Recipients include Common Ground Senior Services, Friends of Rail Road Flat Elementary School, Angels Camp Museum, and Valley Springs Youth Center.
Illinois
The Chicago Community Trust has announced its plans for its centennial-year celebrations, which begin May 12, when it will launch On the Table, a public-square event in which Chicagoans share a meal and discuss ways in which they can work together to make their communities stronger, safer, and more dynamic. Additional events will be held throughout the year, including the Chicago Humanities Festival, with more than a hundred and fifty programs featuring artists, authors, scholars, journalists, and policy makers; One Book, One Chicago, an initiative of the Chicago Public Library to engage and enlighten residents through reading; and Chicago Ideas, a year-round platform that aims to turn ideas into actionable results.
Indiana
The Central Indiana Community Foundation in Indianapolis has named the 2015 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars. To be eligible, students must have an un-weighted GPA of at least 2.5 (3.0 in Hamilton County), be able to demonstrate financial need and leadership or initiative in their school or community, and promise to give back to the community upon graduation.
Louisiana
The Greater New Orleans Foundation has announced that it is partnering with La Piana Consulting on a workshop designed to help organizations reconsider how they approach partnerships. Other grants include support for the arts, education, community development, the environment, human services, health and wellness, recreation, and youth services.
Utah
The Utah Community Foundation in Salt Lake City has named Alexandra Eaton as its executive director, effective May 11. Valley Community Foundation“>Silicon Valley Community Foundation Press Release 04/28/2015. Calaveras Community Foundation Press Release 04/28/2015. Chicago Community Trust Press Release 04/28/2015. Central Indiana Community Foundation Press Release 04/24/2015. Greater New Orleans Foundation Press Release 04/27/2015. Charlevoix County Community Foundation Press Release 04/23/2015. Utah Community Foundation 04/29/2015.
