The Evanston Community Foundationwas established in 1986 under the auspices of the Evanston United Way. As envisioned by its founders, the Foundation would be a new source of funding for the Evanston community, providing grants for emerging organizations, seed money for new projects, and support for creative ideas and initiatives for the good of the community.
It was eye-opening to see the appreciation of my roommate, an Evanstonian doing DM for the first time, when she saw that Evanston Community Foundation gets much-needed support from DM's donations...more
That money was split between the primary beneficiary, Cradles to Crayons, and the secondary, Evanston Community Foundation. DM presented a check for $942,793.20 to Cradles to Crayons, a Chicago-based...more
The 30-hour event's primary beneficiary, Cradles to Crayons, was presented a check for $942,793.20. Cradles to Crayons is a nonprofit organization that provides essential materials, from clothes to...more
NUDM's Executive Board presented a check of 942,793.20 to Cradles to Crayons and 104,754.80 to the Evanston Community Foundation. And with the checks presented to the beneficiary's, the 44th annual...more
Vice president of Programs at the Evanston Community Foundation Marybeth Schroeder told The Daily she has attended 17 Dance Marathons, but this one was especially important to her because the money...more
The slogan of this year is #GrowTogether, and I think that's really what we've seen with three kind of distinct communities growing together this year: Cradles to Crayons, the Evanston Community...more
The block also featured a speaker from Evanston Community Foundation, NUDM's secondary beneficiary for the 21st consecutive year. ECF worked to help Cradles to Crayons expand to Evanston, Monique...more
NBN sat down with the President and CEO of the Evanston Community Foundation, Monique Jones, right before NUDM 2018 officially kicked off. Jones has been in her position since 2015, but EFC has been...more
With the help of NUDM's secondary beneficiary the Evanston Community Foundation, Cradles to Crayons will expand into Evanston, leaving a lasting impact in Northwestern's backyard. NUDM also hopes to...more
To achieve this goal, Holmes said the group could apply for grants, work with the Evanston Community Foundation and find other funders. Holmes added that the building has historical significance as a...more
Village Capital announced the winners of the $50,000 prize awarded to social entrepreneurs who don’t “self-define as social entrepreneurs”. The winners didn’t start out thinking of themselves as social enterprises.