2021 Grants
Healthy Water
Alliance for the Great Lakes: For general operating support
Center for Neighborhood Technology: To support research and advocacy related to equitable stormwater investments
Clean Wisconsin: To increase Green Infrastructure Practices in Green Bay and Racine, WI
Cleveland Water Alliance: For general operating support
Current: To accelerate water technologies in Lake Michigan
Delta Institute: To ensure low-income communities are prioritized in the Northwest Indiana tree canopy green infrastructure plan
Elevate: To advance water affordability solutions in the Great Lakes
Environmental Law & Policy Center: To protect the Great Lakes from harmful algae blooms and other pollutants
FLOW (For Love of Water): To support Line 5 advocacy
Freshwater Future: For general operating support
Metropolitan Planning Council: To support its Water Action Agenda
Midwest Environmental Advocates: For The People’s Law Project
Milwaukee Water Commons: For general operating support
National Wildlife Federation - Great Lakes Regional Center: To support the Healing Our Waters Coalition
River Alliance of Wisconsin: For general operating support
Save the Dunes Conservation Fund: To implement the Northwest Indiana Lake Michigan Water Pollution Prevention Plan
The Nature Conservancy in Illinois: For StormStore
Strengthening Learning Communities for Equity
Chalkbeat: For Chalkbeat Chicago
Cleveland Avenue Foundation: For the 1954 Project
Leading Educators: In support of the Skyline Math adoption and implementation pilot
New Teacher Center: For the Responsive Relationships Project
Profound Gentlemen: To build leadership skills and increase retention of male educators of color in Chicago Public Schools
Schools That Can: For Equity by Design Middle School Professional Learning Community in Chicago Public Schools
Teachers Supporting Teachers: For Impact Teams in Chicago Public Schools
The Chicago Public Education Fund: For its work in supporting principals to serve school communities
Thrive: To create a pipeline of male educators of color and to support male teachers of color in Chicago Public Schools
Umoja Student Development Corp: For Transforming Schools: Restorative Mindsets, Practices, & School-Wide SEL Capacity Building
University of Chicago Network For College Success: For the High School Leadership for Equity initiative
University of Chicago Urban Education Institute: In support of the To&Through Middle Grades Network
