Erin Fleming, Author at Coleman Foundation

07 Apr A Note From Our New Board Chair Esther Barron

Posted at 15:09h in Foundation News by Erin Fleming

The Coleman Foundation has been dedicated to Chicagoland communities since 1951. I am very proud of this legacy and the lasting and continuing impact the Coleman Foundation has had in Chicago. I also recognize that our work requires consistent reflection and am committed to listening...

07 Apr First Quarter 2022 Grants

Posted at 12:49h in Foundation News, Front Page by Erin Fleming

The Coleman Foundation awarded 117 grants for a total of $3.3 million in First Quarter 2022

05 Apr Coleman and Fund for Equitable Business Growth Offer Virtual Workshop for Business Support Organizations

Posted at 14:13h in Entrepreneurship, Foundation News by Erin Fleming

As part of our strategic plan learning agenda in entrepreneurship, Coleman co-hosted a virtual workshop for Business SupportOrganizations (BSOs) in February with the Fund for Equitable Business Growth (the Fund). The Fund, a collaboration between the Chicago Community Trust and several Chicago foundations including Coleman,...

05 Apr The Coleman Supportive Oncology Collaboration Finds a New Home With Equal Hope

Posted at 09:22h in Cancer Care, Foundation News by Erin Fleming

For decades, The Coleman Foundation has funded cancer research, treatment and care. Our deep and diverse work in this field with hospitals and community support centers afforded us a unique position from where we learned the common concerns shared by organizations across the region as...

24 Mar Senior Program Officer Rosa Berardi Reflects on 25+ Years with the Foundation

Posted at 13:45h in Foundation News by Erin Fleming

Dear friends and colleagues, After almost 26 years with the Coleman Foundation, it is bittersweet to announce that my tenure will end on June 30, 2022. It has been my privilege to serve as Senior Program Officer where I was influential in affecting many organizations and the...

23 Mar Program Officer Opportunity – March 2022

Posted at 11:54h in Foundation News, Front Page by Erin Fleming

Are you a strategic thinker with an equity mindset? Are you committed to reducing health disparities among underserved people and in under-resourced communities? Are you a champion of the good work being done in Chicago by nonprofits, community organizations and funders? We're hiring a Program...

25 Feb The Best of Grantmaking

Posted at 16:11h in In the News by Erin Fleming

As part of their interview series celebrating the contributions of leaders in the nonprofit sector for Black History Month and Women's History Month, Evolve Giving Group interviewed our CEO Shelley A. Davis about her first 100 days on the job and how the nonprofit sector...

20 Dec The Fund for Equitable Business Growth’s BSO Collective Impact Initiative Awards 14 Partnerships

Posted at 11:19h in Entrepreneurship, In the News by Erin Fleming

Funding in partnership with the Chicago Community Trust and others, we share news of the Fund for Equitable Business Growth’s 14 recent awards to create a marketplace of services for entrepreneurs of color in the Chicago region. The Fund's vision is to close the racial...

21 Sep Protected: Coleman Foundation 2020 Threshold Match Information Session 09.21.20

Posted at 15:43h in Internal Only by Erin Fleming

16 Sep DSP Appreciation Week: Large Donation Thanks Disability Service Workers and Uplifts Small Businesses

Posted at 07:55h in Developmental Disabilities, Entrepreneurship, Foundation News by Erin Fleming

More than 3,000 Chicago-area workers who serve individuals with disabilities will receive a special gift of appreciation this week—and those gifts provided a financial boost for six local small businesses; five of which are female- or minority-owned. Chicago-based Coleman Foundation donated $50,000 to a network...

Author: Erin Fleming