Philanthropists don’t always leave instructions. How the Colemans lived experience and values shape their legacy. Michael Hennessy writes about the forces that shaped the foundation's programs and the impact they have made over his 28-years at the helm....
For over forty years, The Coleman Foundation has worked to improve opportunity and quality of life, and to reduce disparities for people living and working in Chicago. We know there is so much more work to be done. Our story began with Fannie May Candies, the...
The Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards celebrate projects and efforts that improved communities in the Chicago area. The 2020 winners, recently recognized in an online event, included a project funded in part by The Coleman Foundation....
A new Coleman Foundation-funded entrepreneur training center wants to help Far North Side Chicago's Spanish-speaking residents get their business ideas off the ground. The Rogers Park Business Alliance has expanded its GROW entrepreneur training program to include classes for predominantly Spanish-language speakers. Called GROW/Progresando, the new...