The Downtown Skokie Holiday Cookie Walk returned on December 13th! Now in its third year, the event drew more than 80 attendees who walked to participating businesses in Downtown Skokie to collect holiday-themed cookies. Organized by the Downtown Skokie Merchants, the event had record-breaking 21 businesses participate. Skokie Community Foundation enjoyed being the first stop
Do you share Skokie Community Foundation's mission to foster a supportive, engaged and dynamic community in Skokie through meaningful giving, collaboration and community programming? If so, you can take advantage of many ways to make a lasting impact in our local community. 1. Support Skokie immediately with a one-time gift: Make a one-time donation to
Start your holiday shopping on Small Business Saturday, November 29, with a gift that keeps on giving! The “Start Your Day in Skokie” travel mug offers a free cup of coffee or tea every day in January 2026 and will be available for $40 while supplies last at these participating locations: Will’s Place, 7927 Lincoln
Coffee for a Cause, a networking and donation drive for business professionals in Skokie and the surrounding areas, invites you to attend their two year anniversary celebration on Giving Tuesday. Coffee for a Cause will welcome several area non-profits including Skokie Community Foundation! Grab your favorite beverage and bites from Lefty's Righteous Bagels, mingle with
What a delightful morning we had at Will’s Place on Saturday, Nov. 22! Thank you to Will's Place for inviting Skokie Community Foundation to be guest baristas for the day! We loved getting to work alongside the incredible staff at Will's Place (including Will himself). Guest baristas included SCF Executive Director Jim Szczepaniak alongside SCF
Members of the Rotary Club of Skokie Valley came out on November 8 to help a Skokie neighbor in need. The project, led by Rebuilding Together North Suburban Chicago in partnership with the Village of Skokie Health and Human Services Department, included dismantling a shed and swing set in the backyard and cleaning up an
We're growing - let's all welcome Brad Sugar to the Board of Directors! Brad's love for Skokie began as a five-year-old, eagerly waiting for the bookmobile at Devonshire Park. Brad has a 20-plus year career in the nonprofit fundraising sphere, proudly serving the Jewish community. Brad holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
A new Board Member is joining the team at Skokie Community Foundation! Ella Whitehead is a higher education professional with more than a decade of experience in college access, student success, and community engagement. For the past 11 years, she has served in various leadership roles at Oakton College and now leads as the Director
A HUGE shoutout to Tortazo at Westfield Old Orchard! They stepped up to the plate and donated all of their Backlot Bash tips from August 23rd to Skokie Community Foundation. Their donation totaled $425, helping to support building our endowment for future grants. We're all a community, including our local businesses. Thank you to Tortazo
We'd like to welcome George Van Dusen to our Board of Directors! Another exciting addition to our team of dedicated volunteers. George and his wife, Susan, have lived in Skokie for 50 years and have participated in numerous community events and organizations.They have deep roots in Skokie. Their two sons and grandchildren have graduated from
