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Grants :: 1995 Grants

The grants listed below are those obtained by Catalyst from the foundations and from Board of Education board reports. The dates refer to the issues of Catalyst in which they were published, beginning with the most recent.

Amoco Foundation
Kraft Foods
McDougal Family Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation


Amoco Foundation

November

  • $50,000 Leader Award to a partnership between Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical and Crane High School to convert 10 of the medical center’s vehicles to natural gas, which will then be used by Crane auto shop students to study dual fuel engines.
  • $10,000 each to Addams, George Clark, Hendricks, Mollison and Ogden elementary schools for math and science programs.

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Kraft Foods

November

  • $400,000 over two years to Family Focus to administer Project Success, which provides a comprehensive, school-based system of health and social service support for elementary school children in 20 inner-city communities.
  • $175,000 to Youth Guidance for the Comer School Development Process to address critical issues affecting the learning environment and to build successful working relationships among teachers, students and their parents at 14 Near West Side schools.
  • $100,000 to DePaul University Center for Urban Education to develop a parent network of skilled volunteers to work with students on math and computer skills while developing their own skills.

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McDougal Family Foundation

November

  • $25,000 to Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI) for its Small Schools Project.
  • $18,000 to National-Louis University for planning and development of a Best Practice High School.
  • $15,000 to Leadership for Quality Education and Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform for a campaign to increase the knowledge of legislators and the general public about the Chicago public schools and the school reform movement.
  • $15,000 to Small Schools Coalition, BPI and Leadership for Quality Education to advance the creation of small schools.
  • $10,000 to Small Schools Workshop at the University of Illinois for a teachers’ visit to the Central Park East schools in New York City.
  • $10,000 to Rochelle Lee Fund to increase the number of schools participating in its reading program.
  • $10,000 to Fund for Educational Reform for its small-grants program. For grant guidelines, contact: Randi Starr, Executive Director, McDougal Family Foundation, 401 N. Michigan Ave, 27th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611. Phone: (312) 836-1215.

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Polk Bros. Foundation

November

  • $65,000 to Roosevelt University for the Educational Alliance program to work with principals and local school councils.
  • $60,000 to Museum of Science and Industry for its "Science Club Network" program in Chicago communities.
  • $50,000 to the Field Museum of Natural History for community outreach programs and teacher training.
  • $40,000 to Chicago Academy of Sciences for the "Science on the Go" and "Ecological Citizenship" programs in Chicago public schools.
  • $40,000 to Chicago Historical Society for its "History Explorers" program at four Chicago public schools.
  • $35,000 to John G. Shedd Aquarium for expansion of educational outreach programs in schools and parks.
  • $35,000 to the Art Institute of Chicago for a collaboration with Lane Technical High School to incorporate historic art themes in the curriculum.
  • $25,000 to the Adler Planetarium for educational outreach programs for 6th-grade Chicago public school students living in the Robert Taylor Homes.
  • $25,000 to Court Theater Fund for its High School Matinee Program and partnerships with DuSable and Harper high schools.
  • $20,000 to United Neighborhood Organization for the final year of its "Take 10" project, aimed at increasing parent involvement in schools and improving relationships between parents and teachers.
  • $15,000 to Chicago Opera Theater for its student matinee program and a new Co-OPERA-tion project, which will create partnerships with schools and community centers in three neighborhoods.
  • $15,000 to Chicago Cities in Schools for a coordinator to work with five schools.
  • $15,000 to Chicago Youth Success Foundation, which brings athletic and co-curricular programs to underfunded public high schools.
  • $15,000 to the Teachers’ Task Force for RIPPLE (Reculturing Initiative: Partners Pioneering Learning Experience), which works with CPS elementary teachers to improve curriculum, teaching strategies and classroom dynamics.
  • $12,000 to the Latino Institute for its "School Reform Project," which trains facilitators and group leaders to conduct analyses of Latino schools.