“Together for good” — the guiding principle informing the work of Jewish United Fund. As the 2018 fiscal year came to a close, JUF proudly announced the record increase of its Annual Campaign to an unrivaled $86.97 million. JUF’s Annual Campaign, which secured $379,411,478 in total revenue in fiscal year 2018, supports the organization’s vast network […]
One-hundredth anniversaries call for dinner, dancing, and why not throw in a few diamonds? In honor of the Union League Boys & Girls Clubs’ upcoming milestone, the 41st annual “Made in Chicago” Gala served as its centennial celebration. Held at the Union League Club on Nov. 3, the evening raised more than $300,000 for the […]
Leave it to the imaginative Kohl Children’s Museum to invite gala guests to arrive in costume and leave with a surprise excursion. Held Oct. 20, An Evening to Imagine welcomed 400 guests from the Chicagoland area to celebrate the world-class institution and honor outgoing President and CEO Sheridan Turner. The gala raised more than $400,000 […]
Since PAWS Chicago was founded in 1997, the number of homeless pets killed in the city has been reduced by 87 percent. Now one of the largest No Kill shelters in the country, and one that has received Charity Navigator’s highest 4-star ranking for 16 years in a row, PAWS Chicago found homes for 5,371 […]
Auditorium Theatre welcomes some of the biggest names in entertainment every year, and is also home to Chicago’s beloved Joffrey Ballet. On Nov. 3, the theater hosted its 2018 Annual Fall Gala, chaired by Lou and Jill Raizin and Lew Collens and Lee Ayers. The evening featured a cocktail reception at the Palmer House Hilton with music by […]
The warehouse at Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff was transformed Nov. 10 for stART Something Lake County, an interactive evening of art and philanthropy. The warehouse art party marked The Lake County Community Foundation’s (LCCF) 15th anniversary and continued efforts to raise awareness of local needs and funding for the Robert F. Reusché Operating […]
An attack on one community is an attack on all communities. Just nine days after the synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh, members of the Chicago Jewish community came together for Jewish United Fund’s Vanguard Dinner, raising $2.3 million. The annual dinner invites those who have made a minimum gift of $5,000 to the JUF Annual Campaign. […]
On Friday, June 1, Academy Award-winning actor, director, and environmentalist Robert Redford and his wife, Sibylle Szaggars Redford, a multimedia environmental artist, were honored at Ryerson Woods’ 35th Annual Smith Nature Symposium & Benefit at the Brushwood Center. With record-breaking attendance, the event brought in more than $250,000 for the Brushwood Center. For years the Redfords have […]
Over 525 guests gathered at Brookfield Zoo on April 28 for the Chicago Zoological Society’s 37th annual Whirl fundraiser. This year’s event raised more than $1.3 million in support of the animals at Brookfield Zoo in addition to the Chicago Zoological Society’s conservation, education, and community outreach programs. One of the benefiting programs includes the Chicago […]
The Lurie Children’s Hospital Founders’ Board hosted its 55th annual Dinner on the Bluff and Pro Amateur Golf Championship on June 28 and 29, and raised $1.6 million for the hospital. Founders’ Board members Cammie Hoban, Karin Larkins and Kim Urban (all of Winnetka) served as co-chairs of the event, and David Boles of Kenilworth […]
