Fall Discretionary Grant Applications Due August 3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 6, 2007

Contact: Mike Sitrick, Manager of Development

(630) 665-5556 or msitrick@dcfdn.org

Wheaton, IL—The DuPage Community Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2007 fall discretionary grant cycle in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education and Environmental Affairs. Not-for-profit organizations serving DuPage County residents are eligible to apply and may obtain grant guidelines by accessing the Foundation’s web site, www.dcfdn.org. The deadline for receipt of applications is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 3, 2007. Applications received after the deadline will be not be considered.

Please contact Bonnie Heydorn, director of grants, at (630) 665-5556 or bheydorn@dcfdn.org with questions about the application process or for more information about the Foundation’s discretionary grant program. First-time applicants are strongly encouraged to call and discuss their project prior to applying.

In June the Foundation awarded nearly $195,000 through its spring discretionary grant cycle to 29 DuPage County not-for-profit agencies working in the areas of Health and Human Services. In addition to its discretionary grant cycles, the Foundation makes grants from its donor-advised and other restricted funds on an ongoing basis. Total grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, amounted to approximately $820,000.

Established in 1986, The DuPage Community Foundation is a publicly-supported 501 (c) (3) organization to which contributions are tax deductible. It was created to benefit the people of DuPage County and receives contributions and bequests into a permanent endowment from individuals, corporations, organizations, and foundations wishing to make lasting contributions to the people of DuPage. The earnings on these funds are then used, in accordance with donor wishes, for the Foundation’s grantmaking and community leadership activities.

The DuPage Community Foundation seeks to raise the quality of life throughout DuPage County by developing and channeling philanthropy to meet the needs of its residents. Based on the American virtues of volunteerism and philanthropy, the Foundation fosters a legacy of support for the people of DuPage County by making grants to not-for-profit organizations working in the arts and culture, education, environmental affairs, health, and human services. Since its inception the Foundation has awarded more than $5 million in grants to approximately 400 not-for-profit agencies serving the residents of DuPage County and beyond.

For further information about the Foundation or to arrange future media opportunities, please contact Michael Sitrick, manager of development, at (630) 665-5556 or msitrick@dcfdn.org.

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