The project will use the funding to foster meaningful and effective discussions about end-of-life care in the county.

Illinois

The DeKalb County Community Foundation in Sycamore has announced the creation of the Chulick Family Fund, a donor-advised fund created by Tony and Micki Chulick to align their philanthropic interests in the best interests of the community. Of the more than three hundred funds the foundation manages, twenty-eight are donor-advised funds.

Indiana

The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation, has announced grants totaling more than $1.7 million in support of thirty-two organizations. It will also work to initiate new programming, specifically around leadership development, aimed at addressing some of the gaps identified by the survey.

Vermont

The Vermont Community Foundation in Middlebury has announced that funding is available to Vermont child care centers through the Edwards Child Care Scholarship Fund. The recipients are Circulo de Mamas Seattle, Ethiopian Community in Seattle, the Iraqi Women’s Association, the Somali Family Safety Task Force, and the South Sudanese Kuku Association.

West Virginia

The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation has announced the creation of the Teacher Support Fund in Memory of Rebecca Magnus. Community Foundation Serving Boulder Press Release 03/16/2016. DeKalb County Community Foundation Press Release 03/11/2016. Central Indiana Community Foundation Press Release 03/16/2016. Cape Cod Foundation Press Release 03/15/2016. Vermont Community Foundation Press Release 03/22/2016. Seattle Foundation Press Release 03/18/2016. Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Press Release 03/04/2016. Greater Milwaukee Foundation Press Release 03/21/2016.