SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT RECIPIENTS
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 ($15,000 in 2018).
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