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foundation

Overview

Chicago Blackhawks Community Fund

Status: Active partnership

Partnership Established: 1990

Geographic Scope: Chicago

Focus Areas:

  • Middle school youth development opportunities in partnerships with schools

  • Post-secondary supports

  • Workforce and personal development for opportunity youth

  • Veterans
  • Funding History:

  • Total Funding: $16.4M in grants paid to date (since 1990)

  • 2024 Programs Funded: 8 nonprofit organizations

  • 2024 Average Grant Size: $40K
  • Eligibility Requirements:

  • Established 501(c)(3) agency-based programs only
  • Sample Grantees:

  • Breakthrough Urban Ministries - Nettie Bailey Student Achievement Program

  • Embarc Inc. - three-year program for 10th-12th graders using experiential learning

  • Mikva Challenge - Neighborhood Learning Initiative in North Lawndale

  • NewRoot Learning Institute - equity-rooted professional learning and restorative justice
  • Matching Program:
    The McCormick Foundation matches all donations at 50% and covers all administration fees, so your entire donation, plus the match will be granted to qualified nonprofit organizations.

    What the Foundation Does NOT Fund:

  • Programs that would financially benefit the Chicago Blackhawks
  • Contact:

  • Phone: 312-445-5000

  • Email: info@rrmf.org

  • Address: 205 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 4300, Chicago, IL 60601
  • How to Apply

    How to Apply

    Donation-Based Model: This fund operates through a donation model where donors contribute to the fund. The McCormick Foundation matches donations at 50 cents on the dollar and covers all administration fees.

    To Make a Donation:
    1. Visit the fund's donation page
    2. Contribute funds to the Chicago Blackhawks Community Fund
    3. The McCormick Foundation will match your contribution at 50%
    4. 100% of your donation plus the match will be granted to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the fund's issue areas

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsyouth-programsworkforce-developmentveteran-nonprofits

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