Articles filed under Philanthropy
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Let It Be Us wins $750K DCFS contract for foster care adoptionsAug 15, 2025 7:16 pm - Let It Be Us, a nonprofit for foster care and adoption, awarded $750,000 by Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to enhance adoption rates.
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Stories of Local Impact: Mike and Mary Schroeck create a legacy of givingAug 13, 2025 11:41 am - Leaders and Legacies, a partnership with the Daily Herald and DuPage Foundation, continues with Mike and Mary Schroeck, who have created an endowed community fund to address food insecurity and housing instability.
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Inverness resident named Marklund board chairAug 12, 2025 5:46 pm - Jerry Finis, co-founder of Pathway Senior Living, has been named chair of the Marklund board of directors.
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Association for Individual Development opens new affordable and supportive housing development in ElginAug 08, 2025 4:58 pm - The Association for Individual Development celebrated the completion of The Wildwoods, a new affordable and supportive housing development in Elgin, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house.
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Amazon Fresh commits $100K to local food banks, 1 million meals nationwideJul 28, 2025 5:36 pm - Checks of $50,000 each were presented to Northern Illinois Food Bank and Greater Chicago Food Depository to support families struggling with food insecurity while children are out of school.
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Loaves & Fishes Community Services welcomes four new board membersJul 14, 2025 4:33 pm - Loaves & Fishes Community Services appoints four new board members to provide leadership and enhance the organization's service to families in need.
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Duly Health and Care grant helps Midwestern University improve access to careJul 10, 2025 10:45 pm - Midwestern University's Eye Institute uses a $5,000 annual Duly Fund grant to provide critical vision care and testing to uninsured patients, improving quality of life and revealing systemic health issues.
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‘We have a great history’: Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band returns to perform fundraising concert at CantignyJul 05, 2025 11:45 am - Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band will perform a benefit concert for the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans on July 12 at Cantigny in Wheaton.
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Marklund receives DuPage Foundation grant to purchase special needs curriculumJul 01, 2025 5:06 pm - Marklund received a $7,695 grant from the DuPage Foundation to purchase academic curriculum to help teach life skills to disabled students at its therapeutic schools.
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Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry raises $180K at annual RadiothonJun 24, 2025 9:37 pm - The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry held its annual Radiothon fundraising event, raising $180,000 to keep the pantry stocked during the summer months.