The Skokie Community Foundation focuses on facilitating collaboration for the benefit of Skokie, supporting a wide range of community aspects including arts, basic human needs, community development, education, environment, health, housing, and more. It aims to foster partnerships and strengthen community ties through funding impactful projects.
The Skokie Community Foundation’s grant program emphasizes collaboration as a core value, aiming to fund proposals that address various community needs in Skokie. These include arts and culture, basic human needs, community relations and development, education, environment, family support, health, and more. The program seeks to support projects that not only benefit Skokie during the program year but also have a lasting impact. Through this approach, the Foundation has contributed to enhancing local collaboration and addressing a broad spectrum of community concerns, demonstrating its commitment to improving life in Skokie.