The Benjamin B. Green-Field Foundation
makes grants to a wide a array of organizations that support and promote the
interests of its benefactor. Organizations both big and small are aided, with
some of the larger grants being made over a multiyear period. Each
organization receiving a grant is evaluated by the Foundation’s Board of
Directors and deemed to fit the Foundation’s criteria.
The following are just a few of the organizations which have been aided by
grants from the foundation.
Lamb’s Farm,
Libertyville, Illinois
 Lamb’s
Farm is a private nonprofit organization providing vocational, residential,
and social support services for retarded adults. A combination workplace and
residential facility, Lamb’s Farm enables handicapped adults the opportunity
to achieve their maximum potential.
With a $400,000 challenge grant from the Foundation, in September, 1994,
Lamb’s Farm broke ground on the Benjamin B. Green-Field Adult Residence
Center. Today, the 16-bed facility provides a home for retired or semi-retired
adults with mental disabilities who wish to remain a part of the Lamb’s Farm
community. The residence includes eight semi-private bedrooms, a spacious
living room, dining room, and lounge areas.
For more information on the Benjamin B. Green-Field Adult Residence Center,
contact Lamb’s Farm or visit it’s Web site.
http://www.lambsfarm.org.
The
Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago, Illinois
 The
Alzheimer’s Association is the largest national voluntary health organization
committed to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and helping those affected by the
disease.
The Benjamin B. Green-Field National
Alzheimer’s Library and Resource Center was funded with a $1 million grant from the Foundation and is the
nation’s first privately-funded resource facility focusing on Alzheimer’s
Disease. Serving the Chicago area and the nation, the center is a vital source
of information and research for physicians and other health care
professionals, researchers, students, family members of those afflicted with
Alzheimer’s, and the general public. The center
collects a wide range of materials,
including books, journals, audiocassettes, videos, and CD-ROMs, on Alzheimer’s
disease and related disorders.
For more information on the
Benjamin B. Green-Field National Alzheimer’s
Library and Resource Center, contact The Alzheimer’s Association or visit its Web site.
http://www.alz.org.
Howard Brown
Health Center, Chicago, Illinois
 Serving
area residents since 1974, Howard Brown is the Midwest’s oldest health care organization focusing on the gay, lesbian, and
bisexual communities. Today it is recognized nationally as a leading private
provider of HIV/AIDS services, offering primary care medical services,
anonymous HIV testing, case management, and counseling, among other things.
In 1996 the Foundation donated $100,000
toward Howard Brown’s building campaign. The gift was recognized by Howard
Brown with the naming of the Benjamin
B. Green-Field
Center for Psychosocial Services.
For more information on the Benjamin
B. Green-Field
Center for Psychosocial Services, contact the
Howard
Brown Health
Center or visit its Web site,
http://www.howardbrown.org.
Lyric Opera of
Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
 Every
year since 1988 the world-renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago has hosted its
annual OperaReach Seniors’ Matinee, enabling more than 2,000 Chicago area
seniors to enjoy an afternoon of opera at no cost for admission.
From its inception the series has been
partially underwritten by yearly grants of $15,000 from the Foundation.
Program interest and requests have become so great that the Chicago Park
District now employs a lottery system to ensure equitable ticket distribution.
No one should be surprised by the Lyric’s popularity, nor of the seniors
program. After all, the Foundation is not only a financial supporter, it even
donates Matt’s Cookies for the afternoon’s guests!
For more information on the OperaReach Seniors’ Matinee, contact the Lyric
Opera of Chicago or visit its Web site at
http://www.lyricopera.org
Other
organizations that have received grants from the Benjamin B. Green-Field
Foundation include:
·
A.G. Bell
Elementary School
·
Aidscare Chicago
·
American Transplant Association, Inc
·
Big Brothers Big Sisters
·
Chicago Lighthouse
·
Chicago Historical Society
·
Chicago Hearing Society
·
Chicago
Youth Symphony Orchestra
·
Children of Peace School
·
CORE Center
·
Council for Jewish Elderly
·
Emergency Fund
·
Fairygodmother Foundation
·
Hemophilia Foundation
·
Illinois Fire Safety Alliance
· Indianapolis
Museum of Art
·
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago
·
Jewish Council for Youth Services
·
Jobs for Youth Chicago
· Keshet
·
Kids Club
· Lawrence
Hall Youth Center
·
Little Sisters of the Poor
·
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
·
Merit School of Music
·
National Kidney Foundation of
Illinois
·
Polish American
Association
·
Rainbow House
·
SOS
Children's Villages
·
Tuesday's Child
·
Y-ME
Breast Cancer
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