Polk Bros. Foundation
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Polk Bros. Foundation
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Polk Bros. Foundation is working to make Chicago a place where all people have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
We’ve created 3 Advisory Cohorts to guide our learning & strategy development across our new goals: Closing the Life Expectancy Gap; Building Community Wealth Across Generations; and Fostering a Participatory, Multiracial Democracy: www.polkbrosfdn.org/listening-de...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We’re proud to be a sponsor of today’s 31st Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards, recognizing Chicago’s best new neighborhood developments and developers!
#CNDA31
June 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We're seeking a Senior Program Officer or Program Officer with deep #education expertise to join our Building Community Wealth Across Generations team and participate as a collaborative partner with the full grantmaking staff.

Details + how to apply: www.polkbrosfdn.org/senior-progr...
June 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
After 27 years, Evette Cardona is retiring from Polk Bros. Foundation this week.

She’s been a fierce advocate for equity and community — and we got to reflect with her on what it all means.

It’s moving, wise and hopeful. www.polkbrosfdn.org/a-conversati...
A conversation with Evette Cardona as she bids farewell to Polk Bros. Foundation
A conversation with Evette Cardona as she bids farewell to Polk Bros. Foundation Earlier this year, we announced that Polk Bros. Foundation’s Vice President of Programs […]
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May 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This week, we’re celebrating Evette Cardona’s incredible legacy as she wraps up her time at the Foundation.

Join us in congratulating her on receiving the Crossroads Fund’s Lynda J. Tipton Memorial Award for Social Justice!

📸 Photos from the event + program:
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May 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As we prepare for Evette Cardona’s final week with the Foundation before she retires, we’re celebrating her legacy.

Start with this @windycitytimes.com profile ow.ly/4XqC50VTmbj

“Even though it’s a strange time to be retiring... I hope the next generation will... take our breaths away.”
May 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Nonprofits are essential to a strong democracy — and that includes public media.

#WorldPressFreedomDay
May 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We’re launching a new series sharing how Polk Bros. Foundation is thinking about grantmaking toward our new goals — and why we remain committed to standing alongside you.

First up:
🎥 Watch CEO Gillian Darlow share how we arrived at our new goals.

📝 Read more: www.polkbrosfdn.org/how-we-arriv...
April 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM