Crown Family Philanthropies (Illinois)

 
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    Funder Type

    Private Foundation

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    Crown Family Philanthropies

    Summary

    The funding areas through the Crown Family Philanthropies include the Arts, Civic Affairs, Education, Environmental, Health, Human Services and Jewish causes. Dividing our philanthropic investments into the program areas listed above, all applicants must meet the basic as well as program-specific guidelines to be considered for funding. We have built the CFP model on a social contract of engagement, trust, and collective participation of family members to address aspirations for social change.


    Arts & Culture: The Foundation invest in sector capacity and strives to improve access to quality arts learning for preK-12th grade Chicago students while fostering an appreciation for the arts. Goals for Arts & Culture portfolios include:

    • Sector Building: Advance policies and strengthen organizations to better ensure access to quality arts education and appreciation in Chicago.
    • In-School Arts Learning and Integration: Develop and deliver quality in-school arts education and/or integration programs to Chicago students.
    • Out-of-School Arts Education: Develop and deliver out of school arts education programs to Chicago students.
    • Arts Experience and Exposure: Provide culturally rich experiences that deepen arts education programming and/or cultivate arts appreciation.
    • Teacher and School Leader Effectiveness: Build the capacity of teachers and school leaders to implement high quality arts education programs in Chicago schools and support Chicago's museums and cultural institutions in providing rigorous teacher professional development opportunities that capitalize on museum resources.
    • Arts Resources: Expand under-resourced school and community access to arts materials and equipment.

    Civic Affairs: The Foundation invests in Chicago-based organizations that promote civics and service learning in grades K-12 and that develop a well-informed and engaged community. Goals for Civic Affairs portfolios include:

    • Civic Discourse and Leadership: Encourage citizens to build leadership skills to better serve their communities and promote dialogue between diverse Chicago citizens.
    • Youth Engagement and Service Learning: Promote youth engagement through civics and service learning opportunities that ultimately increase students' capacity to be effective, informed citizens.

    Education: The Foundation invests in promising schools, effective educators and leaders and holistic supports to prepare preK-12th grade Chicago students for success in college or other post-secondary opportunities. Goals for Education portfolios include:

    • Promising Schools: Provide excellent schools from pre-K through high school that prepare all students for success in college and career.
      • PreK - 12
      • Early Childhood
    • Effective Leadership: Recruit and train high-quality, effective educators and school leaders to transform low-income schools and improve student performance.
      • Principals
      • Teachers
    • Holistic Supports: Provide students and families with wraparound services to support their access and persistence through college; deepen students' academic proficiency through tutoring and mentoring; and develop innovative educational approaches that employ technology to personalize and deepen learning for all students.
      • College Readiness, Access and Persistence
      • Innovative Personalized Learning and Supports

    Environment: The Foundation supports efforts to value, preserve, and restore natural ecosystems, including air, land and water, which are essential to the well-being of humanity and life on earth. Recognizing that local and global communities are already experiencing the impacts of climate change, The Foundation funds projects that:

    • Employ science-based approaches in innovative ways
    • Harness the power of collaboration
    • Deliver measurable, on-the-ground results

    Goals for Environment portfolios include:

    • Climate Change & Clean Energy: Advance the U.S. Midwest as a leader in identifying and implementing long-term sustainable energy solutions, reduce pollution from energy generation, and address land-use driven greenhouse gas emissions. We have a related portfolio to address the impacts of coal plant closures on local communities.
    • Water: Reduce pollution, restore and protect natural areas and systems, safeguard drinking water, and support replicable, scalable and sustainable demonstration projects.

    Global Health: The Foundation funds programs that increase access to quality comprehensive healthcare and support services as well as improve the health of the poor in developing countries. Organizations that fit within the Health portfolios include:

    • Access to Quality Healthcare: Organizations that provide free and low-cost healthcare services and resources. Medical homes, federally qualified health centers, school-based health centers, free and charitable clinics, mobile health services, and programs related to the Affordable Care Act fall within this portfolio. Services tend to be comprehensive, with a philosophy that healthcare should be financially, culturally, and geographically accessible to all.
    • Prevention: Organizations that promote wellness and prevent chronic disease by using strategies including health screenings, patient education, and training of peer health counselors or navigators.
    • Supportive Services: Mental and behavioral health organizations, especially those providing a continuum of care through an array of strategies, such as group and classroom counseling, trauma-informed care, and family therapy. Programs for individuals with intellectual or physical disabilities also fall within this portfolio.
    • Global Health: The mission is to improve the health of the poor in developing countries through comprehensive, community-based health care delivery. Focus areas include delivering psychosocial services in areas recovering from conflict as well as providing innovative training and delivery models that enable community health workers to provide decentralized preventative and life-saving support to entire communities.

    Health and Human Services: We support efforts that strive to enhance quality of life for individuals and families living in low-income communities. Organizations that fit within the Human Services portfolios include:

    • Economic Resiliency: Organizations with missions built on the premise that under-resourced families are more likely to achieve sustained financial security if they can avail themselves of job training, placement, retention services, asset-building opportunities, financial services and education, and access to public work supports.
    • Safe Communities: Organizations that provide services to survivors of violence and programming designed to decrease recidivism and youth crime rates. Survivor services include crisis assistance, emergency and transitional housing, job readiness training, community- and school-based violence prevention workshops, and leadership development. Prevention initiatives include mentoring, job training, after-school programs, street intervention, safe community centers, and public education.
    • Stable Housing: Organizations that provide emergency, transitional, and/or permanent supportive housing and assistance for community reintegration, ideally with wraparound services provided directly or through partner referrals. Housing services are tailored to the particular needs of various populations, including chronically homeless adults, children and youth, HIV-positive individuals, young parents, survivors of violence, or the formerly incarcerated.

    Jewish Giving: The Foundation supports programs that help build a more robust and vibrant Jewish community. Jewish Charitable portfolios include:

    • Enriching the Jewish Experience in the U.S.
    • Jewish Education in the U.S.
    • Interfaith Families in the U.S.
    • Holocaust & Anti-Semitism in the U.S. and Israel
    • Medical Care in Israel
    • Environment in Israel
    • Science & Higher Education in Israel
    • Religious Pluralism in Israel
     

    History of Funding

    Previous recipients include Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, Greater Chicago Food Depository, University of Chicago, Erikson Institute, Planned Parenthood, Infant Welfare Society of Chicago, and more. Please visit the Foundation's website to view previous grant recipients by Program Area.

    Additional Information

    While the Crown Family Philanthropies foundation provides significant support for selected Israeli agencies, unsolicited proposals from organizations outside of the United States, even those with affiliates in the United States, will not receive a response. Additionally, all Israeli applicants must have a funding recipient mechanism that meets the requirements of the United States Tax Code as an eligible 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Government sponsored programs (where fifty percent or more of an organization's budget is obtained from government contracts or initiatives) are ineligible for foundation support. 

    The Foundation considers requests for a range of support including:
    • General operating support
    • Programs or projects

    Contacts

    Erica Eisner

    Erica Eisner
    222 North LaSalle Street Suite 1000
    Chicago, IL 60601
    (312) 750-6671
    (312) 984-1499
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Only nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organizations in the U.S. are eligible to apply for funding, unless invited by the Foundation. AICM generally funds organizations within the Chicago community and its surrounding area (primarily Cook County). In addition, AICM funds Jewish causes locally, nationally and in Israel. AICM will only accept one request from an organization during a 12-month period. Grants are not made to organizations with budgets under $200,000. Please refer to the official program guidance for additional information and restrictions.

    Deadline Details

    If you have any questions regarding the application process, prospective grantees are welcome to contact Crown Family Philanthropies directly.


    Award Details

    Award amounts vary based on scope and size of projects.

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