2007 Awards
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
Support for organizing and advocacy related to housing and education issues 60,000
Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation
Support for the Leadership Development and Organizing Initiative 30,000
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest
Support for affordable housing advocacy and the public housing
transformation study 100,000
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
General operating support 25,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
General operating support 40,000
Chicago Jobs Council
General operating support 38,500
Chicago Workers' Collaborative
General operating support 35,000
Community Renewal Society
Support for the Children of the Incarcerated Campaign 120,000
Designs for Change
Support for the Aiding Local School Councils project 30,000
Developing Communities Project
Support for the Red Line Extension Project 60,000
Developing Government Accountability to the People
General operating support 30,000
Grand Boulevard Federation
Support for the Peer Parent Education Network 40,000
Grassroots Collaborative
General operating support 35,000
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights
Support for the From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois 40,000
Housing Action Illinois
General operating support 25,000
Illinois Action for Children
Support for advocacy and organizing to increase state funding for early childhood education and Preschool for All 88,000
Illinois Asset Building Group
Support for advocacy work leading to a Children's Savings Account policy and program in Illinois 50,000
Illinois Hunger Coalition
Support for three projects: Anti-Hunger Action, Latinos Organized for Justice and Community Quality Councils 40,000
The Latinos Policy Forum
General operating support 25,000
Leclaire Courts Community Development Corporation
Support to hire a part-time community organizer 20,000
Metro Seniors In Action
General operating support 20,000
Midwest Academy
Support for the summer intern program 65,000
Parents United For Responsible Education
General operating support 45,000
People for Community Recovery, Inc.
Support for the Local Area Council elections and the East Lake Management contract renewal 15,000
Pilsen Alliance
General operating support 20,000
Public Action Foundation, The
Support for the Monsignor Egan campaign for payday loan reform 25,000
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Support for the Advocacy Project 240,000
Supportive Housing Providers Association
General operating suppport 25,000
TARGET Area Development Corporation
General operating support 75,000
We The People Media
General operating support 20,000