Foundation Announces Application Deadlines for its 2007 Discretionary Grant Cycles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 5, 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 spring discretionary grant cycle in the areas of Health and Human Services. 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 to submit applications is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 2, 2007. Applications received after the deadline will be deemed ineligible for consideration.

Applications for organizations seeking funding in the areas of Arts and Culture, Education, and Environmental Affairs will be considered during the Foundation’s 2007 fall discretionary cycle and will be due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 3, 2007.

Please contact Bonnie Heydorn, Foundation 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.

During 2006 the Foundation awarded a total of $312,000 from its discretionary grant program, along with nearly 170 grants from its donor-advised and other restricted funds which are made on an ongoing basis throughout the year. 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. The Foundation 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.

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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