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Our Mission is to support local schools, churches, municipal agencies and nonprofit organizations that work to improve the quality of life in East Chicago.
To advance this mission, the Foundations of East Chicago will provide financial support through educational assistance in the form of scholarships; the awarding of grants that are strategic to achieve our objectives and by our service and leadership within the community.
The Foundations of East Chicago are committed to improving the lives of every resident of our city.
Conceived by the citizens of East Chicago to be independent, citizen-run, private foundations, we derive funding from East Chicago’s local casino, and use this money to support local churches, schools, municipal agencies and nonprofit organizations who know the community best and put the money in action where it can do the most good.
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The World at Your Fingertips
Foundations of East Chicago (FEC) has been providing hundreds of thousands of grant dollars to local East Chicago organizations for more than 20 years. These grants dollars are to be [...]
Scholarship Helps Finance Big Dreams
Growing up, we hear phrases such as “dream big!” “the sky is the limit!” or “you can be whatever you want to be!” While these statements can be encouraging, sometimes they can be frustrating if [...]
Ready to Soar!
One of the major priorities of the Foundations of East Chicago (FEC) is education. FEC is proud of the many students it helps financially get through college, however, FEC also understands that in order to [...]
Since 1997, we have underwritten services to residents and organizations of East Chicago in education, public safety, youth development, health, community economic development and family support services. Check this Track Record to get a glimpse of the work done all across East Chicago with support from FEC.