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The Coleman Foundation Awards 22 Disabilities Organizations Funds
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The Coleman Foundation Launches COVID-19 Matching Grants Program
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Coleman Foundation COVID-19 Relief Update
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Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund
The Coleman Foundation is committed to supporting the Chicago community during these uncertain times and has become a founding supporter of Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund. The Fund was created to deploy resources to community-based organizations at the frontlines of...
The Coleman Foundation’s Response to the COVID-19 Epidemic
The Coleman Foundation cares deeply about the health, safety and well-being of our grantees and those they serve in our community. We want to provide an update concerning the Foundation’s response to COVID-19 epidemic, recognizing that it is a very...
HENNESSY RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
March 9, 2020 Michael Hennessy, CEO of the Coleman Foundation in Chicago since 1995, has announced that he will retire at the end of 2020. Hennessy began his association with the Foundation in 1987 when it was a part of...
New Rogers Park Program Aims To Train Spanish-Speaking Entrepreneurs
A new Coleman Foundation-funded entrepreneur training center wants to help Far North Side Chicago's Spanish-speaking residents get their business ideas off the ground. The Rogers Park Business Alliance has expanded its GROW entrepreneur training program to include classes for predominantly...
Helping Artists and Musicians Succeed as Entrepreneurs
The Coleman Foundation has supported the launch of the Center for Creative Entrepreneurship, empowering creatives at all levels with the knowledge, skills, and relationships necessary for business success. See this recent story in Reel Chicago for details and an exciting 2020...
Devices for the Disabled Recycles Medical Devices to Those in Need
Grantee Devices 4 the Disabled started about three years ago and has now expanded, in part with a grant from The Coleman Foundation. D4D collects gently used medical devices -- wheelchairs, walkers, specialty equipment etc. and distributes them to anyone...
Record High Donations Fuel 2019 #ILGIVE Matching Grants Program
Record High Donations Fuel 2019 #ILGIVE Matching Grants Program Posted Jan 31, 2020 The seventh year of the Coleman Foundation’s #ILGIVE Matching Grants Program resulted in record fundraising by participating non-profit organizations. Seventy Foundation grantees collectively raised over $3.1 million...
