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,...
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...
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...
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...
The Coleman Foundation named Thomas D. Trinley as CFO/COO....
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...
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...
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...