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Dunham Fund
Grant Application
The Dunham Fund Grant Application process begins with a
Letter of Inquiry.
Dunham Fund grants have been made for as little as $5,000 and are currently limited to $1M annually.
Organizations seeking Dunham Fund support may submit a Letter of Inquiry on
February 1 or June 1 during two annual grant cycles.
The Letter of Inquiry will be reviewed and an Invitation to Apply will be extended by the Dunham Fund to selected organizations.
These organizations will be asked to complete a grant application to be submitted by the first business day in
May (Grant Cycle I) or October (Grant Cycle II).
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Stewart Beach, Chair,
Dunham Fund
Board of Advisors
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Dunham Fund Advisory Board Stewart A. Beach
Wendy P. Hirsch
Ryan J. Maley
Janet B. Morcos
Michael J. Morcos
William B. Skoglund
Mark E. Truemper
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Robert Vaughan, Dunham Fund Executive Director
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Education and Community Development
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Plum Landing Celebrates 50 Years
Plum Landing is celebrating an anniversary milestone of 50 years of serving the residential needs of seniors. John C. Dunham was the executor of Ida Mighell's estate and was a founding board member of the Mighell Fund, the nonprofit organization that opened the residence in 1962 and which continues to oversee Plum Landing as a prominent service provider to the senior community in the greater Aurora area.
A $75,000 Dunham Fund grant will enhance and upgrade the structural integrity and aesthetic quality of the residence building to promote a safe and positive first and lasting impression for the residents and their guests for, at least, fifty more years!
 
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North Central College receives additional $100,000 Dunham Fund support for the Teach First Program
Teach First was developed by North Central College to recruit and retain first-generation students who aspire to be teachers and to provide the mentorship and resources to launch these students into a successful teaching career. This multi-faceted mission is fulfilled through partnerships with high-need elementary and secondary schools in Aurora, where Teach First students engage in educational outreach projects, obtain field experience and complete teaching internships, and, in some cases, are hired as full-time teachers.
The Dunham Fund grant supports the partnership with East Aurora School District 131 to encourage East graduates to pursue the field of teaching with the hope they will return to the home school district as teachers. The Dunham Fund supported this program in 2011 with a $100,0000 grant. North Central College matched the initial grant and will match an additional $100,000 Dunham Fund grant in 2012 to expand this program well into the Dunham Fund Service area. $75,000 of this year's grant has been allocated to students within the Fund's service area from North Central College's Dunham Scholarship Fund for First-Generation Students.  | |
2012 Teach First Dunham Scholars (left to right): Briana Morris, Rachel West, Albulena Emroski, Eivilyn Lopez, Kaitlyn Anders, Javier Alaniz. Not pictured: Abel Sanchez, who is studying abroad in Spain this term.
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Click here to learn about the students who have completed their first year as First-Generation Students and Dunham Teach First Scholars.
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CASA Kane County's Grow A Healthy Child Program and Operational Endowment continues to GROW . . .
CASA was awarded a $100,000 outright grant from the Dunham Fund in 2010 to help launch the Grow A Healthy Child Program and Operational Endowment Fund. The grant included an additional challenge match of up to $400,000 of 40 cents on every additional $1 received by CASA for this project by December 31, 2012.
This program will offer the human support and educational tools to CASA clients ages birth through 21 who are in juvenile court due to abuse/neglect or private guardianship. One hundred percent of these children are appointed a trained community CASA volunteer to advocate for them throughout the duration of their case. The funds raised for this initiative are held in an Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley and the interest is used to support the ongoing operational needs of this program.
Currently, CASA has more than $800,000 in the CASA Community Foundation Endowment Fund and needs to raise an additional $500,000 to fully meet the Dunham Fund $400,000 challenge. The challenge match now also includes funds raised through the end of 2012 for the Grow a Healthy Child Garden located on the grounds of the historic Kane County Courthouse in Geneva, also home to CASA Kane County.
To learn more about the Garden and the agency's progress on meeting the Dunham challenge, click here.
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We hope you've enjoyed the Fall 2012 issue of our newsletter. Join us on the Dunham Fund website to learn more about the grants, scholarships, and program related investments awarded by the
Dunham Fund.
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