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Featured Grants
National Association for Community Colleges Entrepreneurship K-12 Entrepreneurship: Classroom Enhancement
Upcoming Conferences
Entrepreneurship: Finding your opportunity in today's economy -- National Association for Community Colleges Entrepreneurship (NACCE) Oct. 11-14, 2009, Chicago, Illinois
Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization CEO conference -- Oct. 22-24, 2009 Chicago, Illinois
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.