2003 Grantees

December

 
   
Albany Park Neighborhood Council $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Blocks Together $25,000
-for general operating support  
   
Center for Community Change $2,000
-Union-Community Collaboration in Public Education  
   
Family Service of South Lake County $15,000
-Latino Leadership Project  
   
Lawndale Christian Development Corp. $15,000
-for support of community organizing  
   
Little Village Community Development Corp. $25,000
-for support of community organizing  
   
Metro Chicago Seniors Foundation $10,000
-for general operating support  
   
National Center on Poverty Law $20,000
-Housing Law Unit  
   
Roosevelt University $1,200
-Young Organizers' Project  
   
South Suburban Action Conference $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
The Resurrection Project $20,000
-for support of community organizing  
   
Woodstock Institute $10,000
-for general operating support  
   

October

 
   
Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. $20,000
-for support of community organizing  
   
Lakefront Support Housing $20,000
-for support of tenant organizing  
   
Lakeview Action Coalition $25,000
-for general operating support  
   
National Training & Information Center $1,000
-Gale Cincotta Leadership Development Fund  
   
TARGET Area Development Corp. $25,000
-for support of community organizing  
   
Wentworth Gardens Resident Management Corp. $10,000
-for support of community organizing  
   

September

 
   
Centro Romero $20,000
-Women's Leadership Project  
   
Chicago Area Workers' Center $10,000
-for general operating support  
   
Chicago Homecare Organizing Project $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Chicago Jobs With Justice $15,000
-for general operating support  
   
Community Economic Development Law Project $60,000 for 2yr
-for general operating support  
   
F.A.I.T.H., Inc. $15,000
-for general operating support  
   
Jane Addams Senior Caucus $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
LeClaire Courts Community Development Corporation $20,000
-Planning & Leadership Training  
   
Logan Square Neighborhood Association $30,000
-for general operating support  
   
National Training & Information Center $20,000
-for general operating support-Chicago  
   
Telpochcalli Community Education Project $5,000
-Strategic Planning  
   

July

 
   
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Community Organizing & Family Issues $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Designs for Change $12,000
-Program Support  
   
Developing Communities Project $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Latinos United $15,000
-for general operating support  
   
Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Southwest Youth Collaborative $10,000
-for support of community organizing  
   
The Grassroots Collaborative $15,000
-for general operating support  
   
West Town Leadership United $20,000
-for general operating support  
   

June

 
   
Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Coalition of the Chicago American Indian Community $15,000
-for general operating support  
   
Community Media Workshop $15,000
-for general operating support  
   
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Nobel Neighbors $10,000
-for support of community organizing  
   
Southwest Organizing Project $30,000
-for general operating support  
   

May

 
   
Agape Youth Development & Family Support Services $20,000
-for support of community organizing  
   
Centro Comunitario Juan Diego $15,000
-for support of community organizing  
   
Erie Neighborhood House $1,000
-In honor of former board member Esther Nieves  
   
Family Matters $20,000
-for support of community organizing  
   
Farm Labor Research Project $500
-In memory of Juan Alberto Velazquez  
   
Midwest Academy $20,000
-Summer Internship Program  
   
Mujeres Latinas en Accion $500
-In memory of Juan Alberto Velazquez  
   
Neighborhood Funders Group $2,000
-Working Group on Labor and Community  
   
Organization of the NorthEast $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc. $5,000
-Reproductive Rights Project  
   
South Austin Coalition $25,000
-for general operating support  
   

March

 
   
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council $25,000
-for general operating support  
   
Interfaith Leadership Project $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Lawndale Neighborhood Organization $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Lugenia Burns Hope Center $15,000
-for general operating support  
   
Northwest Neighborhood Federation $25,000
-for general operating support  
   
Parents United for Responsible Education $20,000
-for general operating support  
   

February

 
   
Chicago Rehab Network $15,000
-for general operating support  
   
Interfaith Federation of NW Indiana $30,000
-for general operating support  
   
Joliet Area Church-Based Organized Body (JACOB) $15,000
-for general operating support  
   
Sankofa Community Outreach & Restoration Project $10,000
-for general operating support  
   

January

 
   
Chicago ACORN $40,000
-for general operating support  
   
Chicago Mutual Housing Network $15,000
-for general operating support  
   
Coalition for Improved Education in South Shore $10,000
-for general operating support  
   
Community Organizing Award $15,000
   
Crossroads Fund $10,000
-Critical Response Fund-Year 2  
   
Lake County Sponsors $10,000
-for general operating support  
   
Organized Students of Chicago $10,000
-for general operating support  
   
Pilsen Alliance $20,000
-for general operating support  
   
Statewide Housing Action Coalition $15,000
-for general operating support