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The Coleman Foundation BLOG

See What We Fund Recent Grants

What is Intersect for Ability Network?

Entrepreneurship Educator Newsletter

 

Featured Grants

Building an Entrepreneurial Pathway One Campus at a Time National Association for Community Colleges Entrepreneurship

 

Upcoming Conferences

Entrepreneurship: Community College Role in Economic Vitality National Association for Community Colleges Entrepreneurship - Oct. 10-13, 2010 Orlando, Florida

Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization CEO conference - Nov. 4-6, 2010 Chicago, Illinois

Entrepreneurship Education Forum Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education - Nov. 12-16, 2010 Columbus, Ohio


Welcome to The Coleman Foundation


The Coleman Foundation 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 providing care care and treatment and conducting cancer research, and agencies providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities only in the Chicago Metropolitan area - its primary geographical focus.

The major program areas of grantmaking include:

  • Education - predominantly to educational 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.