SEARCH NO MORE! Use the QR code below or click here to support our year-end appeal and DOUBLE your impact!
A local family foundation is matching, through the end of the year, all new gifts and increases in total donation amounts from gifts made in 2020, up to a total of $25,000!
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At our gathering on September 23rd, we will proudly honor Nancy Mills with the Jack Blane Community Service Award. Nancy grew up in Highland Park, cares deeply about our community, and is passionate about helping others. A Board member since 2009, Nancy led the HPCF through a period of transformational growth as Chairman from 2018-2020. For years, she volunteered in her children’s schools and was a lead coordinator for Focus on the Arts for four years. Nancy currently volunteers as a Court Advocate for A Safe Place, serves as a board member of Noble Schools in Chicago, and serves on the Health and Human Services Commission of the Jewish United Fund.
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Last month, we talked about our 5 current funding categories – Education, Creative & Cultural Arts, Human Services, Senior Services, and Services for Individuals with Disabilities.
Each month, we will highlight the tremendous work some of our grantees are doing to make progress in these important areas. Your donations make their work possible, so please consider making a gift to support the life-changing impact our grantees are making everyday. –> donate now
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Time is running out! Your last chance to make a difference is here, and just like these boys’ smiles, hats, coats, gloves, pants, and shoes, your impact can be doubled!
Mesirow is matching every donation made in the next 24 hours up to $10,000!
A local family foundation is also matching all new gifts and increased donations up to $25,000 through December 31st.
Be the hero our community needs. Your donation, big or small, will create smiles, warmth, and progress.
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Throughout the past year, we have seen firsthand the impact of our collective efforts. From supporting educational programs that benefit the youngest members of our community to programs that benefit the most senior, and providing grants to help residents with ongoing needs stemming from the Highland Park shooting, HPCF has been instrumental in fostering a stronger, more resilient community.
Our mission is simple yet profound: to ensure that every resident, regardless of background or circumstance, has the resources and opportunities they need to thrive. Through our grants that empower local nonprofits to deliver crucial services, your support makes a meaningful difference in the lives of our neighbors.
However, there is still much work to be done. With your generosity, we can further expand our impact and create lasting change where it is needed most.
P.S. A generous donor has agreed to match dollar for dollar all new and increased donations up to $25,000 through December 31. Your contribution will make an even greater impact. Thank you in advance for partnering with us to make a difference!
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Friday, September 26, 2025
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Binny’s Beverage Depot, Highland Park
EVERY DOLLAR RAISED SUPPORTS OUR
LIFE-CHANGING GRANTS
AMAZING RAFFLE PRIZES!
Gathered Goods Bundles of Wow!
Each Raffle Package Valued at $1,000 or more
This year’s raffle is packed with extraordinary prizes from an array of local businesses, boutiques, wellness spots, jewelers, theaters, restaurants and more!
Each package includes gifts from some of your favorite places — plus a few delightful surprises.
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Supporting local nonprofits and agencies that serve our community’s most vulnerable neighbors
HPCF’s partners are experiencing a surge in demand for services from Highland Park and Highwood residents significantly impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Living first in Highland Park and now in Highwood, Tonia has been a member of our community for 14 years.
“I come from a family which focuses on service. To have the opportunity to expand my support of Highland Park and Highwood is an important goal of mine.” Tonia Arrington
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As we welcome in the new year, we remain ever grateful for the generosity of friends like you who partner with us to improve the lives of individuals and enrich our community as a whole. We wish all of you and your families good health and happiness throughout the year!
We also begin the year with excitement — 2022 marks our 30th year of making a difference for children and adults throughout Highland Park and Highwood.
Though much has changed over the years, we have remained true to our mission and continue to work hard addressing needs in our community and expanding opportunities for all Highland Park and Highwood residents. We look forward to our 30th year of working with you to make an even greater difference for our community.
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Nancy Mills, Chairman of the Highland Park Community Foundation 4:01 am CST January 6, 2019
2018 was an outstanding year for the Highland Park Community Foundation (HPCF). Our team was thrilled to award a record-breaking $200,000 in grants to 40 nonprofit agencies and programs within the Highland Park and Highwood communities, an increase of 11% over 2017’s gifts. We are honored to provide grants to so many worthy organizations who tirelessly serve those in need and provide necessary programs to help local residents.
In addition to addressing needs, the Foundation is dedicated to recognizing community members for their exemplary contributions.
Each year the Foundation presents special awards for outstanding community service including the annual Jack Blane Community Service Award, presented this year to Highland Park City Councilman Alyssa Knobel, and the HPCF Golden Apple Award was awarded to Jon Mall, Northwood Junior High School 7th grade Social Studies and Academic Exploration teacher. We also presented the inaugural Personal Achievement Award to Highland Park High School student Jason Estrada. This special award was created to recognize a student who overcomes obstacles to achieve personal goals.
In September, we hosted Gather for Good, our first major fundraiser. The event was a spectacular success raising over $100,000 including in-kind donations. With over 300 attendees, fantastic support from the community, and the generosity of numerous sponsors, we raised both funds and awareness for HPCF’s efforts.
To further share our mission with the community, our board participated in a number of Highland Park and Highwood events including the City of Highland Park’s July 4th Parade, Highwood’s Evening Gourmet Market and Highland Park’s National Night Out.
It was also our pleasure to be the primary sponsor of the music at Food Truck Thursdays this summer in Jens Jensen Park. In addition, the Foundation was honored to be featured on the First Bank of Highland Park’s Ruth Fell Wander Community Art Wall during the month of October.
Closing out this year, we’re thrilled to announce that the City Council of Highland Park has approved a grant agreement through which we will allocate $300,000 of City grant funds designated for nonprofit organizations. The Council’s action is a strong testament to the work we have done over the past 26 years to address the needs of our community now and in perpetuity.
As we enter the new year, one fact stands out. Many more needs exist than we can meet through our endowment fund. Though, in 2018, we provided $200,000 in grants to help fund 40 programs and services, we received funding requests for $145,000 more than we were able to provide.
The needs are real, and the needs are great. Our goal for 2019, therefore, is to have a signature year of fundraising in which current and new donors will remember that when you “Give Where You Live,” we all benefit. Donations to the Foundation help nurture children, strengthen families, assist older adults, support individuals with disabilities, develop leadership and academic confidence in teens, enhance artistic experiences, and more. For more information about the Foundation and to jumpstart our year with an online donation, visit hpcfil.org, or contact our Executive Director, Terri Olian, at terri@hpcfil.org.
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