Last year, the IL Count Me In 2020 Funders' Collaborative co-chairs, Mark Murray of the Field Foundation and Deborah Bennett of Polk Bros. Foundation, worked hard all year to help secure contributions of $1.65 million in a pooled fund. This fall, Forefront worked closely with several foundations through a smaller working group to create a pertinent grant application, drawing from the 2010 IL Count Me In RFP, that the larger Funders’ Collaborative for 2020 is reviewing to inform the RFP for Census 2020.
On April 3, 2019 Forefront announced the 42 grantees who will participate in Census 2020 outreach and education efforts. Forefront is incredibly proud to shepherd these vital resources to our grantees resulting in their increased capacity and to build even more momentum leading up to the 2020 Census.
GOTC Grantees
Arab American Family Services
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
CHANGE Illinois
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Chicago Urban League
City of North Chicago (via YBLC Inc.)
Claretian Associates
Common Cause Education Fund
Communities United
Enlace Chicago
Faith Coalition for the Common Good, Inc
First Ladies Health Alliance NFP
Gail Borden Public Library Foundation
Howard Brown Health
Illinois Action for Children
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Illinois Migrant Council
Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition
Illinois Partners for Human Service
Latino Policy Forum
Literacy Works
Logan Square Neighborhood Association
Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
NAACP Chicago Westside Branch
Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality: Northside (ONE Northside)
PASO West Suburban Action Project
Public Narrative
Sinai Health System
Southern Illinois Community Foundation
Southwest Organizing Project
Spanish Community Center
St. Agatha Catholic Parish
The Resurrection Project
United Congregations of Metro-East
United Way of the Fox Valley and City of Aurora
Waukegan Public Library and City of Waukegan
Westside Health Authority
Workers Center for Racial Justice NFP
World Relief (Moline)
Young Men's Christian Association of the University of Illinois
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago