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Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund (IECEF)
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Land, Health, Community

$25,000.00

Spring 2022

East Central Illinois

To fund the general operations of IECEF to increase their work on sustainable agriculture and conservation in East Central Illinois by promoting policies that conserve natural areas and educating decision makers through hands-on experiences with conservation areas in their districts.

Trail Recreation Effingham County
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Land, Health, Community

$50,000.00

Spring 2022

East Central Illinois

To fund the TREC Phase VI Project, including the development of a nature park on TREC owned property, clearing brush for the trails, and construction of elevated walkways and pipe culverts to cross streams and waterways with access to sandbars along the Little Wabash River.

Healthy Schools Campaign
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$50,000.00

Fall 2021

Chicago Area

To support HSC's local and national work that ensures that Chicago students have access to healthy school environments where they can learn and thrive, eat and grow healthy food, and engage with the outdoors.  This work contributes to sustainable food systems and environmental practices throughout the region.

Garfield Park Community Council
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$5,000.00

Fall 2021

Chicago Area

To support the Garfield Park Community Wellness Initiative, which supports resident-led food access programs through local gardens and community events to improve health outcomes and build economic opportunities in Garfield Park.

Friends of the Chicago River
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$5,000.00

Fall 2021

Chicago Area

To support the Chicago River Schools Network which provides K-12 teachers the training and personalized assistance they need to immerse their students in the turbulent history, evolving ecology, and improving health of the Chicago River.

NeighborSpace
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$10,000.00

Fall 2021

Chicago Area

To support comprehensive stewardship activities in the more than 120 NBSP community gardens and neighborhood farms.

Plant Chicago, NFP
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$20,000.00

Fall 2021

Chicago Area

To support building out a center for circular economy programming in a former firehouse on the southwest side of Chicago.

Seven Generations Ahead
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$15,000.00

Fall 2021

Chicago Area

To support general operations, with a particular focus on advancing solar energy installations and procurement, advancing food recovery and composting through the Wasted Food Action Alliance, and expanding the It’s Our Future program to new metro area communities.

Trinity UCC Child Care Centers, Inc.
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$10,000.00

Fall 2021

Chicago Area

To support the Trinity Eats Education program, focused on helping children and their parents become more knowledgeable about nutrition and enabling them to make healthy choices every day.

Growing Home, Inc.
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$10,000.00

Fall 2021

Chicago Area

To support Growing Home's Food Access Program with activities designed to improve the health of the entire community by showing residents of all ages that nutritious choices can be affordable, easy, and accessible. Funds will go towards new initiatives in food delivery and outreach in light of COVID-19.