evanston community rapid response fund news

Keep up to date on ECF’s unified philanthropic response to address the impact of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in the Evanston community. Donate today to support those most in need. See how the fund has made an impact in Evanston.

January 11, 2021 — ECF Press Release

Announcing Grants Awarded As Local Need Continues

The local need continues as the pandemic rages. ECF distributed $327,000 in its latest round of grants to address the impact of the pandemic. These Rapid Response grants will provide essential human services to address homelessness, food insecurity and mental health. Read more

August 30, 2020 — ECF Update

ECRR Fund Activities

Learn about the COVID Response Strategy and the up-to-date listings of the Relief, Recovery, and Rebuild grants. Read more

June 3, 2020 — ECF Press Release

Challenge Match Surpassed

The Evanston Community Foundation (ECF) announced that it has met the $1M Challenge for the Evanston Community Rapid Response Fund (ECRR) in just under 2 months and well ahead of the Challenge’s December deadline. The Fund, announced in March, has raised over $2.5M to date. Read more

April 6, 2020 — ECF Press Release

ECRRF Challenge Grant

The Evanston Community Foundation (ECF) is pleased to announce that Mary and Paul Finnegan, long-time Evanstonians and avid community supporters, have issued a $1,000,000 challenge grant to build the Evanston Community Rapid Response Fund (ECRR) addressing immediate needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

April 1, 2020 — ECF Press Release

Second Round Of Funding Addresses COVID Crisis Needs

Evanston Community Foundation (ECF) has launched the Evanston Community Rapid Response Fund (ECRR), a fund created to quickly deploy much needed grants to the nonprofit community for those feeling the impact of COVID-19. ECF is uniquely positioned, and has been for more than 30 years, to quickly get funds and resources into areas where it is needed the most. Read more