2011 Major Gifts

Gifts of $100,000+

Bloomberg L.P.
The Cameron Foundation
Capital One
Charles H. Revson Foundation
The Chicago Community Trust
The Clowes Fund, Inc.
David A. Stein Family Foundation
DTE Energy Foundation
Fairfield County Community Foundation
Family Housing Fund
Fannie Mae
Foundation to Promote Open Society
Habitat for Humanity International
Hegeman Memorial Trust Fund
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership
Irving S. Gilmore Foundation
The John R. Oishei Foundation
Kaiser Permanente East Bay Area
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
M&T Bank
MASCO Corporation Foundation
Morgan Stanley
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Northern Trust
Northwest Area Foundation
The Prudential Foundation
The Rhode Island Foundation
Rhode Island Housing
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
The Saint Paul Foundation
The Skillman Foundation
TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation
Travelers
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
U.S. Bancorp
Wells Fargo & Company
Western & Southern Financial Fund
William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

JPMorgan Chase Foundation

$5,265,400
A 5-year grant to support LISC’s Education Facilities Financing Center and additional support for Bay Area, Chicago, Connecticut, Houston, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, New York City, Newark, Phoenix, San Diego, LISC’s Institute for Comprehensive Community Development and National LISC.

State Farm

$4,120,750
State Farm renewed its significant commitment to support LISC’s Building Sustainable Communities implementation and programming.

The Atlantic Philanthropies

$3,500,000
A three-year grant to support Chicago LISC’s Elev8 program.

NFL Youth Football Fund

$2,940,00
Support for LISC's National Youth Development and Recreation program.

The Kresge Foundation

$2,425,000
Support for Detroit LISC as well as a $1.5 million grant for our national Building Sustainable Communities strategy.

Citi Foundation

$2,420,000
A $2 million grant to match Federal dollars from the Social Innovation Fund to expand our national network of Financial Opportunity Centers and additional grants to support our community development for Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, Washington DC and National LISC.

The McKnight Foundation

$1,850,000
The McKnight Foundation renewed support for Twin Cities LISC with a 2-year grant for Twin Cities’ Financial Opportunity Centers and COACTION Fund.

The Walton Family Foundation

$1,700,000
A significant renewal for LISC’s Educational Facilities Financing Center.

The William Penn Foundation

$1,670,000
To facilitate Philadelphia LISC’s Building Sustainable Initiative in West Philadelphia.

Wal-Mart Foundation, Inc.

$1,500,250
A two-year grant to support our network of Financial Opportunity Centers and an additional grant to support Virginia LISC.

Freddie Mac Foundation

$1,155,000
A three-year grant for Washington, DC LISC and its Housing Predevelopment Fund.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

$1,147,500 Support for LISC’s Financial Opportunity Centers as well as funding for Bay Area, National LISC and Rhode Island’s Family Success Centers in Providence.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

1,080,000
Support for LISC/Chicago and our national Research and Assessment program.

East Bay Community Foundation

$1,000,000
A three-year grant to Bay Area’s Richmond HEAL zone.

The Kendeda Fund

$1,000,000
A two-year grant for LISC’s Green Development Center.

MetLife Foundation

$980,000
Two major grants to support LISC’s national Community Safety Initiative and our new Veterans Housing Initiative, as well as support for work in Hartford and New York City.

Deutsche Bank

$812,500
A three-year grant to facilitate work in Milwaukee and New York City, as well as support for LISC’s 30th Anniversary.

United Way of Greater Houston

$712,065
Support for Houston LISC and the United Way THRIVE collaborative.

Houston Endowment Inc.

$700,000
A two-year grant for Houston LISC's Great Opportunities Neighborhoods initiative.

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

$660,000
To support Hartford LISC's Hartford Neighborhood Development Support Collaborative.

The Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation

$579,500
Support for Milwaukee LISC.

Bank of America

564,134
Support for Bay Area, Connecticut, Chicago, Hartford, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Michigan, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Rhode Island, San Diego, and Virginia, as well as LISC/Chicago’s Neighborhood Development Awards, LISC’s national Family Income Wealth Building program and Institute for Comprehensive Community Development.

The California Endowment

$560,859
For Bay Area LISC’s Healthy Richmond Initiative.

Lilly Endowment, Inc.

550,000
Support for Indianapolis LISC.

Citizens Charitable Foundation

$542,500 (number includes RBS and Charter One)
Support for Boston, Buffalo, Connecticut, Detroit, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, and Toledo LISC as well as for LISC/Chicago’s Neighborhood Development Awards.

PNC

$511,250
Support for Cincinnati, Michigan, Newark, Philadelphia, Toledo, and Washington, DC LISC, as well as our National MetroEdge and Rural programs.

The Home Depot Foundation

$500,000
Support for a veterans’ residence renovation project in Los Angeles as part of LISC’s new Veterans Housing Initiative.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

$500,000
Support for Detroit LISC.