Foundation Awards $207,535 in Grants to 29 Area Not-for-Profits
Foundation Director of Programs Barb Szczepaniak shared her pleasure with the Foundation's support of local organizations: "Each of these programs contributes, in its own unique way, to the overall quality of life that makes DuPage a wonderful place in which to live and
work. We're proud to support and strengthen the arts, educational and environmental landscapes in our community."
The following is a list of the not-for-profit organizations that received funding. For more information about these grants, including their amounts and the purposes for which they will be used, please refer to The DuPage Community Foundation website, www.dcfdn.org.
Arts and Culture
• Anima-Young Singers of Greater Chicago
• ArranmoreArts
• DuPage Symphony Orchestra
• Elmhurst Choral Union
• First Folio Theatre
• Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
• The Naperville Men's Glee Club
• One Voice Outreach Choir
• Salt Creek Ballet
• Spirito!
• Wheaton Band Festival
• Young Naperville Singers
Education
• CareNet Pregnancy Services of DuPage
• The Community House
• DuPage Children's Museum
• Junior Achievement of Chicago (partially funded by the Sue Wallace Fund)
• KidsMatter (partially funded by Communityworks Endowments and Perma-Seal Funds)
• Literacy DuPage
• School and Tutors on Wheels
• Tri-Town YMCA
Environment
• SCARCE
• The Conservation Foundation (partially funded by the Conrad and Doris Brassine Fund)
• The Wetlands Initiative
Donor-Advised Grants
• Addison Center for the Arts (funded by the JCS Fund)
• Chicago Sinfonietta (funded by the JCS Fund)
• Community School of the Arts, Wheaton College (funded by the JCS Fund)
• Educare of West DuPage (funded by the Perma-Seal Fund)
• Elmhurst Art Museum (funded by the JCS Fund)
• Naperville Area Humane Society (funded by the Conrad and Doris Brassine Fund)
The Foundation also makes grants to DuPage County not-for-profits working in the areas of health and human services as part of its Spring Community Grant Needs Cycle. That most recent cycle awarded $337,356 to 30 organizations this past June. (The list of these grant awards may also be found at www.dcfdn.org.)
In addition, the Foundation makes grants throughout the year from its various donor-advised and other restricted funds. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the Foundation granted more than $3.1 million, representing a 31% increase over the previous fiscal year.
About The DuPage Community Foundation:
The DuPage Community Foundation seeks to raise the quality of life throughout DuPage County by fostering philanthropy, connecting donors to area needs and building community
partnerships. Based on the American virtues of volunteerism and philanthropy, the Foundation
fosters a legacy of support for the people of DuPage County by making grants to not-for-profit organizations working in the areas of arts and culture, education, environment, health, and human services. Since its inception, the Foundation has built its endowment to more than $60 million and
awarded more than $20 million in grants to not-for-profit agencies serving the residents of
DuPage County and beyond.
Established in 1986, The DuPage Community Foundation is a publicly-supported 501(c)(3) organization to which contributions are tax deductible. It was created to benefit the people of DuPage County and receives contributions and bequests into a permanent endowment from individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations wishing to make lasting contributions to the people of DuPage. The earnings on these funds are then used, in accordance with donor wishes, for the Foundation's grantmaking and community leadership activities.
For more information about the Foundation, or to arrange future media opportunities, please contact Joelyn Kott, marketing & communications officer, at (630) 665-5556, extension 19, or jkott@dcfdn.org.