This grant from the Dunham Fund provided continued support for the Healthy Aurora Initiative.
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All Recipients
- 2023
- Area: Community
Wayside Cross Ministries
This grant supports Wayside Cross Ministries’ capital improvements at their Lifespring Center and programming at their Urban Youth Ministry (UYM). The UYM program provides tutoring and mentoring support to Aurora-area students during the school year and summer programming.
This grant supports Wayside Cross Ministries’ capital improvements at their Lifespring Center and programming at their Urban Youth Ministry (UYM). The UYM program provides tutoring and mentoring support to Aurora-area students during the school year and summer programming.
- 2023
- Area: Economic Growth, Education
Waubonsee Community College
This grant from the Dunham Foundation supports Waubonsee Community College’s Bridge to the Bi-Lingual Paraprofessional Program to help meet the immense need for bilingual professionals in the classroom.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation supports Waubonsee Community College’s Bridge to the Bi-Lingual Paraprofessional Program to help meet the immense need for bilingual professionals in the classroom.
- 2023
- Area: Community
TriCity Family Services
This grant from the Dunham Foundation supports TriCity Family Services as they continue to providing vital counseling services to the growing number of those in need of mental health support in the greater Aurora area.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation supports TriCity Family Services as they continue to providing vital counseling services to the growing number of those in need of mental health support in the greater Aurora area.
- 2023
- Area: Community
Sarah’s Smile of Illinois
This sponsorship grant from the Dunham Foundation provided support for Sarah’s Smile of Illinois’ Prom Part Duex! event.
This sponsorship grant from the Dunham Foundation provided support for Sarah’s Smile of Illinois’ Prom Part Duex! event.
- 2023
- Area: Community
Northwestern Memorial Foundation – Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provides assistance for the issues and items patients from the Dunham Foundation Service Area need to receive specialty rehabilitation such as mobility with wheelchairs, walkers, home-entry ramps, or transportation to and from appointments.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provides assistance for the issues and items patients from the Dunham Foundation Service Area need to receive specialty rehabilitation such as mobility with wheelchairs, walkers, home-entry ramps, or transportation to and from appointments.
- 2023
- Area: Community
North Central College
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provides continued program support for 15 Dunham Scholars at North Central College.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provides continued program support for 15 Dunham Scholars at North Central College.
- 2023
- Area: Community
Mutual Ground
This grant from the Dunham Foundation supports Mutual Ground as it continues to provide free and confidential services and advocacy to individuals affected by domestic and sexual violence.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation supports Mutual Ground as it continues to provide free and confidential services and advocacy to individuals affected by domestic and sexual violence.
- 2023
- Area: Community
Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry
This grant sponsors Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry’s Garden Harvest Dinner.
This grant sponsors Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry’s Garden Harvest Dinner.
- 2023
- Area: Economic Growth
Lewis University
This grant from the Dunham Foundation, supports the Dunham Aviation Scholars, and Workforce Pipeline Initiative. This initiative provides 10 scholarships to to students who have graduated from high schools within the Dunham Foundation Service area and enroll in the University’s aircraft maintenance degree program.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation, supports the Dunham Aviation Scholars, and Workforce Pipeline Initiative. This initiative provides 10 scholarships to to students who have graduated from high schools within the Dunham Foundation Service area and enroll in the University’s aircraft maintenance degree program.
- 2023
- Area: Economic Growth
Greater Chicago Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (GCAMP)
This grant from the Dunham Foundation allows GCAMP to purchase tour guide systems designed for plant tours as they explore various manufacturing jobs as a career path. It also allows GCAMP to advertise the GCAMP New Hire Survey, which gathers data from new manufacturing employees on their hiring and early career experiences. Results from this survey allow GCAMP to hone its best practices when it comes to solving the skilled workforce gap for manufacturers in Kane County and the surrounding areas.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation allows GCAMP to purchase tour guide systems designed for plant tours as they explore various manufacturing jobs as a career path. It also allows GCAMP to advertise the GCAMP New Hire Survey, which gathers data from new manufacturing employees on their hiring and early career experiences. Results from this survey allow GCAMP to hone its best practices when it comes to solving the skilled workforce gap for manufacturers in Kane County and the surrounding areas.
- 2023
- Area: Sponsorship
Fox Valley Park Foundation & Kiwanis Club of Aurora
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provided sponsorship support for Fox Valley Park Foundation and Kiwanis Club of Aurora’s Inaugural Pickleball-A-Thon Charity Tournament.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provided sponsorship support for Fox Valley Park Foundation and Kiwanis Club of Aurora’s Inaugural Pickleball-A-Thon Charity Tournament.
- 2023
- Area: Community
Fox Valley Park Foundation
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provided sponsorship support for Fox Valley Park Foundation’s 2023 Golf Outing.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provided sponsorship support for Fox Valley Park Foundation’s 2023 Golf Outing.
- 2023
- Area: Community
Fox Valley Patriotic Organization
This sponsorship supports Fox Valley Patriotic Organization’s Gala and First Look of the Flag Day Monument. The event
This sponsorship supports Fox Valley Patriotic Organization’s Gala and First Look of the Flag Day Monument. The event
- 2023
- Area: Community
Fox Valley Hands of Hope
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provided general operating support to allow Fox Valley Hands of Hope to continue providing free grief counseling to individuals in the greater Fox Vally area.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provided general operating support to allow Fox Valley Hands of Hope to continue providing free grief counseling to individuals in the greater Fox Vally area.
- 2023
- Area: Education
Diamond Youth Foundation
This grant supports Diamond Youth Foundations’ Guide Right Mentoring Program to expose underprivileged students to higher education through visits to college campuses.
This grant supports Diamond Youth Foundations’ Guide Right Mentoring Program to expose underprivileged students to higher education through visits to college campuses.
- 2023
- Area: Community
Community Support Services
This grant provided sponsorship support for Community Support Services’ 40th Anniversary Circles of Support Celebration.
This grant provided sponsorship support for Community Support Services’ 40th Anniversary Circles of Support Celebration.
- 2023
- Area: Community
Community Foundation of the Fox River
This sponsorship supports CFFRV’s Lasting Legacy Gala, celebrating its 75th anniversary of serving the greater Fox Valley area.
This sponsorship supports CFFRV’s Lasting Legacy Gala, celebrating its 75th anniversary of serving the greater Fox Valley area.
- 2023
- Area: Education
Cities In Schools
This grant supports a partnership between Cities in Schools (CIS), Huntington Learning Center, and the Aurora Housing Authority (AHA) to provide tutoring support to students in AHA housing units.
This grant supports a partnership between Cities in Schools (CIS), Huntington Learning Center, and the Aurora Housing Authority (AHA) to provide tutoring support to students in AHA housing units.
- 2023
- Area: Community
Changing Children’s Worlds Foundation
This sponsorship supports Changing Children’s Worlds Foundation’s 10th Annual Stand Up for Kids spring fundraiser.
This sponsorship supports Changing Children’s Worlds Foundation’s 10th Annual Stand Up for Kids spring fundraiser.
- 2023
- Area: Community
Aurora East Educational Foundation
This sponsorship supports the 2nd annual Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot, an event benefitting both East and West Aurora School Districts.
This sponsorship supports the 2nd annual Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot, an event benefitting both East and West Aurora School Districts.
- 2023
- Area: Community
Association for Individual Development
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provides sponsorship support for AID’s 2023 Benefit Auction.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provides sponsorship support for AID’s 2023 Benefit Auction.
- 2023
- Area: Education
A Plus Foundation
This grant supported an end of year celebration for Nicholson Elementary School students.
This grant supported an end of year celebration for Nicholson Elementary School students.
- 2023
- Area: Community
360 Youth Services
This grant supports 360 Youth Services’ mental health counseling for youth as well as funding for emergency shelter for local youth.
This grant supports 360 Youth Services’ mental health counseling for youth as well as funding for emergency shelter for local youth.
- 2022
- Area: Education
Holy Cross Catholic School
This grant provides support for Holy Cross Catholic School to enhance its reading and science curriculum and materials to address learning loss and meet updated state reading and science standards.
- 2022
- Area: Community, Education
Batavia Park Foundation
This grant provides support to establish permanent “Peace on Earth” lettering with LED digital lighting in downtown Batavia on the Peace bicycle-pedestrian bridge.
- 2022
- Area: Economic Growth
Women’s Business Development Center
This grant allows Women’s Business Development Center to continue its ScaleUp Aurora program in Spanish & English, supporting local small business owners in buiding and growing a successful business. It also allows the WBDC to implement ScaleHigher, a new program to help business owners acquire new skills and capabilities to use data, technology and innovative approaches to grow their business.
This grant allows Women’s Business Development Center to continue its ScaleUp Aurora program in Spanish & English, supporting local small business owners in buiding and growing a successful business. It also allows the WBDC to implement ScaleHigher, a new program to help business owners acquire new skills and capabilities to use data, technology and innovative approaches to grow their business.
- 2022
- Area: Community
The Neighbor Project
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provided sponsorship support for the Neighbor Project’s 2022 Starry Night Gala.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provided sponsorship support for the Neighbor Project’s 2022 Starry Night Gala.
- 2022
- Area: Community
Pigment International
This grant provides sponsorship support for Pigment International Foundation’s Black Fine Art Month Salon Talk.
This grant provides sponsorship support for Pigment International Foundation’s Black Fine Art Month Salon Talk.
- 2022
- Area: Community
Paramount Arts Center
In partnership with the Quad County Urban League, this grant allowed students in the greater Aurora area the opportunity not only to attend a performance of Dreamgirls at the Paramount, but provided an immersive experience to learn about the various vocations of the performing arts.
In partnership with the Quad County Urban League, this grant allowed students in the greater Aurora area the opportunity not only to attend a performance of Dreamgirls at the Paramount, but provided an immersive experience to learn about the various vocations of the performing arts.
- 2022
- Area: Community
ESSE Adult Day Services
This grant from the Dunham Foundation supports ESSE Adult Day Services to begin programming at St. Marks Lutheran Church in Aurora. This grant helps meet the need of the growing number of participants with memory loss in the Aurora area to engage in daily cognitive and physical activities in a safe and caring environment.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation supports ESSE Adult Day Services to begin programming at St. Marks Lutheran Church in Aurora. This grant helps meet the need of the growing number of participants with memory loss in the Aurora area to engage in daily cognitive and physical activities in a safe and caring environment.
- 2022
- Area: Community
Elyssa’s Mission
This grant allows Elyssa’s Mission to provide suicide prevention education and critical resources for middle school students, staff, and parents in Aurora and surrounding communities.
This grant allows Elyssa’s Mission to provide suicide prevention education and critical resources for middle school students, staff, and parents in Aurora and surrounding communities.
- 2022
- Area: Education
Diamond Youth Foundation
This grant supports Diamond Youth Foundations’ Guide Right Mentoring Program to expose underprivileged students to higher education through visits to college campuses.
This grant supports Diamond Youth Foundations’ Guide Right Mentoring Program to expose underprivileged students to higher education through visits to college campuses.
- 2022
- Area: Community
Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley – Youth Engagement in Philanthropy
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provides a matching opportunity for CFFRV’s Youth Engagement in Philanthropy program’s GivingTuesday fundraising efforts.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provides a matching opportunity for CFFRV’s Youth Engagement in Philanthropy program’s GivingTuesday fundraising efforts.
- 2022
- Area: Community
Aurora Regional Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board
This grant provides sponsorship for the Fiestas Patrias Celebration.
This grant provides sponsorship for the Fiestas Patrias Celebration.
- 2022
- Area: Community
Community Support Services
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provides sponsorship of Community Support Services’ Circle of Support Celebration.
This grant provided sponsorship support for Community Support Services’ 40th Anniversary Circles of Support Celebration.
- 2022
- Area: Education
Marmion Academy
This grant from the Dunham Foundation, with a match from the Marmion High School Guardian Angel Fund, allows Marmion to continue to provide full scholarships for ten students through their sophomore, junior and senior school years, covering all costs associated with attending the school.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation, with a match from the Marmion High School Guardian Angel Fund, allows Marmion to continue to provide full scholarships for ten students through their sophomore, junior and senior school years, covering all costs associated with attending the school.
- 2022
- Area: Community
A+ Foundation West Aurora Schools
This sponsorship supports the 2nd annual Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot, an event benefitting both East and West Aurora School Districts.
This sponsorship supports the 2nd annual Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot, an event benefitting both East and West Aurora School Districts.
- 2022
- Area: Community, Education
American Diabetes Association
This grant allows the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to identify twenty youth from the Dunham Foundation Service Area who live with type 2 diabetes to attend ADA summer camps.
This grant allows the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to identify twenty youth from the Dunham Foundation Service Area who live with type 2 diabetes to attend ADA summer camps.
- 2022
- Area: Community
Batavia Historical Society
This grant supports Batavia Historical Society’s plaques identifying places of historical significance in Batavia.
This grant supports Batavia Historical Society’s plaques identifying places of historical significance in Batavia.
- 2022
- Area: Community
Northwestern Memorial Foundation/LivingWell
This grant provides sponsorship support for Living Well Cancer Resource Center’s annual fundraising event.
This grant provides sponsorship support for Living Well Cancer Resource Center’s annual fundraising event.
- 2022
- Area: Community
Holy Angels Food Pantry
This grant supports capital improvements at Holy Angels Food Pantry.
This grant supports capital improvements at Holy Angels Food Pantry.
- 2021
- Area: Community
Forefront
This grant from the Dunham Foundation supports a continued partnership to offer nonprofits in the greater Aurora professional development workshops and access to the Mission Sustainability Initiative.
This grant from the Dunham Foundation supports a continued partnership to offer nonprofits in the greater Aurora professional development workshops and access to the Mission Sustainability Initiative.
- 2021
- Area: Community
Water Street Studios
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provided general operating support to allow Water Street Studios to continue operating during the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare to fully reopen to the community.
- 2022
- Area: Community
Valley Sheltered Workshop
This grant allows Valley Sheltered Workshop to implement new programming to serve more individuals with special needs, assessing their skills and helping place them in an appropriate job settings within the community.
- 2021
- Area: Community
TriCity Family Services
This grant from the Dunham Foundation helped support TriCity Family Services as they continue to providing vital counseling services to the growing number of those in need of mental health support in the greater Aurora area.
- 2021
- Area: Community
Serenity House Counseling Services
This grant from the Dunham Foundation helped support the creation of a Community Recovery Coaching & Outreach Program. Serenity House will hire and train peer educators, recovery coaches, and substance abuse specialists to work with community partners to reach those in need of help but unsure where to start or how to reach out.
- 2021
- Area: Community
Rotary Club of Aurora
This grant supports the Rotary Club’s 2021 Festival of Lights program at Phillips Park.
- 2021
- Area: Education
Rosary High School
This grant from the Dunham Foundation, with a match from the Rosary High School Guardian Angel Scholarship Program, allowed Rosary High School to provide a full scholarship for 10 incoming freshman for the 2022/2023 school year, covering all costs associated with attending the school.
- 2021
- Area: Community
Northern Illinois Food Bank
This grant from the Dunham Foundation allowed Northern IL Food Bank to provide food, at no cost, to food pantries in the Dunham Foundation Service Area.
- 2021
- Area: Community
The Neighbor Project
This grant from the Dunham Foundation provided sponsorship support for the Neighbor Project’s 2021 Bridge Bash Fundraiser.
- 2021
- Area: Education
Marmion Academy
This grant from the Dunham Foundation, with a match from the Marmion Academy Guardian Angel Fund, allowed Marmion Academy to provide a full scholarship for 10 incoming freshman for the 2022/2023 school year, covering all costs associated with attending the school.