SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT RECIPIENTS
2017
Bottom Line
$32,500
is awarded to support general operations
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School
$25,000
to support general operations
Di Goldene Keyt, Ltd.
$5,000
to support the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC)
League for Yiddish
$5,000
is awarded to support general operations
Mayo Clinic
$50,000
to support the President’s Strategic Initiative Fund
Misericordia
$25,000
to support general operations
National Yiddish Book Center
$10,000
to support the Yiddish Book Center Fellowship Program
The Nora Project
$5,000
is awarded to support general operations
San Miguel Schools
$10,000
to support middle school programs
Standing Tall Charitable Foundation
$10,000
to support education scholarships
Bright Pink
$5,000
to support general operations
Chicago Community Foundation
$5,000
to support Fund 385
The Forward
$5,000
to support general operations
Leo Catholic High School
$20,000
to support general operations
Maccabi USA
$5,000
to support 20th Maccabiah Games
Museum of Science and Industry
$25,000
is awarded to to support the Annual Fund
Navy Pier
$10,000
is awarded to support Celebration ExPIERience
Rush University Medical Center
$25,000
is awarded to support cancer research
Sacred Heart Schools
$2,500
to support the Masterpiece Campaign
University of Notre Dame
$10,000
is awarded to support general operations
Woodlands Academy
$10,000
is awarded to support general operations
Brookfield Zoo
$10,000
to support general operations
Di Goldene Keyt, Ltd.
$5,000
is awarded to support the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus
Jewish United Fund
$10,000
to support general operations
Lincoln Academy of Illinois
$5,000
to support the 53rd Convocation
Math Circles of Chicago
$20,000
to support summer math enrichment camps
Metro Squash
$5,000
is awarded to support general operations
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
$5,000
to support the Leading Ladies Gala
Rush University Medical Center
$15,000
to support cancer research
Shedd Aquarium
$20,000
is awarded to support general operations and the Annual Fund
University of Wyoming
$10,000
is awarded to support finance programs
2016
Alexander Maxwell Grant Foundation
$25,000
to support Rwinkwavu Community Music Program
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School
$20,000
to support general operations
Enterprise Community Partners
$14,000
to support Chicago programs
John Marshall Law School
$5,000
to support the International Human Rights Clinic
Leo Catholic High School
$40,000
to support general operations
Misericordia
$10,000
to support general operations
National Louis University
$25,000
to support the Emergency Fund for Harrison Professional Pathways
Rush University Medical Center
$5,000
to support Rush’s Cancer Center
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
$10,000
to support the Steppenwolf for Young Adults Education Program
University of Illinois Chabad
$10,000
to support Lubavich House Student Tech Lab
Western Illinois University Foundation
$25,000
to support Agricultural Finance and Ag Business Transfer Scholarships
Autism Speaks
$2,500
to support Chip In For Autism
Clearbrook
$3,500
to support More Than Playtime
The Forward
$10,000
to support general operations
Latin School of Chicago
$10,000
to support the Latin Fund
Lurie Children’s Hospital
$15,000
to support the School Services Program
Modest Needs
$10,000
to support general operations
National Yiddish Book Center
$10,000
to support the Yiddish Book Center Fellowship Program
Simon Wiesenthal Center
$15,000
to support the Spirit of Courage Benefit
Teach for America
$5,000
to support general operations
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
$10,000
to support general operations
Women Employed
$14,000
to support Job Equality and Career Foundations
York High School/Elmhurst District 205 Foundation
$10,000
to support Family Consumer Science Enhancements
Bright Pink
$5,000
to support general operations
EdChoice
$5,000
to support Business and Community Leader Outreach in Chicago
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
$5,000
to support general operations
League for Yiddish
$5,000
to support general operations
Mayo Clinic
$47,500
to support the President’s Strategic Initiative Fund
Museum of Science and Industry
$25,000
to support the Annual Fund
National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene
$5,000
to support general operations
Standing Tall Charitable Foundation
$10,000
to support scholarship funding
University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center
$5,000
to support Friends for the Cure
Washington State University Foundation
$10,000
to support the Carson College of Business Dean’s Excellence Fund
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
$10,000
to support general operations
2015
100 Club of Chicago
$5,000
to support the Educational Assistance Program
Blessings in a Backpack
$5,000
to support programs at a Highland Park elementary school
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School
$20,000
to support general operations
Distinctive Schools
$10,000
to support the CoderDojoChi student program
Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus
$5,000
to support 2016 concert performances
Misericordia
$10,000
to support general operations
One Million Degrees
$5,000
to support the Scholar Development Program
UCAN
$5,000
to support annual fund
Washington State University
$10,000
to support the Carson College of Business Dean’s Excellence Fund
Yiddish Farm Education Center
$20,000
to support general operations
Alexander Maxwell Grant Foundation
$25,000
to support Rwinkwavu Community Music Program
Bright Pink
$10,000
to support general operations
Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
$10,000
to support general operations
The Forward
$5,000
to support general operations
Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago
$20,000
to support design and development of Tech Playground exhibit
Museum of Science & Industry
$55,000
to support the Annual Fund
Standing Tall Charitable Foundation
$10,000
to support Scholarship Fund
University of Chicago Medicine
$5,000
to support the Kovler Diabetes Center’s Friends for the Cure
Western Illinois University Foundation
$10,000
to support Ag Finance and Ag Business Transfer Scholarships
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
$10,000
to support general operations and the Year-End Benefit
Academy of Urban School Leadership (AUSL) Deneen School
$10,000
to support the purchase of iPads for a third-grade class
Brotherhood for the Fallen
$5,000
to support general operations
Chicago Community Foundation
$15,000
to support Fund 385
Jaguar Hockey Club
$5,000
to support general operations
Mayo Clinic
$50,000
to support general operations
National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene
$5,000
to support general operations
Teach for America
$15,000
to support general operations
University of Chicago
$10,000
to support Center for Jewish Studies program
Wounded Warrior Project
$10,000
to support general operations
York High School/ District 205 Foundation
$10,000
to support Future Ready Classrooms