Funders

The training, program evaluation, research, and public awareness activities conducted by the McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership have been made possible by grants and contracts from many philanthropic foundations, government agencies, private corporations, and individuals. We extend our thanks to the following generous funders:

Abbott
Action for Children
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
American Business Collaboration for Quality Dependent Care
AT&T Family Care Development Fund
Baxter International
Chicago Community Trust
Chicago Department of Children & Youth Services
Chicago Public Schools
Constructive Playthings
Diana and Bruce Rauner Family
Exchange Press
Fel/Pro Mecklenburger Foundation
Field Foundation
Grand Victoria Foundation
Head Start Bureau
Hewitt Associates
HighReach Learning
HSBC-North America
IBM Corporation
Illinois Asset Building Group
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Illinois Department of Human Services
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
J. B. and M. K. Pritzker Foundation
Josephine P. and John J. Louis Foundation
Joyce Foundation
Kaplan Early Learning Company
Lakeshore Learning Materials
Lokoff Foundation
Lucent Technologies
McCormick Tribune Foundation
McDonald’s Corporation
Michael W. Louis Charitable Trust
National-Louis University
New Horizons
Northern Trust
Pritzker Early Childhood Foundation
W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Walgreen Company
Work/Family Directions
YWCA Lake County CCR&R

If you are interested in learning more about how you can support the work of the McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership, please contact Dr. Paula Jorde Bloom at (800) 443-5522, ext. 5055 or paula.bloom@nl.edu.