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News
Illinois State University receives grant for Entrepreneurial Studies
Ten Community Colleges win Elevator Grants at NACCE
Young Entrepreneur wins Business Plan Competition. See Crain's Chicago Business video.
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Upcoming Conferences
A Time to Sing a New Tune -- United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Nashville, TN, January 14-17, 2010
Self Employment in the Arts (SEA) Lisle, Illinois, February 19 & 20, 2010
Welcome to The Coleman Foundation
The Coleman Foundation, Inc. is a private, independent grantmaking foundation established in the state of Illinois in 1951. The Foundation funds educational institutions offering entrepreneurship education throughout the United States; organizations conducting cancer research and providing cancer care; and agencies providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities only in the Chicago Metropolitan area - its primary geographical focus.
The major program areas of grantmaking include:
- Education - predominantly to unique education institutions with a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship education and awareness.
- Cancer Care - including support services, treatment and research with an emphasis on translational or applied outcomes.
- Services for Disabled - with a strong emphasis on programs that encourage self development and independence for individuals with developmental disabilities, including rehabilitative services and conductive education programming for children with motor disabilities.