healing Research Laboratory $5,000
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Women with Disabilities Center (WWDC), parenting programs and custom equipment adaptation $16,667
Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago Cow-A-Lunga $250

12 Grants



Total Health     

$297,917



Human Services

.

A Safe Haven Foundation General Operating Support for the Family Transitional Living Program $5,000
A Safe Haven Foundation The Philanthropy Program $1,000
Alzheimer's Association, Inc. Caregiver Education Series $2,500
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago Power Hour Program $5,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope Program Development Costs and the Girls Hope Program $7,500
BUILD Project Build $5,000
Cabrini Connections Tutor/Mentor Connection $5,000
Career Resource Center Employment Transition Services $5,000
Center for Disability and Elder Law General Operating Expenses $5,000
The Chicago Lighthouse Birth-to-Three Family Intervention Program $5,000
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Updating of Attorney Manual/Supplement $5,000
Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois Englewood Early Head Start $5,000
Connections for Abused Women and their Children The Hospital Crisis Intervention Program (HCIP) $7,500
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County (CASA) General Operating Expenses $5,000
The Cradle Special Needs Infant Adoption Program $10,000
The Emergency Fund General Operating Support $7,500
Exceptional Children's Foundation Kayne-Eras Center Enrichment Program $7,500
Executive Service Corps of Chicago General Operating Support to Defray Costs of Consulting Projects $5,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository Community Kitchens Project and the Food Bank $10,000
HarborQuest, Inc. STRIVE/Chicago's Career Path Project $7,500
Healthy Schools Campaign Chicago Partnership for Healthy Schools $15,000
Holy Name Cathedral Educational Outreach and Services to Assist the Poor as part of the Social Justice Education Program, Catholic Campaign for Human Development $7,500
The Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois General Operating Expenses $2,500
Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly Upkeep and Repair Services Program $7,500
The Independent Sector General Operating Expenses $1,500
Infant Welfare Society of Chicago Next Steps - Child Development Program $5,000
Juvenile Protective Association The Parent-Infant Development Program $5,000
Keshet Educational, Recreational and Supportive Services Programs to Disabled Children $5,000
Ladder Up Tax Assistance Program and LIFT - Life-Improving Financial Tools Program $5,000
Leap Learning Systems Leap's After-School EnRichment Program (LASER) $5,000
Les Turner ALS Foundation Caregiver Respite Grants Program $5,000
Literature for All of Us Literacy Program at Upton Sinclair Alternative High School $2,500
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly General Operating Expenses $5,000
Little Sisters of the Poor General Operating Expenses $5,000
Marillac Social Center Psychological testing for developmental delays in young children $5,000
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls The Life Skills Program $5,000
Mercy Housing Lakefront General Operating Expenses $5,000
Midtown Educational Foundation General Operating Support for Student Programs $5,000
National Fatherhood Initiative Double Duty Dad Mentoring Program and the 24/7 Dad Group-Based Fatherhood Program with The Diversified Behavioral Comprehensive Care $7,500
Neumann Family Services Neumann Neighbors Job Training and Placement Program $5,000
The Night Ministry Transitional Living Program $5,000
Northwestern University Settlement Association House in the Woods Wilderness Camp $5,000
Project Exploration Services for Girls Program $5,000
Resurrection Development Foundation Resurrection Homebound Elderly Program $7,500
The Salvation Army Opportunity School of Music, Arts & Recreation (OSMAR) $7,500
SHORE Community Services General Operating Expenses $7,500
Sit Stay Read! General Operating Support for the Childhood Literacy Initiative $2,000
Sunlight African Community Center 'Echi-de-ime', Afterschool Support and Mentoring for Children of Immigrants and Refugees $5,000
Tuesday's Child Early Intervention, Education and Parent Training for Families $7,500
Tulane University Newcomb College Institute The Newcomb Leadership Conference for Girls $2,500
Umoja Student Development Corporation Leadership Development and Services Learning Programs $7,500
United Services Organization of Illinois Programs for America's Servicemen and Servicewomen $5,000
Vital Bridges Food and Nutrition Program $5,000
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Young Leadership Development Programs at the Pilsen YMCA $5,000

54 Grants



Total Human Services     

$302,000

128 Organizations
136 Grants


2010 Total Giving     

$1,259,175

Total Matching Gifts     

$15,913








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