Highland Park Community Foundation logo

Jack Blane Community Service Award

Highland Park Community Foundation

Foundation Annual

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Jack Blane Community Service Award

Funder: Highland Park Community Foundation

Overview:
Annual award recognizing outstanding community service in Highland Park/Highwood area.

Geographic Scope: Highland Park and Highwood, Illinois

Recent Recipients:

  • 2025: Lenny Innocenzi

  • 2024: Pablo Alvarez

  • 2023: Latham & Watkins LLP legal team (Dan Breslin, Diana Doyle, Karen Frankenthal, Mark Gerstein, Daniel Robinson)

  • 2022: Nancy Mills

  • 2021: Sara Sher

  • 2020: Cookie Anspach Kohn
  • Contact Information:

  • Highland Park Community Foundation

  • P.O. Box 398

  • Highland Park, IL 60035

  • Phone: (847) 433-4100

  • Email: info@hpcfil.org

  • EIN: 36-3819818
  • What Highland Park Community Foundation actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    42
    Total given
    $959K
    Median grant
    $14K
    Range
    $5,500–$105K
    • By dollars: Illinois 100%. Top recipient cities: Highland Park, IL; Northbrook, IL; Waukegan, IL.
    • 40% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
    • 7% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

    Example grants

    • Josselyn · Northbrook, IL

      General Operating Support and Shooting Recovery

      $105K

    • Highwood Library & Community Center · Highland Park, IL

      General Operating Support and Shooting Recovery

      $74K

    • North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic · Highland Park, IL

      General Operating Support

      $65K

    • Family Focus HP · Highland Park, IL

      Program Support

      $56K

    • Highland Park Community Early Learning Center · Highland Park, IL

      General Operating Support

      $53K

    IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Related Grants

    Open grants from this funder and similar programs

    Your AI grants department

    Ready to apply for Jack Blane Community Service Award?

    Grantable helps you assess fit, draft narratives, and track deadlines — so you can submit stronger applications, faster.

    You found Jack Blane Community Service Award. Now let's win it.

    Start writing