▪Advocates for Urban Agriculture in Chicago qualified for $25,000.
▪African-American Resource center at Booker in Rockford qualified for $25,000.
▪Community Career Center in Naperville qualified for $10,000.
▪Evanston ReBuilding Warehouse in Evanston qualified for $25,000.
▪Goldie’s Place in Chicago qualified for $25,000.
▪Illinois Valley Brain Injury Clubhouse in Streator qualified for $16,500.
▪Indo-American Center in Chicago qualified for $25,000.
▪JOURNEYS | The Road Home in Palatine qualified for $25,000.
▪Ladies of Virtue in Chicago qualified for $16,000.
▪Mahomet Area Youth Club in Mahomet qualified for $20,000.
▪Proactive Community Services in Hazel Crest qualified for $25,000.
▪Project: VISION in Chicago qualified for $20,000.
▪Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago in Chicago qualified for $25,000.
▪Southwest Chicago Homeless Services in Chicago qualified for $25,000.
▪StreetWise in Chicago qualified for $15,000.
▪The Land Connection in Champaign qualified for $25,000.
▪UMMA Center – Urban Muslim Minority Alliance in Waukegan qualified for $24,825.
▪Wayne Township Pantry and Senior Services, NFP in West Chicago qualified for $25,000.
▪Woodstock Institute in Chicago qualified for $24,908.
▪YMCA at the University of Illinois in Champaign qualified for $25,000.
About the Illinois Treasurer As Illinois State Treasurer, Frerichs is the state’s Chief Investment 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 $2 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.