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All this while continuing to assess and innovate as we figure out what parks, PACs, and other park partners need from us post-pandemic to collectively protect, preserve, and promote our beloved parks!
Amidst all of this, we are seeing philanthropic grant patterns revert to more “normal” timelines. So we are back to our reality in which summer giving in slower. And we are reading reports that individual giving was way down across the nation last year—much like what we experienced in 2022.
That said, we are super thankful for some new and increased multi-year foundation grants last year that affirmed the importance of our work and are really helping to tide us over. And we know that there are a lot of you that remain deeply committed to our parks, despite what have been uncertain economic times.
So we are thrilled to invite you to respond to Susan Schwarz who has again taken up her “normal” role of encouraging special gifts from you, particularly over the summer! Honoring the legacy of her late husband, former board chair Charles Schwarz, who loved investing in Chicago’s parks through time, talent, and treasure, Summer 2023 gifts will be matched up to $50,000! Susan is excited to inspire and mobilize lots of friends of the parks to join in to ensure we are on strong footing as we march toward our 50th anniversary a couple of years from now!
Will you make a special gift today?
As always, we are so grateful for your partnership. We cannot do this without you.
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