The Board and Staff of Community Memorial Foundation are pleased to welcome Carla Land as the Foundation’s newest Program Officer. Carla brings more than 20 years of experience in strategic grantmaking and nonprofit leadership, along with a deep commitment to advancing health equity across the region. Most recently serving as Program Associate at the Christopher […]
Community Memorial Foundation is searching for an experienced and mission-driven Program Officer to join our small and highly collaborative team. This role will focus on grantmaking, portfolio management and community engagement. We are looking for a person with a track record of leadership in the philanthropy, public health, or nonprofit sectors. If you have a […]
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlie Corrigan as the Foundation’s next President and CEO.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
