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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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From FEC Scholar to ECPD
When the Foundations of East Chicago (FEC) awards a scholarship to an East Chicago graduating senior, it is our hope that the student goes on and receives a degree which will enable them to have [...]
Successful Gardening in Challenging Times
Although 2020 has forced most of us to change the way we run our daily lives, our great grantees have adjusted and put their program grant funds to good use! Program Grants are annual grants [...]
2020 Scholarship Award Announcements
May 2020 marked the Foundations of East Chicago’s (FEC) 23rd Scholarship award distribution. Awards were given to 119 students from East Chicago, Indiana collectively receiving over $1.8 million in scholarships. This year’s scholarships were awarded [...]
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.