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A Resource for Now and Tomorrow
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The Highland Park Community Foundation was established in 1992 to build and maintain the Highland Park Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund helps maintain and expand the services of cultural, social service, educational and environmental agencies in Highland Park and Highwood, Illinois. The Fund is also used to nurture the early stages of new and innovative programs.
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| The mission of the Highland Park Community Foundation is to meet the unmet social service,
cultural, educational and environmental needs of Highland Park and Highwood,
and to promote philanthropy in the community.
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In 2011, the Foundation provided grants totaling $117,000 to 26 programs serving citizens of Highland Park and Highwood. Our goal is to provide funding for special programs and initiatives that otherwise would not have been funded. There were 3 new grant recipients for 2011, as indicated in the next sections.
Our grants apply to organizations in the following categories: Child Care, Social Services, Senior Services, Education, Arts and Civic organizations. As noted in the following sections, we have provided grants to several of these organizations for more than 10 years.
Over the past ten years, we’ve experienced a five-fold increase in the amount we have provided in annual grants. We thank our generous donors for allowing us to provide this additional support for the community.
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First Highland Park Golden Apple Winner
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First HP Golden Apple Winner Announced
The Highland Park Community Foundation (HPCF) is delighted to present the very first Highland Park Golden Apple Award to Kunal Pujara, selected as an exemplar of the outstanding teachers at Highland Park High School. Mr. Pujara has been teaching math and science, primarily physics, at Highland Park High School for 16 years. One student writes, “He puts his heart and soul into the classroom and makes physics come alive. He defines what a teacher should be.”
In 2010, the HPCF and a local family foundation initiated an annual Golden Apple Award to recognize outstanding teachers in the Highland Park school systems. By honoring an exceptional educator, the Foundation strives to demonstrate the strength and impact of excellent teaching in helping young people to reach their potential. The award winners will receive grant money, a laptop computer or iPad and recognition throughout the community. |
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