Healthy Communities Foundation

?? Exciting News! Healthy Communities Foundation is proud to announce a $6.98 million investment in unrestricted grants to 78 nonprofit organizations advancing health equity across Chicago's South and West sides and the western Cook County suburbs! Our general operating support will strengthen critical work in mental health, housing, food security, health equity advocacy, and more. This year, we are thrilled to partner with 46 organizations receiving one-year general operating support grants for 2024 and our second multi-year cohort of 32 organizations, awarded the first of a five-year grant commitment concluding in 2029! ?? Learn more about our general operating support grantmaking this year: https://bit.ly/40mZ926 Plus, stay tuned as we introduce this year’s partners! ??

Today, on Thanksgiving, we come together with loved ones, reflect and give gratitude. Today we also recognize #NationalDayOfMourning, an annual reminder of the genocide the Indigenous community experienced, particularly the Wampanoag people from southeastern Massachusetts, the assault on their culture, and being forcibly removed from their lands soon after the Pilgrims arrived. Read more about the real story of Thanksgiving: https://bit.ly/3sWDQWO

Our President, Maria Socorro Pesqueira, was named a Notable Latino Leader of 2024 by Crain's Chicago Business! ? In her profile, Maria talks about our trust-based philanthropic approach at Healthy Communities Foundation and how we "move at the speed of trust"—as seen with our recent five-year unrestricted commitment to multi-year funding with a cohort of 32 partner organizations. ?? Read more:?https://bit.ly/3Zos5Gj

Discover how our partner, Illinois Partners for Human Service, is driving meaningful change through their work to strengthen human services and advance racial equity across #Illinois. In their spotlight, we share how they utilized our 2022 Resilience Grant to promote collaboration, advocate for equitable funding, and build capacity to address systemic challenges impacting communities. ?? Learn how their commitment to equity and resilience is shaping a stronger human services sector. ?? Read the full story, Commitment and Connection: Advancing Racial Equity and Resilience, here: https://bit.ly/3Y73YLs #RacialEquity #ResilienceGrants #HumanServices #PhilanthropyInAction

Checking out from St. Louis! ?? We had a great time learning together at this year’s Facing Race Conference! Our team was joined by community health leaders, peer funders, and some of our grantee partners. Together, they built collective power and learned from leaders across the country. Stay tuned for a recap of everyone's experiences and insights! #FacingRaceTogether #FacingRace #OurPowerOurSolutions Tina Ramirez Moon Maria Socorro Pesqueira Gillian Knight Julián Lazalde

At Healthy Communities Foundation, we believe that unrestricted multi-year funding gives our partners the flexibility to focus on long-term impact instead of short-term outcomes. That's why we extended our multi-year funding commitment from three to five years, awarding $4,450,000 to 32 organizations for the first year of a five-year grant commitment. Read more about our 2024 general operating support grantmaking: https://bit.ly/40mZ926 #Philanthropy #GeneralOperatingSupport #Grantmaking

We have arrived in St. Louis! ???Next stop: the 2024 Facing Race Conference by Race Forward! #OurPowerOurSolutions Our team is excited to attend this year’s conference and sponsor the attendance of some of our grantee partners and community health leaders! As sponsors of their attendance, we hope to build community power of local leaders interested in #RacialJustice, deepen our understanding of racial equity practices from other communities, and support shared learning as we work toward advancing racial equity and healing in our region. We look forward to learning and growing together at this year’s Facing Race Conference! #FacingRaceTogether?

The 113 honorees on Crain's Notable Latino Leaders are making their mark in a wide range of industries, from architecture and the arts to tech and transportation. Congratulations to the honorees: Ruben Abarca - Discovery Partners Institute Aidé Acosta, Ph.D. - Noble Schools Joe Aguilar - Illinois State Treasurer's Office Robert Aguilar - Cabrera Capital Markets Jenny M. Aguirre - Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Bessie Alcantara - Alternatives Jennifer Allocco Morris - Wintrust Financial Corporation and Ask Blanca Adam M. Alonso - BUILD Silvia Alvarez-Clare - The Morton Arboretum Pete Amaro - L'Attitude Ventures Eduardo Arabu, MSPPM, CDMP - National Hispanic Corporate Council Juan Sebastian A. - Elevated Chicago Karina Ayala-Bermejo - Instituto del Progreso Latino Genaro A. Balcazar - Dominican University Blanca Berthier - Women's Business Development Center Santos Borges - JPMorgan Chase Cristina Vera Bridges - Vera Creative Martin Cabrera Jr. - Cabrera Capital Markets and Cabrera Capital Partners Carlos E. Calderon (he, him, his) - Ariel Investments and Ariel Alternatives Adela Cepeda - Angeles Ventures and Angeles Investors Jose Cerda III - IFF Marta Cerda - ASI and NE Healthcare Services Janie Cervera - BMO Jonathan Chaparro - Braven Lee Concha - Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Teresa Cordova - University of Illinois Chicago Adriana Cortez - WLS-TV/Channel 7 Carlos Juan Crespo - University of Illinois Chicago Daniel Cruz - Chicago Housing Authority Cassandra Di Prizio - Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Fernando Diaz - Illinois State Treasurer's Office Jesus Estrada - Cook County Health Jose Marcio Ferrini Filho - Merieux NutriSciences César Flores - Governors State University Xochitl Flores - Cook County Bureau of Economic Development Christina Garcia - Echo Global Logistics Jose Garcia - Northwest Community Credit Union Luis Garcia - Rush Medical Group Marcelino Garcia - Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Yanet Garcia, RA - Related Midwest Honorees continued in comments...

We are beaming to see our President, Maria Socorro Pesqueira, amongst this year's Crain's Chicago Business Notable Latino Leaders! ???? Take a look at the full list of Notable Latino Leaders for 2024: https://lnkd.in/g79Q4bFW

Our Program Manager of Learning & Evaluation, Gillian Knight, will be speaking at the Streamlining Demographic Data Collection webinar, with Forefront (Illinois) and Candid this Thursday! ?? Learn more and register now: https://bit.ly/40dIHBp