Over $550K In Grants Awarded By DuPage Foundation

WHEATON, IL — More than half a million dollars in grant money was recently awarded to 56 nonprofits by DuPage Foundation. The awards included Community Impact and Arts DuPage grants.

In total, DuPage Foundation awarded $399,250 in grants, including the following education grants.

• Alive Center: $25,000
• Bartlett Learning Center: $12,000
• Best Buddies: $10,000
• Candor Health Education: $10,000
• Child's Voice: $5,000
• CREO DuPage: $19,000
• DuPage Children's Museum: $15,000
• DuPage County Farm Bureau Foundation: $5,000
• Embrace Living Communities: $10,000
• Exodus World Service: $15,000
• Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center: $10,000
• Go Team 2704 NFP: $2,000
• GPS Education Partners: $20,000
• Green Halo Scholars: $23,000
• grit2: $5,000
• H.O.M.E. DuPage, Inc.: $15,000
• HOPE Fair Housing Center: $5,000
• Innovation DuPage: $25,000
• Inside Out Club DuPage: $5,000
• KidsMatter: $15,000
• The Community House: $6,000
• The Salvation Army Oakbrook Terrace: $5,000
• Turning Pointe Autism Foundation: $5,000
• United States Adaptive Golf Alliance: $5,000

Environmental grants totaling $68,000 included:

• Fermilab Natural Areas: $12,000
• Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement: $21,000
• The Morton Arboretum: $20,000
• Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America: $15,000

DuPage Foundation also awarded over $59,000 in animal welfare grants, including:

• A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter: $14,250
• Animal Rescue Foundation: $25,000
• West Suburban Humane Society: $20,000

In total, $159,900 in Arts Dupage grants were awarded, as follows:

• Anima - Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus: $8,500
• BrightSide Theatre: $10,000
• Chhobighar Film Society: $5,000
• College of DuPage Foundation: $13,000
• Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education: $20,000
• Darien Arts Council: $5,000
• DuPage County Historical Museum Foundation: $3,000
• DuPage Symphony Orchestra: $9,400
• Elmhurst Centre for Performing Arts: $6,000
• Elmhurst Choral Union: $5,000
• Equality Downers Grove (EQDG): $5,000
• ESSE Adult Day Services: $10,000
• Fair Lady Productions: $5,000
• Lisle Community Band: $5,000
• Naperville Men's Glee Club: $2,500
• NaperVoice: $5,000
• Paramount Theatre: $12,500
• Salt Creek Ballet: $10,000
• Senior Suburban Orchestra: $2,500
• Sinfonietta Bel Canto: $5,000
• Spirito!: $5,000
• Village Theatre Guild: $5,000
• The West Towns Chorus: $2,500

Additionally, the Glen Ellyn Park District and Go Green Glen Ellyn were awarded a total of $20,400 via the Glen Ellyn Fund.

“We are proud to share that 72% percent of eligible grant applications submitted this fall received funding,” DuPage Foundation vice president for programs Barb Szczepaniak said in a statement