HUNTER FAMILY FOUNDATION
2022 Grants
LEARN
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Start Early, $50,000
Parents as Teachers, $50,000
Illinois Action for Children, $25,000
LITERACY + SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Bernie's Book Bank, $200,000
Room to Read, $150,000
Center for Childhood Resilience, $50,000
Working in the Schools, $35,000
North Chicago Community Partners, $35,000
Reading Power, $30,000
Ingenuity, $25,000
POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS
College of Lake County, $150,000
iMentor, $150,000
N. Lawndale College Prep, $150,000
BuildOn, $100,000
MetroSquash, $100,000
North Lawndale Employment Network, $75,000
Bridges to Prosperity, $50,000
Lake County Partners, $50,000
Colby-Sawyer College, $25,000
Lake Forest College, $25,000
YouthBuild Lake County, $25,000
PLAY
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Chi-Cal Rivers Fund, $100,000
Rare, $70,000
Alliance for the Great Lakes, $70,000
The Nature Conservancy, $60,000
Friends of the Chicago River, $30,000
Illinois Environmental Council, $30,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center, $25,000
Trust for Public Land, $15,000
ACCESS TO NATURAL AREAS
Lake Forest Open Lands Asc., $30,000
Brushwood Ctr. @ Ryerson Woods, $25,000
San Francisco Parks Alliance, $15,000
Wisconsin Bike Federation, $15,000
Elawa Farm Foundation, $10,000
Garden Conservancy, $10,000
HFF does not accept unsolicited requests for funding. Submission of grant proposals is by invitation only.
GROW
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
Northwestern Med. Lake Forest Hospital, $225,000
Erie Family Health Center, $125,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois, $125,000
Kids First Health Care, $50,000
Sungate Kids (CARF), $35,000
Mano a Mano, $30,000
CO Coalition for the Homeless $25,000
FOOD SECURITY
Hunger Task Force Wisconsin, $35,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank, $65,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository, $40,000
Meals on Wheels North East Illinois, $10,000
COMMUNITY/SPECIAL RESPONSE
LOCAL SUPPORT
Lake County Community Foundation, $75,000
Keeping Families Covered, $40,000
Waukegan Connect, $30,000
Tipping Point, $30,000
Highwood Public Library, $30,000
PADS Lake County, $25,000
History Ctr. of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff, $20,000
LEGACY
Chicago Botanic Garden, $25,000
Ravinia Festival Association, $25,000
Boca Grande Health Clinic, $10,000
First Presbyterian Church of LF, $10,000
Island Charter School Foundation, $10,000
Art Institute of Chicago, $5,000
Boca Grande Womans Club, $5,000
Boca Grande Community Center, $5,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, $5,000
GICIA, $5,000
Lake Forest Country Day School, $5,000
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE
ACLU of Illinois, $25,000
Access Reproductive Justice $25,000
Cobalt Fund, $25,000
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, $25,000
Midwest Action Coalition, $25,000
UKRAINE RELIEF
World Central Kitchen, $25,000
Project Hope, $25,000
HIGHLAND PARK JULY 4 TRAGEDY RESPONSE
Lake County Community Foundation, $25,000
Mano a Mano, $20,000