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  • Investments

    The assets of the Foundation must be considered a scarce resource with an investment objective of moderate risk that should satisfy the goal of earning a 4.0% to 4.5% real (inflation adjusted) return over time. Objectives The objectives of the Foundation’s investment portfolio are to produce a long-term rate of return that provides sufficient funds […]

  • Grantseekers – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Click on each of the following for answers to commonly asked questions.

  • Grantseekers – Process and Timeline

    If the Foundation’s initial review of the Grantseeker Information Form (GIF) indicates there might be a strong match, a program officer will contact the grantseeker to learn more about the organization and its programs. If a grantseeker remains under consideration after this conversation, the Foundation’s spring and fall grantmaking cycles proceed as follows. The timeline for each […]

  • Grantseekers – Inquiries

    Grantseekers should review the Foundation’s mission, vision, beliefs, priorities, and focus areas, as well as all grantmaking guidelines before submitting an inquiry. If a grantseeker believes a request meets all criteria, an inquiry can be made by completing a Grantseeker Information Form (GIF). Inquiries are accepted throughout the year. The Foundation does not accept grantseeker inquiries […]

  • Grantseekers – Limitations and Other Considerations

    The Foundation will not consider grant inquiries from organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. The Foundation also will not consider grant inquiries from organizations that request funding for: In addition, the Foundation discourages grant inquiries from organizations that request funding for capital improvements, endowments, or fundraising events.

  • Grantseekers – Geographic Considerations

    Education Programs The Foundation’s education grants are generally made to organizations that serve individuals and communities in the greater Chicago area. Leading U.S.-based programs that reach broader populations across the U.S. or internationally, or that have the potential to have a meaningful impact on best practices at the national or international level, are considered for […]

  • Grantseekers – Legal Requirements

    Grantmaking within the United States The Foundation will consider grant inquiries from organizations based in the United States that have been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from tax, under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and to be public charities, as described in Section 509(a)(1), (2), or (3) of the […]

  • Grantseekers

    The Foundation prioritizes two grantmaking areas: Education and Scientific Research. The Foundation accepts inquiries that fall under our Education Priority focus areas. Grantseekers should review the guidelines and frequently asked questions on these pages for a more comprehensive understanding of the Foundation’s grantmaking decisions. Grantseekers are welcome to submit a Grantseeker Information Form (GIF) at any time, and they should […]

Fellows

  • David Zemmour

    David Zemmour’s research focuses on directly measuring cellular interactions in human tissues to better understand immune responses. He does this by studying T cells and Regulatory T cells known as Tregs. The immune system consists of millions of cells spread throughout the body, working together to respond to injuries, and Tregs play a unique and […]

  • Ryan Kahn

    Ryan Kahn studies how circadian rhythms, the body’s internal 24-hour biological clock, regulate skeletal muscle force production and repair. Specifically, his research focuses on circadian rhythms produced by muscle stem cells (MuSCs). MuSCs are responsible for facilitating muscle repair and adaptation following exercise/rehabilitation sessions and aligning these sessions to specific times of day when MuSCs […]

  • Hannah Barbian

    Hannah Barbian’s scientific training and interest are in molecular virology and pathogen genomics. She received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania with research focused on the fate of viruses upon transmission, immune pressure, and chronic infection. Barbian came to Rush University Medical Center as a postdoctoral researcher in 2018 with research focusing on latent […]

  • Ellis Kim

    Ellis Kim’s research focuses on characterizing the role of how immune cells affect heart function. Heart Failure can occur in the setting of relatively normal appearing heart function (called heart failure with preserved function). Chronic inflammation is thought to be one of the main drivers underlying this type of heart failure. Learning the exact mechanism […]

  • Cheng Mei

    Cheng Mei’s research focuses on earthquake physics, induced seismicity, fault mechanics, and rock friction. His work integrates theoretical analysis, numerical modeling, and laboratory experiments to investigate fault mechanics and hydrothermal effects on both natural earthquakes and induced seismicity associated with engineering activities such as wastewater disposal, enhanced geothermal systems, and carbon storage. Injection-induced seismicity has […]

  • Eric Beaucé

  • Maude Gull

    Maude Gull studies metal-poor massive stars in nearby galaxies. Metal-poor massive stars are at least eight times as heavy as our Sun and have a metallicity (a metal to an astronomer, is any element on the periodic table that is not Hydrogen or Helium) similar to that of the early universe. Across most of the […]

  • Geoffrey Mo

    Geoffrey Mo studies compact stellar binaries, which produce exotic astrophysical objects, play crucial roles in stellar evolution, and are responsible for many of the most energetic events in the universe. During his Ph.D. at MIT in the LIGO Lab, he enabled multimessenger observations of these sources in both electromagnetic and gravitational waves. As a Carnegie-Caltech […]

  • Soumyaranjan Dash

    Soumyaranjan Dash’s research combines observations and theoretical modeling to study how magnetic fields evolve on the Sun and influence the surrounding space environment. By bringing together observations and simulations, his work helps reveal the physical processes that drive the Sun’s dynamic behavior and improves our ability to anticipate space-weather variations in our local space environment. […]

  • Samuel Dowling

    Dr. Dowling studies how juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the most common pediatric rheumatologic condition and a major cause of childhood-onset joint damage, develops in children. He obtained his B.S. at Georgetown University and his M.D.-Ph.D. degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In his current role as a Brinson Medical Research Fellow at Lurie Children’s […]