Waukegan, IL—June 26, 2014 – The Lake County Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust, announced $153,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations serving the urgent needs of the most vulnerable individuals and families in the county.
The following grant recipients have demonstrated exceptional commitment to making Lake County a better place to live, work and raise a family in the areas designated to have the most impact on the county’s current needs.
2014 Grant Recipients:
A Safe Place ($25,000 category: Efficient Governance – Pursue Coordinated Investments)
Beacon Place ($5,000 category: Human Capital – Capacity Building) Hanul Family Alliance ($5,000 category: Human Capital – Capacity Building)
The Alliance for Human Services ($75,000 category: Human Capital – Sustain the Health and Human Services System)
Waukegan Park District ($2,000 category: Human Capital –Sustain the Health and Human Services System)
Waukegan Public Library ($20,000 category: Human Capital – Improve Education and Workforce Training)
UChicago Impact ($10,500 category: Human Capital – Improve Education and Workforce Training)

Ounce of Prevention Fund ($10,000 category: Human Capital – Improve Education and Workforce Training)
YouthBuild Lake County ($15,000 category: Human Capital – Improve Education and Workforce Training)
Zion Benton Children’s Service ($5,000 category: Human Capital – Capacity Building)
Zion Benton Elementary District 6 ($21,000 category: Human Capital – Improve Education and Workforce Training)
Please join us in congratulating this distinguished group of community leaders by visiting their websites to learn more about how they are making a difference in Lake County. To view pictures from the event please visit us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lake-County-Community-Foundation/158332597322

For nearly a decade, The Lake County Community Foundation has been on the cutting edge of addressing these issues and is proud to promote collaboration among non-profit health and human service providers in Lake County, enabling the delivery of innovative, sustainable and accessible programs to the county’s most vulnerable residents.
The next grant making cycle will begin anew in the winter of 2014, please visit https://lakecountycf.org/apply/home for information about our funding priorities.
About The Lake County Community Foundation

The Lake County Community Foundation would like to thank Linda and Vincent Buonanno and Tempel Farms for their generous support of the 2014 Grants Reception.

Since 2003, The Lake County Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust, has partnered with donors to leverage and guide their philanthropy to help transform the lives of the most vulnerable people across our county. Together, we have contributed over $2.5 million to 80 nonprofit organizations that support basic human needs, community development, education and health throughout Lake County. By connecting the generosity of donors across Lake County with the most pressing needs of the community, we ensure that our county thrives today and for generations to come.

GROWING PHILANTHROPY, BUILDING COMMUNITY