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November 2021: Two Coleman Grantees Inspire Gratitude and Fresh Ideas
With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season upon us, it’s easy to focus on long to-do lists and year-end tasks and forget to take a moment for appreciation or gratitude. In this newsletter, we do just that by...
October 2021: A Fond Farewell for Mike Hennessy and 3rd Quarter Grants
On a cool, autumn evening in September, the Coleman team gathered with an intimate subset of our grantee family to celebrate our retired CEO Mike Hennessy. With room to safely social distance in an indoor/outdoor space, our small group was able...
Third Quarter 2021 Grants
The Coleman Foundation awarded 8 grants for a total of $1.58 million in July, August, and September 2021. Program/Organization Amount Description Developmental Disabilities Keystone Alliance $191,000 Keystone Solutions Platform L'Arche Chicago $400,000 New Fully Accessible CILA Home Entrepreneurship Chicago...
Coleman Community Wishes Mike Hennessy a Fond Farewell
Dear Friends, On a cool, autumn evening in September, the Coleman team gathered with an intimate subset of our grantee family to celebrate our retired CEO Mike Hennessy. With room to safely social distance in an indoor/outdoor space, our small group...
July 2021: Grants Q1 and Q2
Q&A With Shelley A. Davis The Coleman Foundation is halfway through its first strategic planning process. CEO Shelley A. Davis fills us in on what we’ve learned so far and what to expect. I thought we’d start with a...
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. Developmental Disabilities Shore Community Services, Inc. $125,000 General Operating Support Entrepreneurship Allies for Community Business $50,000 Capacity Support to Business Support...
South Side Clinic Provides COVID-19 Vaccine to Chicago Residents Hardest Hit by Pandemic
In partnership with the City of Chicago, the University of Chicago Medicine launched a temporary vaccine clinic on March 26th with philanthropic support from the Coleman Foundation and other donors. Together, they helped to secure 16,000 vaccine doses to be...
Financial Literacy: A Costly Knowledge Gap for Many Small Business Entrepreneurs
During the past year, Women’s Business Development Center, a Foundation grantee, administered over $225 million in emergency grants to over 8000 local small businesses. One of the organization’s key lessons learned was that a significant number of business owners in...
May 2021: A costly knowledge gap for many small business entrepreneurs
Financial Literacy: A Costly Knowledge Gap for Many Small Business Entrepreneurs During the past year, Women’s Business Development Center, a Foundation grantee, administered over $225 million in emergency grants to over 8000 local small businesses. One of the organization’s key lessons...