Western Suburbs Giving Circle
/OVERVIEW: The Western Suburbs Giving Circle is a women’s philanthropy group affiliated with the Chicago Foundation for Women. This funder supports local issues for women and girls in Chicago’s western suburbs. Areas of interest are economic security and violence prevention.
IP TAKE: Grants coming from this giving circle are sizable, but it only awards one or two grants per year. Apply for funding via the Chicago Women’s Foundation.
PROFILE: Established in the mid-2010s, the Western Suburbs Giving Circle (WSGC) is a women-focused collective fund affiliated with the Chicago Foundation for Women. WSGC is led by a small group of women who serve as current chairs. Members contribute $1,000 each year and participating in grantmaking decisions and administration. This funder focuses on the needs of women and girls in Chicago’s western suburbs, and its areas of interest include economic security and freedom from violence.
The Western Suburbs Giving Circle supports its grantees that provide the women and girls of its geographic area of focus with direct services and advocacy. Past grantees include 360 Youth Services, the Alive Center, Family Shelter Service and Teen Parent Connection.
Grants range between about $10,000 and $15,000. In a recent year, the funder invested over $27,000 in just two groups. Learn more about this funder’s local giving in the grantee listings by year on the funder’s website. Grantmaking focuses on western suburbs of Chicago, including Naperville, Aurora and Wheaton.
This giving circle requests and accepts grant applications from local nonprofits through the Chicago Foundation for Women’s online grant application system to apply for grants. Direct general questions to Eli Marsh on the staff at emarsh@cfw.org or 312-577-2825.
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