Members of The Young Leaders Fund award approximately $50,000 in grants each year to 10-15 grassroots, not-for-profit organizations serving the Chicago region.
The Fund focuses its grants on agencies that benefit arts and culture, neighborhood and economic improvement, and education and child development.
Over the past several years, grant recipients have included:
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| Asset Builders Community Development Corp. |
$5,000 |
| Beyondmedia Education |
$4,000 |
| Chicago Freedom School |
$5,000 |
| Educational Institute for Civil Rights and Services |
$5,300 |
| Embracing Your Future Association |
$4,500 |
| Girls Rock Chicago |
$4,500 |
| Imagine Englewood If, NFP |
$4,800 |
| Institute of Women Today |
$5,000 |
| Piano Forte Foundation |
$3,400 |
| Red Orchid Theater |
$3,500 |
| Saint Leonard's Ministries |
$4,800 |
| The Blue Sky Inn |
$5,700 |
| Voice of the City |
$4,500 |
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| Agape Youth Development & Family Support Services |
$4,000 |
| Bright Determined Children (Goodcity) |
$5,000 |
| The Enterprising Kitchen |
$5,500 |
| Neighborhood Writing Project |
$5,500 |
| North Lawndale Employment Project |
$5,000 |
| Open Heart Magic |
$4,000 |
| Prevention Force Family Center |
$6,000 |
| Rush Hour Concerts at St. James Cathedral |
$4,000 |
| Salsation Theatre Company |
$4,000 |
| Thodos Dance Chicago |
$4,000 |
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| About Face Theatre Collective |
$4,000 |
| The Blackstone Bicycle Co-op |
$2,800 |
| Broadtree Adventures in Education |
$3,200 |
| The Crib Collective |
$4,000 |
| Evanston In-School Music Association |
$3,000 |
| Little Village Boys & Girls Club |
$4,000 |
| Open Studio Project |
$4,800 |
| Snow City Arts Foundation |
$4,000 |
| South Chicago Art Center |
$4,200 |
| St. Agnes of Bohemia |
$3,500 |
| Tellin' Tales Theatre |
$4,000 |
| Telpochcalli Community Education Project |
$3,500 |
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