Education
Generation E Institute (GENEI), MI
$110,000 in support of Generation E Youth Entrepreneurship program that works to design, deliver and promote entrepreneurship education curricula, materials and methods that equip youth, young adults and low-income persons with requisite skills for becoming successful, contributing community members.
Illinois Institute for Entrepreneurship Education, IL
$50,000 to support 2008 Youth Entrepreneurship Conference, a national conference providing high school students and teachers with resources towards business ownership.
St. Louis University, MO
$43,000 to expand Entrepreneurship Education Program and support activities of the Coleman Chair.
California State University, Fresno, CA
$325,300 in support of the Entrepreneurial Pathway Community College Articulation Project. The three-year effort involves the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ten community colleges in identifying mechanisms to build entrepreneurial knowledge and skills that lead to the launch of new businesses.
Association for Experiential Education, CO
$24,613 to upgrade technology needed to provide resources and support for experiential educattion method.
Daystar School, IL
$15,000 to support Learning Excursion Program, a curriculum developed for students to engage in learning while visiting various sites. Excursions are linked to thematic units of study and students are taught how to learn in each environment.
Emerson Elementary School, IL
$25,000 in support of Interactive Technology Project and related staff training.
DePaul University, IL
$25,000 to support Entrepreneurship Program committed to strengthening relationships with alumni and exposing students to the experiential resources and knowledge of practitioners.
Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, OH
$15,000 to support new publication of the "Future CEO Stars" magazine and provide monthly subscriptions to high school entrepreneurship teachers and students for educational purposes.
St. Louis University, MO
$244,500 to renew three-year support for the Coleman Chair in Entrepreneurship including program development support for the chairholder.
University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
$37,500 to support Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour as a membership benefit to Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) students, and promote CEO nationally throughout various colleges.
U.S. Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship, FL
$40,600 to provide 2008 conference scholarship support.
Providence St. Mel School, IL
$5,000 to support student scholarships.
Knox College, IL
$25,000 in support of Hosutt Memorial Scholarship Fund towards establishing a permanent endowment.
California State University, Fresno, CA
$92,000 to support programming for youth entrepreneurship training, collegiate entrepreneurship conference attendance, business plan competition, course development, and scholarships for student incubator.
Canisius College, NY
$73,000 to support Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs Program which provides students with tools to transform ideas into action, and become self-employed.
Champlain College, VT
$90,000 to support Bring Your Own Business (BYO Biz) an entrepreneurship program directed at high school students to help grow their businesses while earning a college degree through application of course work and mentorship.
Millikin University, IL
$426,660 for three-year support for the Coleman Professor in Entrepreneurship Chair, Arts and Entrepreneurship Program, and development of program initiatives to spread entrepreneurship across campus and the central Illinois region.
National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship, MA
$610,000 in matching funds over three years to establish and support infrastructure for the organization to market services, grow membership, increase conference attendance, develop curriculum, conduct research on entrepreneurship education, and become a self-sustaining organization.
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, NY
$75,000 to support 2007 National Advanced Teacher Forum to provide teachers with National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship certification the opportunity to share best practices and lessons learned to enhance teaching methods.
University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
$150,000 to support 2007 Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO), a national entrepreneurship network serving more than 500 colleges and universities. CEO informs, supports, and inspires college students to pursue entrepreneurship and seek opportunities through enterprise creation.
Briar Cliff University, IA
$5,000 to support launch of student graphic and web design business and panel discussion on entrepreneurship.
Bridgewater College, VA
$5,000 in support of cross-campus, student- and faculty-focused speakers and departmental workshops to build entrepreneurship program.
Champlain College, VT
$5,000 in support of seminars, workshops and lecture series to promote entrepreneurship across campus and local community.
Columbus State Community College, OH
$4,500 to support development of entrepreneurship certificate program for automotive repair and HVAC.
Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, OH
$85,000 to support 2007 Entrepreneurship Education Forum by providing assistance for professional development for entrepreneurship educators and grants award program to fund entrepreneurship program activities.
Haywood Community College, NC
$5,000 to support development of Entrepreneurship Video Modules of individual interviews or panel discussions of local entrepreneurs for educational training guides.
Johnson County Community College, KS
$5,000 to support development of program framework for credit and non-credit blended class on family business.
Indian River Community College, FL
$5,000 to support monthly seminar series for entrepreneurs.
Kingsborough Community College, NY
$4,700 to establish Entrepreneur in Residence program with community college graduate entrepreneur from hospitality management industry.
Marian College, IN
$2,500 to provide scholarships for 2007 Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) conference.
Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical, MN
$5,000 to support development of three pilot entrepreneurship courses and establishment of entrepreneurship club and speaker series.
Piedmont Community College, NC
$4,800 to support E-Commerce Virtual Incubator to deliver entrepreneurship training program and classes to entrepreneurs.
Technical College of the Lowcountry, SC
$4,500 to develop entrepreneurship certificate program via internet, interactive CD-ROM and cable television.
UW School of Law, WA
$36,700 for staff salary for the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic to coordinate law and MBA students providing pro bono legal services to low-income entrepreneur.
Washtenaw Community College, MI
$5,000 to support development of Student Enterprise Competition Seminar Series to transform student ideas into plans for profitable businesses.
York Technical College, SC
$5,000 to support a learning community for entrepreneurship through networking sessions between students and entrepreneurs, business plan competition and professional development for faculty.
Disability Services
CoACH Care Center, IL
$120,000 to support renovation and reconfiguration of a ten-bed facility which offers specialized short-term pediatric care bridging transitional medical care from hospital to home. CoACH accepts referrals from 26 hospitals and medical centers in Illinois.
GiGi's Playhouse, IL
$25,000 to expand literacy program by training parents and teachers about a proven home-based reading program for children with Down syndrome.
Joni and Friends Chicago, IL
$10,000 to support first annual Summit for Disability Service Providers designed to train church lay workers and health care professionals to serve the needs of people affected by disabilities.
Garden Center Services, IL
$50,000 to support renovation of facility used to provide developmental training to cognitively and physically disabled persons.
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital, IL
$32,000 to support staff at Schwab's Community Technology Center that seeks to empower people with disabilities to learn computer skills for educational and employment goals, and increase knowledge of disability-related resources.
Little Friends, Inc., IL
$27,600 to support Little Friends Center for Autism Parent Workshop to provide information and effective strategies for working with children with autism spectrum disorder.
Easter Seals of LaSalle and Bureau Counties, IL
$62,000 to establish Family and Community Autism Resource Center to provide resources, referrals, counseling, specialized training, early intervention services and other support to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), their families, service providers and educators.
Clearbrook, IL
$120,000 to support Collaborative Human Services Agency Database (CHAD) project that will developed a vehicle for data collection, reporting, and retention of information needed to operate and provide services to individuals with developmental disabilities. CHAD is comprised of eight organizations serving more than 11,000 individuals in Illinois with special needs.
Fox Valley Hospice, Inc. , IL
$9,400 to support Direct Service Volunteer Training, a program to help individuals and families experiencing a life threatening illness or bereavement issue and death.
Seguin Services, Inc., IL
$75,000 in capital support for Seguinworks Garden Center to provide employment opportunities, and expand horticultural therapy program for adults with developmental disabilities.
Cancer Care
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Illinois Chapter, IL
$400,000 in support of Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) project directed at providing staffing and research equipment. The effort assembles interactive, multidisciplinary teams from University of Chicago, University of California in San Diego and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
Chicago Health Connection, IL
$170,000 in support of research and development of a campaign targeted at African American and Latino families to increase participation in umbilical cord blood donations.
Stillwaters Cancer Support Services, WI
$10,500 in support of Mind, Body and Spirit workshops which allows integration of physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the healing process, and assists people dealing with cancer diagnosis.
Wellness House, IL
$20,000 to support Wellness in the Workplace pilot program to target individuals affected by cancer, and those impacted in the workforce including managers, co-workers and family members.
Cancer Center for Healthy Living, IL
$45,000 in matching funds to support Strength, Hope, Empowerment a psycho-social oncology program which provides supportive and educational services through networking groups, support groups, individual counseling and educational seminars.
Cancer Health Alliance of Metropolitan Chicago, IL
$50,000 for community-based cancer services which support community outreach, implementation of a participant management data base, and creation of networking and education tools for professional development.
Leukemia Research Foundation, IL
$15,000 to support 2008 Bone Marrow, Stem Cell, and Cord Blood Transplant Conference designed for blood cancer patients and their families and provides background on types of transplants available for treatment of leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers.
Community Grants
Association of Small Foundations, DC
$5,000 in support of general operating and membership dues.
Long Haul Productions, MI
$20,000 for development of Autism Chronicles radio documentary.
Philanthropy Roundtable, DC
$10,000 in operating support for Helping People to Help Themselves Breakthrough Program.
Community Law Center, MD
$20,000 in support of Small Business Legal Services Project and Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative.
Youth With A Mission - Los Angeles, CA
$25,000 to construct storage facility ro agency which serves underserved individuals through faith based programs.
Gilman Historical Society, IL
$10,000 in support of building improvements for Gilman Historical Society.
American Visionary Art Museum, Inc., MD
$7,500 to support Youth Outreach Program providing admission, and workshops for low-income youth.
Fields Project, IL
$8,000 to support and promote Arts Outreach Project.
Chamisa Mesa High School, NM
$5,000 for scholarship support.
Irvine Natural Science Center, MD
$6,300 to support Schoolyard Discovery Program, a summer fellowship for high school students which trains them to teach elementary school students about ecology in urban environments, and links outdoor projects to classroom lessons.
Newborn Holistic Ministries, Inc., MD
$10,900 to support Martha's Place grounds program to transition maintenance from staff to residents and develop a formalized year round grounds maintenance program.
Quincy University, IL
$20,000 to support Graphic Arts and Communication program expansion to hire graphics specialist and provide internships at community organizations.
Parks & People Foundation for Baltimore Recreation & Parks, MD
$29,350 for capital and program support of Community Forestry Programs.