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The Coleman Foundation Announces Fourth Quarter 2019 Cancer Care and Health Rehabilitation Grants
In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Coleman Foundation approved grants totaling $1,991,500 to non-profit organizations in support of cancer care and health rehabilitation programs. Receiving grants in this program area are: JourneyCare Foundation, IL $500,000 – Community Health...
The Coleman Foundation Announces Fourth Quarter 2019 Developmental Disability Services Grant
In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Coleman Foundation approved a grant for $233,353 to a non-profit organization in support of the developmental disabilities services program. Receiving a grant in this program area is: Aspire, IL $233,353 – Aspire/NorthPointe Resources...
The Coleman Foundation Announces Fourth Quarter 2019 Entrepreneurship Grants
In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Coleman Foundation approved grants totaling $830,000 to non-profit organizations in support of entrepreneurship programming. Those receiving grants in this program area are: Arts Alliance Illinois, IL $500,000 – Center for Creative Entrepreneurship...
Equal Hope Works to Address Racial Disparities in Women’s Cancer
Coleman Foundation Grantee Equal Hope (Formerly The Breast Cancer Task Force) recently launched a new initiative to eliminate cervical cancer in the Chicago area. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers, yet many women of color...
Building a Thriving Business Community through Entrepreneurship Education
One of the strategies guiding The Coleman Foundation’s initial efforts to support entrepreneurs in low- and moderate-income Chicago neighborhoods is to increase the capacity of trusted, community-rooted entrepreneurship educational organizations. A recent study indicated that more than 130 community-based organizations...
Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, one in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetime. Since 1971, the number of cancer survivors in the US has increased from 3...
Building a Supportive Workplace Culture improves life for people with developmental disabilities
Many people with developmental disabilities depend on Direct Service Personnel (DSPs) to assist them with everything from helping with daily activities, acting as their advocates, and enabling them to gain and keep meaningful employment. Over the past several decades the...
The Coleman Foundation Announces Third Quarter 2019 Cancer Care and Health Rehabilitation Services Grants
In the third quarter of 2019, the Coleman Foundation approved grants totaling $650,000 to institutions serving the Chicago metro area. Saint Anthony Hospital, IL $350,000 – Improving Access to Breast Health Services in Communities of Color This award is for...
The Coleman Foundation Announces Third Quarter 2019 Entrepreneurship Grants
In the third quarter of 2019, the Coleman Foundation approved grants totaling $498,000 to advance its Entrepreneurship-In-Neighborhoods strategies. These strategies are: Strategy 1: Supporting individual non-profit business service organizations (BSOs) that provide training and other supports to aspiring and...
The Coleman Foundation Supports Entrepreneurs of Color Fund
On October 1, 2019, The Coleman Foundation joined Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and a group of six Chicago banks and three fellow grantmaking organizations to announce its recent support for the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund. The new investments bring the...
