The following grants were reported in 2008:
$15,000 to Exodus World Service, Itasca, IL. For staff and operational support of Refugee Bridge group, grassroots network of refugee leaders, payable over 1 year.
$15,000 to Family Shelter Service, Wheaton, IL. For all programs provided to victims of domestic violence, payable over 1 year.
$12,700 to Addison Student Participation Center, Addison, IL. For youth literacy and adult/family educational programs at Henry Hyde Resource Center, payable over 1 year.
$10,000 to National Alliance on Mental Illness of DuPage County, Wheaton, IL. For NAMI Recovery Connections, a collaborative consumer and family-driven system of care for psychiatric patients and families, payable over 1 year.
$10,000 to Positive Parenting DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL. To enhance abilities of parents and caregivers to stimulate, protect, and nurture young children through a network of collaborating organizations, payable over 1 year.
$10,000 to Walk-In Ministry of Hope, Downers Grove, IL. For Immediate Assistance Program, which provides emergency assistance to unemployed, underemployed homeless clients, payable over 1 year.
$7,500 to DuPage Childrens Museum, Naperville, IL. For Kindergarten Math Initiative which will provide kindergarteners with innovative, hands-on math experiences, payable over 1 year.
$7,500 to Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL. For continued support of Youth Sciene Education Outreach Program for elementary school children from low-income communities, payable over 1 year.
$7,400 to Conservation Foundation of DuPage County, Naperville, IL. For various programs including Land Protection, Environmental Education, and Watershed programs, payable over 1 year.
$2,500 to Glen Ellyn Childrens Chorus, Glen Ellyn, IL. Toward underwriting costs associated with outreach programs, payable over 1 year.