Evanston Community Foundation

Evanston Community Foundation is proud to highlight Northwestern University's sponsorship of our work! #ECF #2022Celebrate!EvanstonSponsor #northwesternuniversity

Hagerty Consulting knows that organizations like the Evanston Community Foundation are essential to building resilient communities before a disaster and are vital to community recovery when one occurs. #ECF #2022Celebrate!EvanstonSponsor #hagertyconsulting

Evanston Community Bank & Trust is proud to support the Evanston Community Foundation. The organization has great insight into the needs of our community and works diligently and creatively to build coalitions to identify solutions and execute on those solutions. #2022Celebrate

This one is for the history books! Please save the date of September 22 for Celebrate! Evanston. Lots of fun and food! #ECF #Evanston #CelebrateEvanston #September22

ECF President & CEO Sol Anderson addressed a room of nearly 200 people on June 7 to celebrate the work of veteran and newcomer organizations that provide programs and innovative solutions to ensure Evanston residents thrive. #ECF #Evanston

ECF is a proud sponsor of the YWCA's Race Against Hate! ECF Leaders in Sneakers represented in the 5K Walk. We were in good company surrounded by thousands of participants. #ECF #Evanston #2022YWCA #RaceAgainstHate

ECF is a proud sponsor of the Juneteenth Parade! #ECF #Evanston #2022JuneteenthParade

Excited to see the community at the June 7 Grant Showcase & Annual Meeting! For ease of entry, please enter The Merion at 529 Davis Street. Also, please show proof of vaccination upon entry. Attire is business casual. #ECF #Evanston

This year's Grant Showcase & Annual Meeting is tomorrow, June 7 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at The Merion, 1611 Chicago Avenue. Upon entry to The Merion, please be prepared to show proof of vaccination. We will accept actual cards, photocopies, or digital prints. #ECF #Evanston

ECF is a sponsor of the Evanston Pride's Youth Car Parade. Join today at 1:00 pm. Meet up at the ETHS Parking lot just south of Davis at 12:15 pm. evanstonpride.org/the-detail…

ECF is a sponsor of PEP FEST. It is a family-focused, collaborative community effort to raise PTA Funds that will be equitably distributed to support all District 65 students. Join the fun on June 4, 6-11 pm, at Washington School, located at 814 Ashland. #Evanston

ECF President & CEO Sol Anderson and First Repair Executive Director Robin Rue Simmons highlighted how to build a municipal and philanthropic collaboration toward local reparations, with N'COBRA member Kamm Howard moderating the ABFE session. #ECF

ECF President and CEO thanked our year-long corporate partners and donors for their generous support. He also thanked Leadership Evanston Alumni for their dedication and work for the Evanston community. All around a great time at this gratitude event at Five & Dime. #Evanston

30 straight hours of dancing. 100+ gallons of water. 1000+ hours of planning. Nearly $600K raised by Northwestern University Dance Marathon - a talented student-led philanthropy. As the secondary beneficiary, ECF will receive more than $44K to support our work! #partnersforgood

ECF’s partnership with NUDM has supported the evolution of grantmaking. In 2016, ECF started the rolling grants program, providing opportunities for nonprofits four times a year in addition to the longtime annual responsive grant program. THANK YOU, @NUDM. #partersforgood

Far-right, former NUDM Co-Chair Marissa Mizroch, says, "Our ECF service days might be one of my proudest moments and favorite memories of college. We built that program from the ground up, and I really think it added a whole new layer to NUDM." #evanstonmoments #partnersforgood

Celebrating Women's History Month and our 25-year partnership with NUDM, we thought it important to highlight ECF's first executive director, Sara Schastok. She has become the first and thus far only member of the 450-hour club of NUDM, investing time in hundreds of dancers!

@FirstBankChicago is focused on the community and meeting the needs of its neighbors. And so is ECF! President & CEO Sol Anderson, ECF Board Chair Larry Singer, and our entire team are so grateful for this continued partnership with @FirstBankChicago. #leadingforchange

Dino Robinson, a 1997 ECF Leadership Evanston recipient, is playing a vital role in educating the public about Black history. Shorefront, his nonprofit organization, is dedicated to recording the historical achievements of the Black community in the northern suburbs of Chicago.