ECF funds
Following is a complete list of all ECF funds.
ECF offers a full range of funds to meet the needs of our community and to support the philanthropic goals of our donors. To learn more about our different types of funds, please refer to Ways to Give.
in alphabetical order
(by last name for funds in an individual's or family's name)
ABS Fund • a donor advised fund
Acorn Fund • Encourages activities to test new ideas of value to our community.
Shawn Patrick Afryl #56 Shoe Fund • Supports under-privileged high school athletes by providing athletic shoes.
All Our Sons • Supports boys and young men as they strive to become responsible members of the community.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle Anderson Fund • Established by the late Mr. & Mrs. Anderson to support ECF's grants and projects; part of our Fund for Evanston
Annual Fund • Supports the Foundation's programs and operations at a level beyond what our growing endowments can provide.
Arts in Community Fund • Strengthens Evanston as an extraordinary arts community.
B & J Fund • a donor advised fund
Balkcom Family Fund for Literacy and Affordable Housing • Promotes literacy and affordable housing.
Beatty Family Scholarship Fund • Provides assistance to three college-bound ETHS graduates with interest and achievement in the areas of foreign language, journalism or writing, and science, honoring the children of Virginia L. and William K. Beatty: Carol, Margaret and William B.K. Beatty.
Virginia L. and William K. Beatty MLA Volunteer Service Award • Recognizes a medical librarian who has demonstrated service to the Medical Library Association and the health sciences library profession.
William K. Beatty Medical History Prize • Honors outstanding research in the field of medical history and provides medical history materials to Northwestern University's Galter Health Sciences Library.
Bradley Family Fund • a donor advised fund
Center for Independent Futures Fund • Supports CIF's mission to create product and service models that give adults with disabilities and their families the skills and opportunities to realize a full life.
Center for Women's History and Leadership Fund • Preserves and interprets the Frances Willard House Museum and its historic collections to promote vibrant discussion of Willard's life and her work on behalf of women, temperance and human rights.
Warren 'Billy' Cherry Scholarship Fund • Supports scholarships made by the organization honoring the memory of a beloved and respected Evanston educator
Chessmen Legacy Fund • Established in memory of Morris Barefield and Charles Thomas to support Evanston youth and elderly.
Chicago Urban Youth Scholarship Fund • Provides tuition assistance to students in programs of Midtown Educational Foundation, Chicago.
Chicago Zen Center Fund • Supports the mission and programming of the Center.
Communityworks Fund • Established to strengthen Evanston in the areas of early childhood education, land use and protection, and workforce training.
Cultural Diversity Initiative • Fosters understanding among ethnic and racial groups within early childhood education.
George Cyrus Memorial Fund • an unrestricted endowment of the Fund for Evanston
Pearl & Sander Davis Fund for Communityworks • Identifies and supports systematic approaches to strengthen Evanston in areas of early childhood care and education, land use, and workforce training and development.
Natasha S. Deutsch Fund • an unrestricted endowment of the Fund for Evanston
Eisner Endowment for Roycemore School of Roycemore School Endowment Fund • Provides support for faculty and program-related projects.
EDN Fund for Early Childhood • Supports grants for high quality early childhood education and the development of children aged 0 to 5.
ETHS Educational Foundation Fund • Distributes funds to Evanston Township High School in order to complement, enhance and enrich, beyond the means of conventional public funding, opportunities that further the educational mission of ETHS. Includes the component funds:
- Winifred Guthrie Anderson Early Childhood Education Award • Annual award for senior who excelled in early childhood education coursework at ETHS.
- Oliver Baty Cunningham Memorial Prize Fund • Annual award for Outstanding ETHS Senior Male.
- David B. Fodor Musician Residency Program Fund • Supports annual artist-in-residency program at ETHS.
- Richard A. Giesen Memorial Scholarship Fund • Annual scholarship award for graduating senior who has been granted admission to Norhwestern University and plans to study business or finance.
- Margaret Gunn Scholarship Endowment at ETHS • Annual awards in memory of Margaret Gunn, class of 1945.
- William and Stella (Levas) Ketter Scholarship Fund • Supports annual scholarship to a graduating ETHS senior based on financial need and academic achievement.
- Jannette E. Lee Memorial Award Fund • Supports three annual awards for graduating ETHS seniors who have been consistent, supportive members of academic and extracurricular organizations in addition to maintaining strong academic records.
- Joseph and Linnie Lee Moragne Memorial Scholarship Fund • Annual awards for African-American ETHS graduates demonstrating high achievement and leadership.
- Sydney M. Pond Vocational Education Fund • Distributions will be used to enrich the educational experience of students enrolled in Career and Technical Education courses and programs at ETHS.
- Jack Rakove Award Fund • Supports the Jack Rakove History Award presented annually to a senior student who demonstrated growth and improvement in history, honoring 1964 alumnus Jack Rakove.
- Ron Sellke Mathematics and Citizenship Lecture Series Fund • Supports annual lecture presented by a renowned mathematician to ETHS students and the Evanston community.
- Unterman Fund for ETHS • Supports the educational experience of needy students of good character and academic ability.
- Barry Zwick Football Scholarship Fund • Annual scholarship award for at least one graduating senior who participated in the football program.
Evanston Climate Action Fund • Funds grants for greenhouse gas emission-reduction projects to help Evanston meet the goals of its Climate Action Plan.
Evanston Community Rapid Response Fund • To foster a unified response to the impact of Covid-19 in our community.
Evanston Environmental Assocation Fund • Program and operating support for the Evanston Environmental Association.
Evanston Environmental Education Fund • Advances environmental awareness and promotes environmental stewardship in Evanston through the Evanston Environmental Association.
Evanston Fourth of July Association Fund • Supports family-oriented entertainment events on the 4th of July and throughout the summer.
Evanston Gun Buyback Fund • Supports the City of Evanston gun buyback program.
Evanston Men Promise Award Fund for Evanston Scholars • Supports annual award(s) to honor high achieving participants in Evanston Scholars who exhibit exemplary character, with a preference for senior male students whose families face challenges to college access.
Evanston Realtors Fund • an unrestricted endowment of the Fund for Evanston
Evanston Reparations Community Fund • The Fund will receive contributions for current spending, as well as for long term endowment building, for the benefit of Evanston’s Black community, to heal racism and address harm caused by past discriminatory practices.
Evanston Symphony Orchestra Association Fund • Delivers quality, affordable, accessible classical music to the community.
Evanston Two Generation Initiative Fund • Supported the Evanston Two-Generation pilot program advancing economic security and promoting educational success for low-income families of children aged 0 to 6, when parental learning has greatest impact on children's achievement.
Evanston United Way Fund • an unrestricted endowment of the Fund for Evanston
Martha and Don Farley Fund • an unrestricted endowment of the Fund for Evanston
Leonard Fisher Fund for Nursing Education • Funds continuing education for ICU nurses at Highland Park and Lake Forest Hospitals.
Foster Center Our Place Project Fund • Facilitates ECF's fiscal sponsorship of Foster Center Our Place in support of their capacity building efforts.
Foster Reading Center Fund • Supports this after-school program to increase reading skills and provide readers in home daycare settings.
Foundation Fund • an unrestricted endowment providing for Foundation operations this fund reduces our reliance on annual fundraising and helps preserve Fund for Evanston distributions for grants and ECF initiatives.
Friends of the Arts Fund • a donor advised fund
Fund for Curt’s Café • Provides job and life skills training, career coaching, and job placement for youth ex-offenders and at-risk youths in order to enable successful reentry into the Evanston community.
Fund for Evanston • an unrestricted endowment. It supports our grantmaking in every area and making your gift to the Fund for Evanston is easy to do. Thousands of small and large gifts since 1987 have experienced great growth.
Fund for Evanston Trees •nonendowed organizational fund. The Fund’s initial focus is support for the care and treatment of Evanston’s elm trees in parkways, parks and public areas. As funding priorities change, the Fund may align with broader efforts to care for and maintain trees and green spaces throughout Evanston. Environmental justice for underserved neighborhoods and alignment with CARP will guide decisions on spending from the Fund.
Fund for Women & Girls • Supports grants and community education to empower women and girls.
Goldstein/Marshall Family Fund • a donor advised fund
Goodman/Weinberger Fund • a donor advised fund
Grady Bird Sanctuary Fund for the Evanston Environmental Association • Supports repair and maintenance of the Association's bird sanctuary.
Grandmother Park Fund • Supports the upkeep of Grandmother Park, a playlot for toddlers and their families or caregivers.
Gratch Family Fund • a donor advised fund
Green Communities Fund • Encourages area residents to focus attention on environmental protection, reduction of greenhouse gases, resource conservation, and energy efficiency.
Hagerty Altenbernd Fund for Evanston • a donor advised fund
Susan Willis Heiberger Memorial Garden Fund • Maintains the Heiberger Memorial Garden at ETHS.
Hilken Family Fund • a donor advised fund
Kaput D'Angelo Family Fund • a donor advised fund
Jon Kimmel Memorial Fund • a donor advised fund
Jim Kogen Foundation Spirit Fund • an unrestricted endowment of the Foundation Fund
Avi Kurganoff Memorial Fund • a donor advised fund
Gene Lavengood Fund • an unrestricted endowment of the Foundation Fund
Leadership Chairs Challenge Fund • Included in the Leadership Fund to develops individuals' leadership skills in diverse groups through exploration of Evanston's assets and challenges.
Leadership Fund • Develops individuals' leadership skills in diverse groups through exploration of Evanston's assets and challenges.
Literature for All of Us Fund • Encourages literature appreciation in youth.
William & Marcia Logan Family Scholarship Fund • a fund to support the long running scholarship program of the Chessmen Club Scholarship Fund.
Lytle Family Fund • a donor advised fund
Joe "Butch" Martin Fund • a donor advised fund
Lydia Martin Memorial Fund for Children and the Arts • Funds hands-on arts education programs that benefit disadvantaged children and youth.
Rayna and Marvin Miller Fund for Open Communities • Advocates for fair and affordable housing
Bruce E. Mitchell Short Story Fund • Provides annual awards recognizing outstanding short stories by ETHS juniors.
Lorraine Hairston Morton Fund for Youth • Supports organizations and projects to increase employment and educational opportunities for Evanston youth.
David Mulder Mental Health Fund • a donor advised fund
North End Mothers' Club Fund • Benefits the children of Evanston by promoting and advancing educational, charitable, civic, health, and welfare activities in the community.
North Shore Village Fund • Benefits a network of services enabling seniors to live independently in their homes as vital members of the community.
PTA Equity Project Fund • To ensure all students in Evanston/Skokie District 65 have equitable access to the important supports and enrichments many PTAs provide. Due to the impact of Covid 19 crisis, the Fund is currently directing substantial resources to vulnerable families at every school.
Partners for the Future Fund • a donor advised fund
Patricia P. and Jerome E. Fuller Charitable Fund • a donor advised fund
Pendleton Fund • a donor advised fund
Plumtree Fund • a donor advised fund
Red Bud Fund • a donor advised fund
Rees-Servillo Family Fund • a donor advised fund
Rees-Servillo/Jan Heffernan Memorial Dinner Fund • an unrestricted endowment within the Fund for Evanston
Chuck Remen Memorial Fund • Benefits Project SOAR at the McGaw YMCA.
Mary Laflin Rockwell Fund • a donor advised fund
Roycemore School Endowment Fund • Provides support for faculty and program-related projects.
Sachs Family Fund • a donor advised fund
Sara Schastok Fund • an unrestricted endowment of the Foundation Fund
Sara Schastok Fund for Communityworks • Identifies and supports systematic approaches to strengthen Evanston in areas of early childhood care and education, land use, and workforce training and development.
Jeffrey M. Schoenberg Honorary Fund • an unrestricted endowment of the Fund for Evanston
Marybeth Schroeder Fund for Leadership • Included in the Leadership Fund to develops individuals'
leadership skills in diverse groups through exploration of Evanston's assets and challenges.
Marybeth Schroeder Enrichment Fund for ECF • Honors Marybeth Schroeder's 20+ years with ECF; part of the Foundation Fund, to support ECF operations
Second Baptist Church Ione S. Brown Scholarship Fund • Provides scholarships to qualified members of Second Baptist Church who participate regularly n an organization, youth activity or worship services at Second Baptist.
Shorefront Legacy Fund •Supports the Shorefront Legacy Center operations and ongoing programming for a one of a kind archive and library that documents the history and activities of the African American communities in the northern suburbs of Chicago.
Hazel E. Smart Memorial Fund • a donor advised fund
Evanston History Center Joan Barr Smith Endowment for Women's History • Honors former Evanston mayor Joan Barr Smith and the many other women who have served as leaders in Evanston and supports the work of the Evanston Women's History Project at the Evanston History Center.
Sweers' Fund for an Equitable and Resilient Evanston • To support Evanston's most vulnerable community members and address inequities in our community's systems that have adversely affected our black, brown, and economically disadvantaged community members.
Norman W. Thomas Jr. Scholarship Fund • Provides college or technical school scholarship assistance to a graduating ETHS senior.
Rose and Andy Thomas Educational Fund • Provides scholarship assistance to a graduating ETHS senior who is a first or second generation resident of the USA and/or has an interest in international travel and studies; supports early childhood education and anti-hunger initiatives.
Ticus Family Fund • a donor advised fund
Tree House Humane Society Fund • Organizational endowment to benefit Tree House
Charlie Vernon Performance Fund • a donor advised fund
Faith Vilas Fund for Youth • Provides for programs serving youth.
Waskow Slater Family Fund • a donor advised fund
Weisblat Family Fund • a donor advised fund
WGBH Fund • a donor advised fund
YEA! Harvey Pranian Legacy Fund for the Arts • The Fund preserves the thirty year legacy of YEA! and honors Founder and Project Director, Harvey Pranian. Grants support projects and opportunities to advance the development of Evanston children and youth, pre-school through high school, through the arts.
Youth Job Center Endowed Fund • Supports employment-related services for disadvantaged and at-risk youth.
YWCA Evanston/North Shore Education Fund • Provides education scholarships for Evanston girls and young women, consistent with the mission of the YWCA.
Zunamon-Cunniff Family Fund • a donor advised fund