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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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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Grantee Spotlight
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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We acted immediately.
The Highland Park Community Foundation Board has approved an emergency disbursement of $25,000 to address some of the most urgent needs arising from the Coronavirus outbreak. The money has been awarded to nine organizations that serve Highland Park and Highwood children, families, and seniors. The funds will be used to provide household necessities, internet connections, and human services for some of the most vulnerable members of our community.
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Partnerships matter. As philanthropic partners, our donors helped us assist more children and adults than ever this past year to further our mission of addressing the unmet needs of our community and expanding opportunities for all Highland Park and Highwood residents.
To make an even greater difference, in 2020 we developed the HPCF Corporate Champion Program with Mesirow as our first Corporate Champion. Making multi-year monetary pledges to support our efforts, Banner Kitchen & Bath, First Bank of Highland Park, and Highland Park Bank & Trust have all recently become HPCF Corporate Champions.
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We extend a virtual hug to thank everyone who has donated to the HPCF this year and, in advance, those who make a donation for the first time or again before the end of the year!
Through our grants, we ensure children and adults have access to the critical services they need and expand opportunities for all Highland Park and Highwood residents.
Among other things, in this past year, we have made it possible for
- children to have food on the weekend
- victims of domestic violence and their children to be safely sheltered
- adults and children to receive essential legal and mental health services
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This honor comes at the perfect time for the HPCF. We will continue to help victims through the July 4th Fund we established and the second Fund we will open when the July 4th Fund closes. At the same time, however, we need to nourish our organization’s roots of granting money to nonprofits that provide educational, social service, and cultural programs for Highland Park and Highwood residents.
Over its 12-year history, The Great Highwood Pumpkin Fest has raised tens of thousands of dollars for local nonprofits. We are excited about partnering with Celebrate Highwood to create its most successful event yet!
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“A magical unicorn kind of person”
“A superhero”
Words parents use to describe Mirela when reflecting on her impact on their children.
The Highland Park Community Foundation is thrilled to recognize Mirela Vesa as the 2023 recipient of the HPCF Golden Apple Award!
In 2010, the Highland Park Community Foundation established the HPCF Golden Apple Award to honor outstanding teachers in the Highland Park public schools. The award rotates among the elementary, middle school, and high school levels of teaching. This year, nominations were accepted for full-time pre-K through 5th-grade teachers.
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2024 has barely started and we have so much to share!
- New Leadership
- Annual Grant Recipient Highlights
- MLK Day of Service Project
We are excited to announce that at our final meeting in December, Laurie Levin and Eric Ephraim were elected Chair and Vice-Chair of the HPCF Board! We are so grateful to Betsy Brint for her two years of dedicated leadership, which brought the Foundation to new levels of success, and are delighted she will remain an active member of the Board.
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