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| Organization Name | Grant Name | Grant Amount | Grant Cycle | Region |
Friends of the Chicago River | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $5,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To sustain and build upon Friends of the Chicago River’s CRSN education program by providing teachers with standards-based curricula and 50 fieldtrips to the river for 150 hours of outdoor experiential learning, including water quality testing and macroinvertebrate studies; 200 hours of volunteer stewardship; and year-round participation from 16 schools. | ||||
Chicago Run | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $5,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To provide funding for our full program continuum both during- and out-of-school to develop social-emotional skills; to build resilience to stress and trauma; and to foster connection and community at our current partner sites – McCormick Elementary, Zapata Elementary, and Little Village Academy – and to expand to two new sites. | ||||
Seven Generations Ahead | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $25,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To support general operating expenses and the Cross Community Climate Collaborative (C4), a community-based solution to collaborate on strategies to reduce GHG emissions according to science-based recommendations and to make sure that the transition to a clean energy economy is equitable and that underserved communities are engaged in and benefitting from the transition. | ||||
Star Farm Chicago | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $50,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To support the general operations of Star Farm Chicago and its initiatives toward a healthier, more inclusive future by addressing food insecurity, providing workforce development, and fostering a stronger, more connected community. | ||||
Healthy Schools Campaign | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $50,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To support the general operations of the Healthy Schools Campaign and its work to make schools healthier places where children can learn and thrive, promoting wellness by addressing the social determinants of health in historically low-resourced and BIPOC communities in Chicago, and leveraging local learnings to advocate for school health across Illinois and nationwide. | ||||
Gardeneers | Land, Health, Community-Chicago | $50,000.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
For general operating expenses to continue its work with Chicago’s South- and West-side schools and communities to contribute positively to the larger food system by supporting youth and community members in their school garden and farm programs to build their own knowledge, skills, and habits to become leaders who care for themselves, their environment, and their communities. | ||||
Sola Gratia Farm | Wellness Grant Program | $2,500.00 | 2024 | East Central Illinois |
To purchase safety equipment, shade, hydration, and ergonomic workplace items for staff wellness and to provide seasonal chair massage sessions with a local therapist. | ||||
Healthy Schools Campaign | Wellness Grant Program | $2,500.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To provide staff three-month memberships to ClassPass, a program that allows participants to attend fitness, meditation, and other wellness classes available in both virtual and in-person formats from thousands of providers nationwide, which is well-suited to HSC’s hybrid work structure and staff that hail from multiple states. | ||||
Stein Learning Gardens at St Sabina | Wellness Grant Program | $750.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To fund a three-day staff hiking retreat and a team rock climbing class at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois and Kettle Moraine State Forest in Wisconsin. During the retreats, staff plans to: reflect on programmatic outcomes for 2024; conduct strategic planning for calendar years 2025 and 2026; build team bonding; and reflect on personal goals. | ||||
Heart of Illinois Community Foundation | Wellness Grant Program | $2,500.00 | 2024 | East Central Illinois |
To fund a series of wellness initiatives for staff of the community foundation to include an employee Wellness Day, folding treadmills for the office, and a group trip to attend a performance of 'Hamilton' in St. Louis. | ||||
