Our Funding Priorities

Education

Support strategies from Elementary through University which foster academic achievement, encourage student involvement and activism, promote equitable access, and fuel robust research and ingenuity.

Environment

Advance initiatives which increase awareness of global climate disruption, inform public policy and promote grassroots activism, train people with green skills, foster urban agriculture, expand clean energy solutions, and leverage legal services on behalf of the environment.

Health and Human Services

Further organizations and programs which harness the power within communities, inspire innovative research, and broaden organizational capacity. Member of Chicago Funders Together to End Homelessness.

Violence Prevention

Support comprehensive, community informed interventions which target the short, middle and long term challenges of at-risk to acutely high-risk youth and young adults. Member of the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities.