The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Awards Grants totaling $1,031,672

The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund strives to advance the human condition and help individuals fulfill their potential, working side-by-side with community-based nonprofit organizations that share our vision.

To advance this mission, The Fund recently awarded over $1 million in grants. The Board of Directors carefully screened grant applicants and then resourced key nonprofit organizations whose creative vision is backed by a sustainable operational model that provides practical tools for implementation.

In these challenging times, The Fund encourages local providers to explore new ways to work cooperatively, to rethink the status-quo whenever and wherever it fails to meet community needs and to focus on advancement and problem solving in terms of macro-level community need and micro-level program delivery.

We encourage fresh ideas and synergies—not for the sake of change itself—but to transform the lessons of the past into the solutions of the future.

Chicago, IL

Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
$15,000.00 in support of the Transitions to Independence Program for young people with disabilities

Alternatives, Inc.
$20,000.00 for support of Youth Leadership and Career and Employment Services

Anixter Center
$10,000.00 for support of operations and program costs of the Chicago Hearing Society's 

Youth Program for the underserved
Associated Colleges of Illinois $10,000.00 for support of ACI's College Readiness Program

Centers for New Horizons
$20,000.00 for support of STEM learning projects

Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
$5,000.00 for support of the Youth Transition Program

Chicago Metropolis 2020
$100,000 for support of the Make Big Plans Burnham Exhibit

Children at the Crossroads Foundation
$25,000.00 to support scholarships for five students

Horizons Student Enrichment Program at Harley School
$10,000.00 for support of an evaluation program

Joseph Academy Foundation, Inc.
$35,000.00 in support of refurbishing the vocational education wing

Metropolitan Family Services
$20,000.00 for support of the Community Schools Program

Night Ministry
$15,000.00 for support of the Open Door Youth Shelter Program

Providence St. Mel School
$10,000.00 for support of the Intervention Program

Ravenswood Community Council
$3,419.00 for support of the emergency CELLphone Program for elderly individuals and victims of domestic abuse.

St. Ignatius College Prep.
$15,000.00 for support scholarships to three students

Tuesday’s Child
$20,000.00 for support of the early intervention programs for children birth to 6 years old and parental training

YouthFriends
$20,000.00 for support of mentor recruitment training and strategies

Colorado: Including Denver, Eagle, and Lake Counties