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Special Grants
Grants Awarded

Year Organization and Summary Amount Location Description
2023 Community Justice $80,000 San Francisco, CA

This grant allows the Foundation to support  community violence prevention and respond to the critical issue of community violence, an issue that has impact on each of the Foundation’s geographies and priority populations — including youth and families — and the issues focused on through the Foundation’s grantmaking – including mental health, school safety and completion, and juvenile justice.

2023 Accelerate Institute $10,000 Chicago, IL

This grant is given in honor of Michael Conway.

2022 Lamb’s Farm $10,000 Libertyville, IL

This gift is given in honor of W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone and the 100th Anniversary of Combined Insurance.

2022 One Roof Chicago $10,000 Chicago, IL

This general operating grant is made by the Board of Trustees in honor of the service of Pamela Calvert on her retirement.

2022 Capita Social Inc $80,000 Greenville, SC

This grant allows the Foundation to address the timely issues of the environment, which impacts all issue areas funded by the Foundation, by supporting current early childhood grantees in a project that brings together experts in environment and early childhood to mobilize the early childhood sector to advance solutions to the environmental issues we face.

2022 Accelerate Institute $10,000 Chicago, IL

This grant is awarded in honor of Michael Conway.