The Chicago Kroc Center Approved for $500,000 from The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
Organization approved for two grants, each worth $250,000
(CHICAGO—March 24, 2009) The Chicago Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center announced today that it has been approved to receive two grants for $250,000 each from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. The monies are to be used for the building of the Ray and Joan Kroc Center in the West Pullman neighborhood on the city’s far South Side. The Chicago Kroc Center, an entity of The Salvation Army, expects to receive the grants in the fall of 2009.
“We are sincerely grateful to the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust for these very generous grants,” said Lieutenant Colonel David Grindle, divisional commander, The Salvation Army. “In these tough times, the grants are doubly important because the current economy has made things difficult for everyone—from non-profit organizations to the people we help, Chicago’s neediest. The Chicago Community Trust is a godsend to non-profits as we do our work during times of economic turmoil because without them, a lot of the work we do would quite possibly not get done.”
The Chicago Community Trust has partnered with thousands of organizations to enhance the quality of life for individuals and communities across metropolitan Chicago for more than 93 years.