July 6, 2021
Coleman Foundation Second Quarter 2021 Grants
The Coleman Foundation awarded twenty-three grants for a total of $1.75 million in April, May, and June 2021....
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June 4, 2021
South Side Clinic Provides COVID-19 Vaccine to Chicago Residents Hardest Hit by Pandemic
COVID-19 positive rates in Roseland and Washington Heights residents were sky high in January and February. The Coleman Foundation joined others in funding UChicago Medicine to provide a vaccine clinic at Woodson Library for anyone age 18 and older to help slow the spread of the virus in these communities....
June 4, 2021
Financial Literacy: A Costly Knowledge Gap for Many Small Business Entrepreneurs
Coleman Foundation funds community-based business support organizations to provide financial literacy training, but many entrepreneurs still don’t know they need it. A significant number of business owners in low and moderate-income neighborhoods were not able to access capital or apply for PPP loans. Learn more about what grantees are doing to address this financial literacy knowledge gap....
May 3, 2021
April 14, 2021
The Coleman Foundation Announces Thomas D. Trinley New CFO/COO
The Coleman Foundation named Thomas D. Trinley as CFO/COO....
April 6, 2021
Coleman Foundation First Quarter 2021 Grants
The Coleman Foundation awarded ninety-three grants for a total of $1.59 million in January, February, and March 2021....
March 25, 2021
First 100 Days
Coleman Foundation's new CEO Shelley Davis shares her impressions and insights from the last few months and talks about the opportunities and challenges ahead....
January 29, 2021
Welcome to The Coleman Foundation’s 2020 Impact Report
As I settle into my role as the third CEO of The Coleman Foundation, I’ve been inspired by the depth of knowledge and experience our team has in building impactful programs in entrepreneurship, supportive cancer care, and disability services. I realize that there is an opportunity to tell the Coleman story in a way that amplifies the work of our grantees, expands our community, and illuminates the lessons learned through decades of creating impact in...
November 16, 2020
Shelley Davis in the Corner Office
This week Shelley Davis will take the helm of The Coleman Foundation. The Coleman Foundation invests about $8 million each year in programs that advance personal empowerment and well-being for residents of the Chicago Metro area. Shelley will succeed Michael Hennessy who began working with the Foundation in 1987 when he was an officer of Fannie May Candy Company and became the Coleman Foundation’s president in 1993. We checked in with Shelley to hear her thoughts...
September 16, 2020
DSP Appreciation Week: Large Donation Thanks Disability Service Workers and Uplifts Small Businesses
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 of nonprofit agencies, Intersect for Ability. In turn,the agencies bought products from these businesses to celebrate Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week. The businesses include Chocolate Inspirations, a mother-daughter team who makes...