Over $500K In Community Impact Grants Awarded To Local Organizations By DuPage Foundation

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — More than 30 local organizations were awarded Community Impact grants during DuPage Foundation's most recent grant cycle. In total, $519,520 was granted to support initiatives in animal welfare, workforce development, youth education and environmental sustainability.

Animal Welfare

Five organizations were granted a total of $84,000 to aid their efforts in animal welfare. They are:

• A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter
• Hinsdale Humane Society
• Naperville Area Humane Society
• Paws for a Cause Vet Care
• West Suburban Humane Society

Environmental Initiatives

A total of $76,520 was awareded to four DuPage County organizations for initiatives focused on animal welfare. These recipients are:

• Fermilab Natural Areas
• SCARCE
• The Conservation Foundation
• The Morton Arboretum

Youth Education

DuPage Foundation awarded $184,000 to support 14 organizations in their efforts to expand and enhance youth education.

• Accelerate Climate Solutions
• Alive Center
• Best Buddies
• Candor Health Education
• CREO DuPage
• DuPage County Farm Bureau Foundation
• Exodus World Services
• GiGi's Playhouse
• Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center
• Green Halo Scholars
• Junior Achievement of Chicago
• Roots & Wings
• Three Fires Council, Scouting America
• United States Adaptive Golf Alliance

Workforce Development

During this grnat cycle, DuPage Foundation gave $175,000 in workforce development grants to nine organizations.

• Career & Networking Center
• Compudopt
• Donka, Inc.
• KidsMatter
• Literacy DuPage
• Little Friends, Inc.
• Poised for Success
• Resilient NFP
• Turning Pointe Autism Foundation

“Expanding our grant programs to include a category dedicated to workforce development was a natural and necessary next step,” Barb Szczepaniak, DuPage Foundation's vice president for programs, said in a statement.

Szczepaniak added, “By investing in job readiness, skills training, and pathways to stable employment, we’re not just funding programs—we’re strengthening families, local businesses, and the long-term economic vitality of DuPage County.