CHICAGO TRIBUNE CHARITIES ANNOUNCES GRANTS OF $810,000 TO
CHICAGOLAND EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
CHICAGO, June 12, 2006–Chicago Tribune Charities, a McCormick
Tribune Foundation Fund, announced that 34 agencies that help
people develop job skills and find employment in the Chicago
metropolitan area will receive grants totaling $810,000. Chicago
Tribune readers’ gifts through the newspaper’s annual Holiday
Giving campaign are a key source of funding for these grants.
Grants are approved by the McCormick Tribune Foundation board of
directors based on recommendations from foundation staff and a
Chicago Tribune Charities advisory committee, which consists of
Chicago Tribune employees.
Chicago Tribune Charities’ focus on employment supports three
funding categories: employment training and placement programs
that support families, programs that help individuals with
disabilities find and maintain employment in the community, and
agencies that provide advocacy and technical assistance to
organizations working in this field.
Janet Dobbs, Chicago Tribune Director of Development and co-chair
of the Chicago Tribune Charities advisory committee, noted:
“Agencies that help individuals find jobs and develop career
skills play a crucial role in Chicago communities. We’re proud to
support these agencies as part of our Child and Family
Development program.”
The following employment and training programs for individuals
supporting families received grants totaling $520,000:
- Alternatives, Inc.
- Cambodian Association of Illinois
- Cara Program
- Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation
- Chicago Women in Trades
- Community Assistance Program
- Enterprising Kitchen, Inc.
- Goodwill Industries
- Greater West Town Community Development Project
- Growing Home
- Inner City Computer Stars
- Inspiration Corporation
- North Lawndale Employment Network
- Polish American Association
- Southwest Women Working Together
- Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc.
- Women’s American ORT
The following programs serving individuals with disabilities
received grants totaling $110,000:
- Ada S. McKinley
- Blue Island Citizens for People with Developmental
Disabilities - Lambs, Inc.
- Little Friends
- Misericordia/Heart of Mercy
- Special Education Parents Alliance
- Park Lawn School & Activity Center
- Sequin Services, Inc.
- Sertoma Center, Inc.
- St. Coletta’s of Illinois
The following employment advocacy/technical assistance programs
received grants totaling $180,000:
- Chicago Jobs Council
- Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center
- Women Employed Institute
- Work, Welfare & Families
- Equip for Equality
“The McCormick Tribune Foundation’s communities program is a
unique effort that stimulates local philanthropy and improves
community life across the country,” said David L. Grange,
president and chief executive officer of the McCormick Tribune
Foundation. “In 2005, on the strength of people’s generosity and
the role of each partner in their community, including Chicago
Tribune, the foundation was able to make 1600 grants, totaling
over $60 million.”
About Chicago Tribune Charities
Chicago Tribune Charities, a fund of the McCormick Tribune
Foundation, annually raises millions of dollars from generous
Tribune readers through the Chicago Tribune Holiday Giving
campaign. These gifts, plus matching funds from McCormick Tribune
Foundation, provide funding for grants to organizations that help
alleviate hunger, promote reading and literacy, and strengthen
families. Chicago Tribune and McCormick Tribune Foundation cover
all administrative and promotional expenses, so that every cent
of every dollar donated goes to work in supporting non-profit
organizations, and 100 percent of the funds raised and matched
stay in the Chicagoland area. Chicago Tribune Charities’ giving
philosophy is in keeping with the mission of Chicago Tribune: to
help people engage their world. In 2005 alone, 174 such grants
totaled distributed $4.1 million throughout Chicagoland, as 100
percent of the funds raised and matched stay in the Chicago
metropolitan area. For more information about Chicago Tribune
Charities, click
here.
About the McCormick Tribune Foundation
The McCormick Tribune Foundation is one of the nation’s largest
charitable organizations and encompasses:
- Five grantmaking programs– citizenship, communities,
education, journalism and special initiatives - Cantigny Park & Golf
- Three world-class museums: Cantigny First Division Museum,
the Robert R. McCormick Museum and the new McCormick Tribune
Freedom Museum
A focus on children, communities and country unites the
foundation and its many parts and keep us true to our mission of
advancing the ideals of a free and democratic society. The
foundation is an independent non-profit, separate from Tribune
Co., with substantial holdings in Tribune Co. For more
information about the foundation and its efforts, please visit www.McCormickTribune.org.
The McCormick Tribune Foundation’s communities program is a
unique effort that stimulates local philanthropy and improves
community life across the country. To encourage donations, the
foundation matches all contributions from its general funds at
the rate of 50 cents on the dollar, up to pre-determined limits,
and then makes grants directly to nonprofits in the communities
from which the donations were made. The foundation and the
partners cover all campaign administrative costs, so 100 percent
of the public’s generosity, plus the match earned, goes directly
to agencies providing critical services in each community.
