In this presentation you can find a brief guide of different organizations and foundations in Chicago you can support, if you are willing to help others and enjoy the pleasure of giving.

1. FUNDRAISING IN
CHICAGO: BE
BLESSED BY
GIVING!
By Yosef Meystel
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mirsasha at Flickr.com

2. One of the most popular quotes from Talmud is an invitation to
help and give with joy: "Whoever destroys a soul, it is considered
as if he destroyed an entire world. And whoever saves a life, it is
considered as if he saved an entire world." (Jerusalem Talmud,
Sanhedrin 4:1 – 22a). G-d blesses us when we give in order to
help others. In this post you can find a brief guide of different
organizations and foundations in Chicago you can support, if you
are willing to help others and enjoy the pleasure of giving.
PAUL M. ANGELL FAMILY FOUNDATION
The main goal of this foundation is grant making, mostly on the
preservation of oceans around the globe. In addition, they
support arts performances.
BLUHM FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The charitable activities of Neil Bluhm, the real estate
businessman, is primarily focused in Chicagoland. This
foundation supports education, arts, culture and Jewish causes.

3. HELEN V. BRACH FOUNDATION
The main interest of this foundation is grant making, focused in
the Chicago metro area. It supports animals and environmental
causes; and also education and homeless people.
ELIZABETH F. CHENEY FOUNDATION
This Foundation works for keeping alive the flame of music,
theater, dancing and other cultural causes.
CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST
This is, by far, the largest grant maker in the whole Chicago city.
The interests of this organization are, among others, arts and
culture, education, finances and health.
CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION
This popular foundation offers wonderful grant making programs:
all of them, open to unsolicited applications. Some of them are
workshops and fellowships. They are thought to turn Chicago
Public School teachers into better pedagogues.

4. CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN
This foundation brings important economic supports for giving
opportunities to women. Healthcare access and domestic violence
campaigns are the strong areas.
CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND
This foundation wholly funds education in the public schools of
Chicago. The main focus is teacher and principal professional training
in order to improve the education system in the city.
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION
This foundation offers grants for working in community services. Also, it
focuses on education, medical research and Jewish causes.
RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS FOUNDATION
Richard H. Driehaus, the popular investment advisor, has created a
foundation that looks for historic preservation, the promotion of arts,
and the support of economic development organizations in
Chicagoland area.

5. FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS
This foundation has a strong interest in culture, community
welfare, environment, education, healthcare and social affairs in
Chicago.
LLOYD A. FRY FOUNDATION
This foundation offers a series of grants, mostly awarded to
Chicago organizations. The main interest is the support of arts
and public education, employment and the training for low-
income people.
LEO S. GUTHMAN FUND
This fund has supporting interests in urban gardening and
agriculture. Also, it supports arts and youth leadership for
development.
LEFKOFSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION
The foundation of Eric Lefkofsky and wife is looking for support
healthcare, research in the field of medicine, arts, culture
and teachers training.

6. REVA & DAVID LOGAN FOUNDATION
This organization has a special commitment of social justice. It
has become famous for its scholarships, and the arts and
investigative journalism support.
C. LOUIS MEYER FAMILY FOUNDATION
This small but tremendously helpful funder promote poverty
relief, education, health care, community affairs, arts and youth
leadership in the Chicago area.
ANN AND ROBERT H. LURIE FOUNDATION
This foundation has interests in supporting causes in different
areas: animal welfare, hunger issues, healthcare, arts and
environment conservation.
PRITZKER TRAUBERT FAMILY FOUNDATION
Pritzker Traubert is interested in the promotion of arts, public
health, and education. The main focus of this foundation is
children obesity.

7. POLK BROTHERS FOUNDATION
This foundation is interested in grant making on the Chicago area. The
focus is education, housing and homeless people help.
TAPROOT FOUNDATION
This foundation grants present an irreplaceable chance to accomplish
work with top the best professionals on the basis of pro-bono. It works
in many metropolitan centers. Of course, the Wind City is one of them.
TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART
The main interest of this foundation is arts grant-making. It involves
exhibits, research, scholarly distribution and training programs for
artists.
VNA FOUNDATION
This fund has an especial interest on minorities in Chicago. It promotes
home healthcare services, also community and school based services;
but primary care and chronic disease are also strong areas of the
health promotion.

8. WOODS CHARITABLE FUND
This popular foundation is, without any doubt, Chicago’s
exclusive branch of another fund: Woods Charitable. Most part
of all grants are focused for public policy issues, campaigns
against racism and social development.
ZELL FAMILY FOUNDATION
The main interest of this foundation of the Wind City area is,
above all, arts and education, healthcare, museums promotion,
youth development and medical research against cancer.
Shalom!