SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES GRANT RECIPIENTS
2024
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Association
$5,000
to support general operations
Northwestern Memorial Foundation
$5,000
to support Lake Forest Hospital
Rush University Medical Center
$10,000
to support men’s health research and training under Dr. Larry Levine
Colby’s Crew Rescue
$10,000
to support operations
Border Horse Slaughter Rescue
$10,000
to support Rescue Barn Completion
Holy Name Cathedral
$15,000
to support Holy Name Cathedral Ministries
2023
Crushers Club
$10,000
to support Youth Violence Prevention/Reduction
Chicago Zoological Society
$10,000
to support CBOT Endangered Species Fund
North Side Archery Club
$10,000
to support Chicago Para Archery
High Jump
$10,000
to support general operations
Greater Chicago Food Depository
$6,750
to support general operations
Richmond Community Orchestra
$5,000
to support the Strings Initiative Program
Cradles to Crayons
$10,000
to support Gear Up for Winter
Mayo Clinic
$50,000
to support the President’s Strategic Initiative Fund
Leo Catholic High School
$10,000
to support general operations
Misericordia
$30,000
to support general operations
Metro Squash
$3,500
to support 2023 Metro Squash Cup
Girls on the Run
$2,500
to support For Every Girl
Ronald McDonald House
$2,500
to support Family Centered Care
Young Invincibles
$5,000
to support general operations
Special Olympics
$2,500
to support Evening Reception
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School
$15,000
to support general operations
American Friends of Lubavitch
$5,000
to support general operations
Women’s Business Development Center
$5,000
to support general operations
Intentional Sports
$2,500
to support general operations
Mikva Challenge Chicago
$4,250
to support general operations
Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences
$10,000
to support general operations
Association of Former Members of Congress
$15,000
to support Sustaining Membership
Holy Name Cathedral
$15,000
to support Holy Name Cathedral Ministries
Start Early
$15,000
to support Kindergarten Readiness in Educare Schools
Facial Pain Research Foundation
$10,000
to support Laugh Your Face Off
Chicago Innovation Foundation
$25,000
to support Chicago Student Invention Convention
Mikva Challenge DC
$4,250
to support general operations
Share Our Spare
$6,750
to support general operations
Thrive Scholars
$7,500
to support general operations
GirlForward
$7,500
to support general operations
Everytown Support Fund
$1,000
to support general operations
Children First Fund of Chicago Public Schools Foundation
$5,000
to support Compassion Fund
MetroSquash
$5,000
to support general operations
WINGS
$10,000
to support WINGS Hospital Program
Colby’s Crew Rescue
$10,000
to support general operations
Border House Slaughter Rescue
$5,000
to support Barn Build Project
Rocking R Ranch & Rescue
$5,000
to support rescue improvements
Double D Animal Rescue
$5,000
to support general operations
Hunger Free America
$5,000
to support general operations
Jewish United Fund
$5,000
to support general operations
2022
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Society
$5,000
to support Betty White Memorial Fund
Youth Guidance
$30,000
to support Working on Womanhood
High Jump
$10,000
to support general operations
LINK Unlimited Scholars
$5,500
to support general operations
Holy Name Cathedral
$19,000
to support Holy Name Cathedral Ministries
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
$10,000
to support Friends of the Truman Foundation Video Project
Congressional Hunger Center
$5,000
to support general operations
Children First Fund of Chicago Public Schools Foundation, Office of Civic Engagement
$5,000
to support School-Based Grants for Service Learning Projects
Mikva Challenge Chicago
$2,500
to support general operations
Special Olympics
$10,000
to support the 2022 Annual Evening Reception
Brookfield Zoo
$10,000
to support the CBOT Endangered Species Fund
Share Our Spare
$2,000
to support the Share Our Spare Signature Program
Children First Fund of Chicago Public Schools Foundation
$4,000
to support the Compassion Fund
Morton Arboretum
$5,000
to support Vegetated Barrier Project
Chicago Children’s Advocacy Project
$15,000
to support general operations
Start Early
15,000
to support general operations
Mikva Challenge DC
$10,000
to support general operations
American Friends of Lubavitch
$5,000
to support general operations
Mayo Clinic
$60,000
to support the President’s Strategic Initiative Fund
Misericordia
$35,000
to support general operations
MetroSquash
$3,500
to support the MetroSquash Cup
Hunger Free America
$15,000
to support general operations
Jewish United Fund
$5,000
to support the 2022 Annual Campaign
Richmond Community Orchestra
$5,000
to support general operations
Association of Former Members of Congress
$2,000
to support the 2022 Statesmanship Awards
World Food Program USA
$2,500
to support general operations
New Life Centers
$5,000
to support Pan de Vida Food Distribution
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School
$10,000
to support general operations
Greater Chicago Food Depository
$5,000
to support general operations
Thrive Chicago Reconnection Hub
$25,000
to support Addressing Mental Health Needs of Opportunity Youth to Increase Employment Outcomes
Autism Speaks
$5,000
to support 2022 Chicago Walk
RVR Horse Rescue
$5,000
to support general operations
Women’s Business Development Center
$10,000
to support general operations
Chicago Innovation Foundation
$25,000
to support the Chicago Student Invention Convention
Planned Parenthood
$5,000
to support general operations
Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence
$10,000
to support Crafting Policy to Prevent Gun Violence
The Lilac Tree
$5,000
to support general operations
WINGS Chicagoland
$10,000
to support general operations
Crushers Club
$5,000
to support general operations
2021
Mikva Challenge DC
$10,000
to support general operations
Jewish United Fund
$5,000
to support the Annual Campaign
Hunger Free America
$10,000
to support general operations
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School
$10,000
to support general operations
Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
$10,000
to support the Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund
Mazon, A Jewish Response to Hunger
$15,000
to support general operations
World Food Program USA
$5,000
to support general operations
Bread for the World
$2,500
to support general operations
Alliance to End Hunger
$2,500
to support general operations
Congressional Hunger Center
$10X,000
to support general operations
Youth Guidance
$10,000
to support general operations
The Village Chicago
$5,000
to support the 2021 Annual Benefit
I Am ALS
$5,000
to support general operations
Hooved Animal Humane Society
$5,000
to support general operations
Greater Chicago Food Depository
$5,000
to support general operations
Start Early
$15,000
to support the 2021 Annual Luncheon
Mayo Clinic
$60,000
to support the President’s Strategic Initiative Fund
Big Shoulders Fund
$20,000
to support general operations
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation
$10,000
to support general operations
Women’s Business Development Center
$10,000
to support “How to Build and Sustain Profitable Childcare Businesses” program
Association of Former Members of Congress
$2,500
to support general operations
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Trust
$2,500
to support general operations
Beyond Hunger
$2,500
to support general operations
Mikva Challenge Chicago
$3,000
to support general operations
New Life Center
$3,000
to support Stronger Together COVID-19 Response
Green City Market
$3,000
to support general operations
Urban Growers Collective
$2,500
to support general operations
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
$5,000
to support general operations
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation
$1,500
to support general operations
Cradles to Crayons
$15,000
to support Gear Up for Winter
Misericordia
$30,000
to support general operations
Planned Parenthood of Illinois
$2,500
to support Technology in the Classroom
PAWS Chicago
$10,000
to support general operations
Chicago Innovation
$25,000
to support the Chicago Student Invention Convention
ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer
$7,000
to support general operations
Special Olympics
$10,000
to support general operations
Children First Fund of the Chicago Public Schools Foundation
$4,000
to support the Essential Items Program
LINK Unlimited Scholars
$15,000
to support general operations
Share Our Spare
$5,000
to support the Essential Items Program
PAWS Chicago
$5,000
to support general operations
Evans Scholars Foundation
$2,000
to support general operations
Les Turner ALS Foundation
$5,000
to support ALS Education and Support Services
High Jump
$14,000
to support general operations
WINGS Chicagoland
$5,000
to support the WINGS Hospital Program
Junior Achievement
$5,000
to support general operations
2020
Blessings in a Backpack
$5,000
to support Feeding Kids on the Weekends
Chabad of Champaign-Urbana
$5,000
to support the CME Tech Lounge
Chicago Community Foundation
$13,000
to support Fund 385
Feeding America
$5,000
to support general operations
Food Research and Action Center
$2,500
to support general operations
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation
$3,000
to support the Larry A. Pogofsky All-Star Challenge
Greater Chicago Food Depository
$5,000
to support general operations
Henry Ford Health Center
$10,000
to support the Jan Rival, MD Resident Traveling Fellowship
High Jump
$7,000
to support the annual gala
Hooved Animal Humane Society
$3,000
to support general operations
Northwestern Memorial Foundation
$50,000
to support Breast Cancer Patient Connect
Pacific Garden Mission
$5,500
to support general operations
St. Joseph High School
$7,500
to support Technology in the Classroom
The Forward
$5,000
to support general operations
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
$3,000
to support general operations
World Food Program USA
$5,000
to support general operations
2018
America Needs You
$6,000
to support the Fellows Program
ASPCA
$2,000
to support saving at-risk pets
Autism Speaks
$5,000
to support Chip in for Autism benefit
Bottom Line
$20,000
to support Chicago expansion
Bright Pink
$5,000
to support general operations
Brookfield Zoo
$10,000
to support the Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund
Chabad of Champaign-Urbana
$10,000
to support the CME Tech Innovation Lounge
Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School
$25,000
to support general operations
Chicago Community Foundation
$30,000
to support Fund 385
Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc.
$1,000
$1,000 to support general operations
Chicago Tutoring Connection
$2,500
to support general operations
Di Goldene Keyt, Ltd.
$5,000
to support the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus
Enterprise Community Partners
$15,000
to support connection to opportunities through affordable housing
The Forward
$5,000
to support general operations
Holy Name Cathedral
$25,000
to support the Holy Name Cathedral Gala
Horizons for Youth
$5,000
to support the On Cloud Nine Gala
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
$10,000
to support the 2018 Humanitarian Awards Dinner
Jewish United Fund
$10,000
to support general operations
John Marshall Law School
$5,000
to support the International Human Rights Clinic
Latin School Chicago
$40,000
to support the Learning Commons
League for Yiddish
$5,000
to support all-day Yiddish seminars
Math Circles of Chicago
$10,000
to support summer camps
Mayo Clinic
$50,000
to support the President’s Strategic Initiative Fund
Misericordia
$25,000
to support general operations
Museum of Science and Industry
$25,000
to support the Trustee Annual Fund
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
$5,000
to support Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
$15,000
to support the Scholarship for Primary Care
Oxford University Chabad Society
$10,000
to support the Yiddish Lecture Series
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
$15,000
to support the Butterfly Ball.
San Miguel School
$10,000
to support the Middle School Intervention Program
Shedd Aquarium
$23,000
to support general operations
Simon Wiesenthal Center
$25,000
to support the Spirit of Courage benefit
Southern Poverty Law Center
$5,000
to support general operations
St. Joseph High School
$10,000
to support Technology in the Classroom
St. Walter School
$46,000
to support school sustainability
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
$10,000
to support the 2018 Risa K. Lambert luncheon
University of Notre Dame
$50,000
to support general operations
Yiddish Book Center
$10,000
to support the Graduate Fellowship Program
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
$10,000
to support general operations
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