oak park and river foreats community foundation


WELCOME The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation is a unique resource for you, for professional financial advisors, and for nonprofits serving residents. Together, we steward the community toward sustainability and well-being. Help Out, Don't Hand Out Help provide food, shelter and services to those in need. What is Communityworks? Communityworks is a community-driven partnership supported by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation.The Communityworks Partnershipimplements a new model of collaboration working to achieve a healthy and sustainable community. The Communityworks Endowment Fund provides grants that help insure the success of all youth, an environmentally sustainable community, and the development of tomorrow's community leaders today. We invite you to explore the possibilities when we all work together. PlanItGreen PlanIt Green is commissioned by Communityworks, engaging community residents and stakeholder organizations in developing a comprehensive plan to realizing a sustainable Oak Park and River Forest. Click on the logo to review the plan. The OakPark-River Forest Community Foundation is pleased to welcome The Russell & Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust. This Trust provides funding to charitable organizations that improve the livelihood of individuals, especially through education or medical services, with an emphasis on such services for the elderly. For information about Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust Grants and the Kott Gerontology Scholar opportunities please visit kotttrust.org. The Future Philanthropist Program provides high school students with the opportunity to learn how to be philanthropists and grantmakers. Click here for requirements and an application for a grant from the Future Philanthropists Fund. The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation: is a charitable organization managing endowed funds to improve the lives of people in Oak Park-River Forest and other communities. convenes community members to address opportunities and aspirations. Currently, our priorities are the success of all youth, environmental sustainability and community leadership development. combines charitable gifts with community knowledge, leadership and the ability to attract resources to provide grants and scholarships. makes it easy for you to establish charitable funds, donate to existing funds, remember a loved one with a memorial gift or support a special project or field of interest. manages more than 100 funds and endowments entrusted to our care Today, charitable assets we manage total more than $17.5 million. For photos, news and the latest developments about the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, become a Fan by clicking LIKE when you visit our page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/OPRFCF We now process credit card and debit card donations directly by phone! To make a donation with your credit or debit card, please call Cathy Craddock at 708-848-1560. Click for a listing of our publications. Crystal Travel Grant Information is on our Scholarships Page. Click here for links to business partners supporting our work. Featured Partner: WednesdayJournal and OAKPARK.COM *Confirmed in Compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations*

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