INITIATIVES
Access to
Recreation
This
is an opportunity to provide inclusive recreational opportunities
and to build an endowed fund for future recreational needs . Our
Access to Recreation Fund provided support for recent renovations
to Longfellow Park and in coordination with the Park District of
Oak Park and West Suburban Special Recreation Association produced
the first-ever Ability Awareness Day for day camp participants in
Oak Park. See also www.accesstorecreation.org
Agency Endowment Building
There are significant advantages to working with us
to build endowed funds for your nonprofit organization. Click here for more information.
Communityworks
Communityworks
is a community-driven partnership supported by the Oak
Park-River Forest Community Foundation envisioning a sustainable
community. The partnership engeges the community to identify
aspirations and develop ways to achieve them.
Communityworks is now addressing the success of all youth
through quality education, building an environmentally healthy
community, and developing tomorrow's community leaders
today.
Communityworks is also an endowed
fund providing support for local nonprofits. Your gift to the
Communityworks Fund increases the our
ability to provide for a sustainable community now and
into the future. Donate now by sending a
check with to the Foundation with
Communityworks in the memo line, call
our office and donate with your credit card at 708-848-1560 or
donate on-line using the Donate Now button at the top of this
page.
Links to Communityworks-supported
activities:
Future Philanthropist
Program
PlanIt
Green
Community Leadership
Program
Women
Leaders in Philanthropy
This is a select group of
women who, over the years, have contributed significantly to
philanthropy in our community. Becoming a member requires a
one-time gift of $5000 or more, or a pledge that can be
contributed in installments over the next five years. Each gift is
an investment in our community's future.
