Over $550K In Grants Awarded By DuPage Foundation
The grants were awarded to 56 nonprofits throughout DuPage County
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By Lisa Marie Farver, Patch Staff
WHEATON, IL — More than half a million dollars in grant money was recently awarded to 56 nonprofits by DuPage Foundation. The awards included Community Impact and Arts DuPage grants.
In total, DuPage Foundation awarded $399,250 in grants, including the following education grants.
Alive Center: $25,000
Bartlett Learning Center: $12,000
Best Buddies: $10,000
Candor Health Education: $10,000
Child’s Voice: $5,000
CREO DuPage: $19,000
DuPage Children’s Museum: $15,000
DuPage County Farm Bureau Foundation: $5,000
Embrace Living Communities: $10,000
Exodus World Service: $15,000
Glen Ellyn Children’s Resource Center: $10,000
Go Team 2704 NFP: $2,000
GPS Education Partners: $20,000
Green Halo Scholars: $23,000
grit2: $5,000
H.O.M.E. DuPage, Inc.: $15,000
HOPE Fair Housing Center: $5,000
Innovation DuPage: $25,000
Inside Out Club DuPage: $5,000
KidsMatter: $15,000
The Community House: $6,000
The Salvation Army Oakbrook Terrace: $5,000
Turning Pointe Autism Foundation: $5,000
United States Adaptive Golf Alliance: $5,000
Environmental grants totaling $68,000 included:
Fermilab Natural Areas: $12,000
Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement: $21,000
The Morton Arboretum: $20,000
Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America: $15,000
DuPage Foundation also awarded over $59,000 in animal welfare grants, including:
A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter: $14,250
Animal Rescue Foundation: $25,000
West Suburban Humane Society: $20,000
In total, $159,900 in Arts Dupage grants were awarded, as follows:
Anima – Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus: $8,500
BrightSide Theatre: $10,000
Chhobighar Film Society: $5,000
College of DuPage Foundation: $13,000
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education: $20,000
Darien Arts Council: $5,000
DuPage County Historical Museum Foundation: $3,000
DuPage Symphony Orchestra: $9,400
Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts: $6,000
Elmhurst Choral Union: $5,000
Equality Downers Grove (EQDG): $5,000
ESSE Adult Day Services: $10,000
Fair Lady Productions: $5,000
Lisle Community Band: $5,000
Naperville Men’s Glee Club: $2,500
NaperVoice: $5,000
Paramount Theatre: $12,500
Salt Creek Ballet: $10,000
Senior Suburban Orchestra: $2,500
Sinfonietta Bel Canto: $5,000
Spirito!: $5,000
Village Theatre Guild: $5,000
The West Towns Chorus: $2,500
Additionally, the Glen Ellyn Park District and Go Green Glen Ellyn were awarded a total of $20,400 via the Glen Ellyn Fund.
“We are proud to share that 72% percent of eligible grant applications submitted this fall received funding,” DuPage Foundation vice president for programs Barb Szczepaniak said in a statement
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