Foundation Support
Foundation support allows the Council to pursue special study projects on issues of importance to Chicago, the Midwest, and the world. Grants made to The Chicago Council also help the organization fulfill its public educational mission. The Chicago Council is grateful to the following foundations for their recent grants which support Council programs, studies, and special initiatives.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
The Cleveland Foundation
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Exelon Foundation
Holthues Trust
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The Korea Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Lumina Foundation
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Nike Foundation
Robert Bosch Stiftung
United Nations Foundation
USDA, Rural Development