Kindness Luncheon Series | 2025

In response to requests for more informal time together, Community Memorial Foundation is excited to launch a series of Kindness Luncheons for our grantee partners. These luncheons are designed to be kind and confidential spaces for nonprofit leaders to connect, reflect and share ideas. Each luncheon in this series is tailored to different leadership roles, […]

CMF Announces Leadership Transition

Community Memorial Foundation’s Board of Directors announces the planned retirement of its long-time President & CEO, Greg DiDomenico. Greg plans to retire in 2026, following a national search for the Foundation’s new leader, and an accompanying period of transition to successfully position CMF for its next chapter of service to our partners and communities. The […]

Capacity Building Program Featured on Fund the People Podcast

Senior Program Officer Tom Fuechtmann recently spoke with Rusty Stahl of the Fund the People podcast to discuss the Foundation’s commitment to investing in grantee leadership development. “If we’re going to transform our communities into a healthier place, it’s going to take the kind of investment that we do in our capacity building,” says Fuechtmann. “It’s going […]

YC2 Program Honors Young Philanthropists

In May, Foundation board and staff gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of our 60 YC2 Changemakers — students from Hinsdale Central High School, Lyons Township High School, Nazareth Academy, and Riverside Brookfield High School — who collectively awarded $30,000 in grant funding to local nonprofit organizations working to provide basic needs services within the Western Suburbs. Congrats to […]

CHW Learning Lab Launches in the Western Suburbs

Earlier this month, the Foundation and its partners — Healthy Communities Foundation, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group, and Sinai Urban Health Institute — hosted a kickoff event for the West Suburban CHW Learning Lab. This quarterly gathering provides community health workers working in the Western Suburbs with an opportunity to connect with peers, share resources, and identify ways […]

February 2022 News

Spring Grant Cycle | Now Open Community Memorial Foundation is now accepting applications for its Spring Grant Cycle. Applications are due on March 15, 2022 by 5:00pm CST. In an effort to further streamline our grantmaking processes and reduce the burden on our grantee partners, the Foundation has eliminated the need to include an annual […]

July 2021 News

Racial Equity | Part 2: Workshops start in September The Foundation has had remarkable interest in its series of racial equity Leadership Institute offerings. We are grateful to those who have participated and continue to be highly engaged in this important work. The final series, Racial Equity | Part 2, starts in September and two of […]

June 2021 News

Racial Equity Workshops Here is what we know to be true: Health equity is inherently tied to racial equity. In our roles as convener and educator, the Foundation seeks to provide our partners with opportunities to listen, learn and engage—together. After soliciting feedback from our grantees, the Foundation is providing a series of Leadership Institute offerings aimed at introducing […]

February 2021 News

Proposals for Spring Grant Cycle due March 15th Responsive grant proposals for the Foundation’s spring cycle are due Monday, March 15th by 5:00 PM CST. Proposals must align with Community Memorial Foundation’s policies and guidelines, geographic focus, and funding priorities; and are submitted through the Foundation’s GIFTS Online grants management system. Now Hiring Part-Time Administrative Assistant Do you […]