Fall 2018:
▪Bella Ease dba Quincy Teen Reach in Quincy qualified for $25,000 ▪Centers for Changing Lives in Chicago qualified for $25,000 ▪Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northern Illinois in Woodstock qualified for $25,000 ▪Cultivadores/Cultivators in Rantoul qualified for $24,000 ▪Donka, Inc. in Wheaton qualified for $25,000 ▪ECIRMAC in Urbana qualified for $23,065 ▪Ebenezer Community Outreach in Chicago qualified for $25,000 ▪Helping Hands of Springfield in Springfield qualified for $25,000 ▪Illinois Stewardship Alliance in Springfield qualified for $25,000 ▪Illinois Valley Public Action to Deliver Shelter in LaSalle qualified for $20,000 ▪Latino Union of Chicago in Chicago qualified for $25,000 ▪Lawndale Business Renaissance Association in Chicago qualified for $25,000 ▪Ottawa Community Food Basket in Ottawa qualified for $24,750 ▪Prevention Force Family Center in Chicago qualified for $25,000 ▪Seven Generations Ahead in Oak Park qualified for $25,000 ▪Supportive Housing Providers Association in Springfield qualified for $25,000 ▪Taller de José in Chicago qualified for $10,000 ▪The CABET Group, Inc. in Chicago qualified for $25,000 ▪The Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center in Rock Island qualified for $10,000 ▪Uptown People’s Law Center in Chicago qualified for $25,000 About the Illinois Treasurer As Illinois State Treasurer, Frerichs is the state’s Chief Investment and Banking Officer and actively manages approximately $30 billion. The portfolio includes $13 billion in state funds, $11 billion in college savings plans and $6 billion on behalf of local and state governments. The investment approach is cautious to ensure the preservation of capital and returns $42 to the state for every $1 spent in operations. Frerichs’ office protects consumers by safeguarding more than $3 billion in unclaimed property, encouraging savings plans for college or trade school, increasing financial education among all ages, assisting people with disabilities save without losing government benefits, and removing barriers to a secure retirement. The Treasurer’s Office predates Illinois incorporation in 1818. Voters in 1848 chose to make it an elected office.