Ways To Engage
All In DuPage
All In DuPage is our bold call to action for everyone who calls DuPage County home. We’re a community of 39 vibrant cities and towns—full of energy, talent, and opportunity—but we also face real challenges. Many of our neighbors struggle with housing instability, food insecurity, mental health concerns, and have limited access to health care, workforce training, and early childhood education programs. And while our arts and culture scene thrives, it too needs continued support to remain a strong economic driver and catalyst for inspiring creativity and expression.
We believe in DuPage. We believe we have the people, ideas, and resources to solve our most pressing challenges and build a stronger future. But it will take all of us working together in generosity, collaboration, and focus.
That’s why we’ve created our All In DuPage Campaign—to grow our community’s capacity for lasting, collective impact, right where it’s needed most.
Campaign Priorities & Goals
Impact: Grants That Make a Difference
Through our Community Impact grant program, All In DuPage aims to build our capacity to annually provide responsive, targeted support to local nonprofits addressing our community’s greatest challenges and opportunities. Together, we will expand our impact to:
- Double our grantmaking from our discretionary community endowments to more than $2 million per year;
- Broaden the types of grants we award to a Seed, Sustain, and Strengthen model of grantmaking to be more responsive to the needs of our nonprofits and their clients; and,
- Increase high-level, strategic grantmaking through our Capacity Building and Transformational grants to help our nonprofits scale and serve our community more effectively.
Goal: $25 million in endowed, unrestricted, and field-of-interest funds to strengthen our annual responsive community grantmaking.
Sustainability: A Foundation Fit for the Future
As DuPage County’s champion for philanthropy, we play a central role in maintaining the sustainability of our community’s nonprofit sector and helping donors discover and achieve their charitable goals—locally and beyond.
Investing in our sustainability by building our Operating Endowment is essential to help us:
- Support and expand our mission-critical work of sharing our expert local knowledge and creating opportunities for collective impact among our donors and community partners;
- Strengthen our infrastructure to keep pace with rapidly growing community needs and increased demand for our leadership and services; and,
- Dedicate more staff time and resources directly to help our donors and partners support our community and achieve their goals.
Goal: $10 million in endowed operating funds to power DuPage Foundation for generations to come.
For more information, contact Michael Trench, vice president for advancement at 630.665.5570 or michael@dupagefoundation.org.
Community Impact Circle
As a member of the Community Impact Circle, your organization becomes part of a countywide coalition committed to closing critical gaps, strengthening our nonprofits, and building a stronger DuPage for all, today and for future generations.
Why Join the Circle?
To create critical impact in three ways. Because a stronger DuPage is good for our entire community, and it starts with you.
- Make an Immediate Impact
Your annual investment directly funds DuPage County nonprofits addressing today’s most urgent needs in health and human services, youth education, workforce development, the environment, the arts, and more.
- Build Our Capacity To Address Future Needs
You’ll help grow our Community Impact Circle Endowment Fund, ensuring DuPage Foundation can respond to future challenges and make our community more resilient for generations to come.
- Strengthen Local Philanthropy
Your support fuels DuPage Foundation’s work as a local convener, educator, and leader in philanthropy—connecting people, ideas, and resources for collective good.
Our 2025 Members
For more information, contact Nicki Anderson, director of strategic partnerships, at 630.598.5291 or nicki@dupagefoundation.org.
DuPage Funders’ Collaborative
Working Together for Greater Impact
At DuPage Foundation, we believe collaboration makes us stronger. That’s why we lead the DuPage Funders’ Collaborative, a growing network of local funders working side by side to better serve our county.
Learn About the Collaborative
- What It Is
The Collaborative brings together area foundations, donor-advisors, businesses, and public partners to share insights, coordinate efforts, and fund solutions that make a real difference. Each funder brings their own priorities, but we work together to find shared goals and maximize impact.
- How It Works
We host regular gatherings—both large and small—to talk about community needs and how we can address them together. We focus on key issues, including capacity building, workforce development, mental health, food access, healthcare, and housing. We share knowledge, coordinate funding, and look for ways to avoid duplication and increase services for local residents.
- Why It Matters
By working together, funders can stretch their dollars further and make smarter, more strategic decisions. The Foundation’s goal is to build strong partnerships that lead to stronger outcomes—for nonprofits, for funders, and most importantly, for our neighbors across DuPage.
For more information, contact Barb Szczepaniak, vice president for programs, at 630.598.5280 or barb@dupagefoundation.org.
Next Generation Initiative
Mission & Vision
Our Next Generation Initiative (NGI) brings together passionate community members who want to learn more about the charitable giving landscape and want to make a difference in DuPage County. By connecting, learning, and giving back together, NGI members help improve the quality of life for all while growing as our community’s next generation of philanthropic leaders.
What NGI Does
NGI gives people of all ages the chance to:
- Learn about local needs and the nonprofits addressing them
- Participate in pooled giving to support DuPage-area nonprofits
- Build lasting connections with others who care about community impact
Since its founding, NGI has granted nearly $200,000 on behalf of its members to local nonprofits through its endowment fund.
This year, NGI is focusing on three critical community needs through its giving and events:
- Early Childhood Care & Education
Partner: DuPage Children’s Museum
Spring Social: April 9—$5,000 grant awarded
- Refugee & Immigrant Services
Partner: Exodus World Service
Summer Social: June 26—$5,000 grant awarded
- Housing & Shelter
Partner: DuPage Pads
Fall Social: September 25—$6,000 grant awarded
Membership & Sponsorship
Members enjoy a mix of educational, social, and volunteer events each year, plus the chance to shape local giving through our member-driven grantmaking process and pooled giving events.
Annual dues and contributions are tax-deductible and go directly toward supporting NGI’s grants and programs.
Support NGI Through Sponsorship
NGI welcomes sponsorships from businesses and organizations that want to support community impact while reaching an engaged, philanthropic audience in DuPage County.
Our 2025 Corporate Partners
For more information, contact Clarice Vidmar, advancement associate, at 630.598.5288 or clarice@dupagefoundation.org.
Events
Join us throughout the year for events that celebrate community, spark connection and support the causes that matter most in DuPage County.