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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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FEC Scholar and First-Generation College Graduate is a Success!
Foundations of East Chicago (FEC) just wrapped up the 2019 scholarship round, awarding 100 students from East Chicago over 2 million dollars! FEC continues to award [...]
For The Love of The Arts
Foundations of East Chicago (FEC) is always so excited at how much good work is happening in East Chicago! That is one of the many reasons FEC supports all the great local organizations working so [...]
2019 Scholarship Award Announcements
April 25, 2019 marked the Foundations of East Chicago’s (FEC) 22nd scholarship program celebration. The evening saw 100 students from East Chicago, Indiana collectively receive over $2 million dollars in college scholarships. This year’s scholarships [...]
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.