News & Events
News
COLEMAN FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW BLOG
See What We Fund Recent Grants
Generation E Student Business Showcase Youth Entrepreneurship Program
Multiple Myeloma Clinic Opens at Rush Univeristy Medical Center
Featured Grants
Champlain College Entrepreneurship Collection
National Association for Community Colleges Entrepreneurship K-12 Entrepreneurship: Classroom Enhancement
Upcoming Conferences
Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) Conference (for students and faculty) McCormick Place, Chicago, IL November 6-8, 2008
26th Annual Entrepreneurship Education Forum (for educators) Austin, TX November 7-11, 2008
Welcome to The Coleman Foundation
The Coleman Foundation, Inc. is a private, independent grantmaking foundation established in the state of Illinois in 1951. The Foundation funds educational institutions offering entrepreneurship education throughout the United States; organizations conducting cancer research and providing cancer care; and agencies providing services for disabled populations only in the Chicago Metropolitan area - its primary geographical focus.
The major program areas of grantmaking include:
- Education - predominantly to unique education institutions with a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship education and awareness.
- Cancer Care - including support services, treatment and research with an emphasis on translational or applied outcomes.
- Services for Disabled - with a strong emphasis on programs that encourage self development and independence for individuals with developmental disabilities, including rehabilitative services and conductive education programming for children with motor disabilities.