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The Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation

2008 ANNUAL REPORT

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Front Cover and Pictured Above: Through its Nursery and Special Needs Infant Care Program, The Cradle provides the best physical, emotional and medical care, 24-hours a day to infants whose future is temporarily uncertain.

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President’s Message

2008 represented an unstable economic year. Despite the fluctuations in the market, the Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation is pleased to acknowledge that we have awarded 105 grants for a total of approximately $1.6 million during our Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2008. Since the inception of the Foundation in 1984, the Foundation has awarded approximately $24.6 million in grants. As you will see in this Annual Report, through the dedication and efforts of the agencies we funded, individuals and families in need of vital healthcare, dental care, mental health, housing, job training programs and other services are receiving quality assistance. For example, through Blue Cap, adults with developmental disabilities are receiving free preventive and follow-up dental care; at the Connections for the Homeless, homeless women and men receive comprehensive support services while housed in a transitional shelter; and at the Free People’s Clinic, low-income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals and families are receiving free comprehensive primary health care services.

Through the Foundation’s Early Childhood Development Initiative, we have awarded $150,000 over the last three years for early childhood mental health direct service programs. These programs, administered by the Carole Robertson Center for Learning and the Ounce of Prevention Fund, are promoting the mental health and development of children from birth to age five, and helping to train family members and professional staff to recognize early signs of mental health needs, and in methods aimed at sup-porting positive social emotional development and mental health in young children. During 2008, the Foundation also awarded $125,000 over three years in clinical research through NARSAD to investigate Neurodevelopmental Risk Markers of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

In the Bio-Medical Research Grant Program, the Foundation funded approximately $150,000 in 2008 for three new research projects in Alzheimer’s Disease, Pediatric Car-diovascular Disease, and Pediatric Liver Disease. We believe that these research grants play a vital role in funding cutting-edge projects and helping new researchers in their work to find a cure in these areas. All of the above could not have been accomplished without the dedication and support of the entire Board and Staff. I thank them for their efforts.

2009 will no doubt be especially challenging to the nonprofit world as donations will surely be affected by the economy, and similar to 2008, the need for human services will increase. Although the Foundation’s investments are being impacted by the turbu-lent stock market, the Board of Directors at Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation will strive to continue to maintain its financial support to the agencies that provide services to those less fortunate. The critical work of these agencies inspires us to keep moving forward.

Daniel L. Kline, Board President

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Alagille Syndrome Alliance $10,000 Towards its 4th International Symposium on Alagille Syndrome. The conference brings together families affected by AGS so they may learn about the disease, medical treatments, and meet leading researchers who study this disorder.

American Lung Association of Illinois - Greater Chicago $10,000 For the Asthma Adventure Camp program which educates children with asthma on taking control of their asthma through educational programs held in a summer camp environment. Funds will cover the costs of 12 children from low-income families.

Angel Flight Central $13,000 To support the Angel Flight Central Program, which provides charitable flights for people in need of access to health care or for humanitarian purposes. Funding will directly support program service and outreach efforts in the Cook County area.

The Ark $18,000 To purchase pharmaceuticals for its Pharmacy, which dispenses nearly 15,000 prescriptions at no charge to needy and uninsured clients each year.

Big Shoulders Fund $15,000 To support its Look Hear Health Care Program, which aims to improve overall student health and academic outcomes by providing hearing and vision screenings, and immunization compliance programs for elementary schools in mandated grades.

Blue Cap $20,000 To provide preventive dental care for fifty adults with developmental disabilities who would receive no preventive care and little follow up care through other means.

Cancer Center for Healthy Living $13,299 For a comprehensive nutrition and education consultation project, specifically for cancer patients, their caregivers and families. The project includes a registered dietitian, specializing in oncology, who will provide individual consultations.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet $15,000 To cover expenses associated with the 2008 Back to School Fairs, a multi-county, multi-agency effort to provide free health and human services, as well as school supplies to children from low-income families.

The Center of Concern $15,000 For renewal support of its Senior Support and Geriatric Counseling Program, which helps frail seniors and disabled younger individuals by providing them with supportive services that enable them to resolve problems and maintain independence.

Chenny Troupe $10,000 For renewal support of its animal-assisted therapy programs, which are goal-directed interventions where a trained, certified animal is an integral part of the treatment process. The program partners with various rehabilitative and children’s hospitals.

Health Care ServicesDuring fiscal year 2008, The Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation received 233 applications and awarded 105 grants.

The horticultural therapy programs of the Chicago Botanic Garden assist the disabled at various locations in the Chicago area.

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Chicago Botanic Garden $15,000 For renewal support of its Horticulture Therapy Program, which serves people with disabilities. The program brings horticultural therapy to other agencies to help design the program to meet their clients’ needs.

Chicago Children’s Theater $15,000 For the Red Kite Project, serving children with autism. The project is based on a London project that utilizes an interactive, multi-sensory installation performance to stimulate the social and communicative growth of children with autism.

Chicago Lighthouse $11,000 To expand the broadcast reach of CRIS Radio into northwestern Indiana and east central Illinois. CRIS Radio provides daily readings of newspapers and periodicals for listeners with a wide range of disabilities.

Christian Community Health Center $20,000 For general operating support, which helps provide primary care, mental health services, dental care, HIV/AIDS primary care, and a mobile health van for the uninsured and medically underserved communities ofCalumet City, Dolton, and Greater Roseland.

Community Health $15,000 For renewal support of its free health clinic, which provides primary and specialty care to the uninsured poor in Chicago and its surrounding communities.

Deaf Service Bureau $10,000 For general operating support of its programs which aim to provide equal access through effective communication to the deaf/disabled community.

Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation $15,000 For its Children’s Program, Seeing is Believing, during the 2008-2009 school year. The grant will be used to provide professional low-vision services and to purchase optical devices which will maximize the students’ useable vision.

Des Plaines Community Senior Center $18,000 To fund a part-time Outreach Coordinator who will provide communication and support about the Medical Closet Program, which provides seniors who are recovering from an illness or surgery with various pieces of durable medical equipment.

Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago $15,000 Towards the building costs of a Therapeutic School and Cen-ter for Autism Research for at least 144 children. The research

center will incorporate treatments and interventions, clinical affiliations with hospitals and job training programs.

Gilda’s Club Chicago $1,000 For its Noogieland program for children diagnosed with cancer, as well as children who have a family member or friend with cancer.

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana $5,000 For renewal support of its Fit To Be Me! Program for girls, ages 8-17. The program incorporates sports, health, fitness and self-esteem aimed at teaching girls to lead healthy lives with positive body images.

Good Shepherd Manor $15,000For renewal support of its nursing and healthcare services for developmentally disabled adult males in their residential treatment facility, which includes an infirmary and Alzheimer’s unit.

Horizon Hospice $15,000 For renewal support of palliative and hospice care for in-digent and uncompensated pediatric and adult patients.

Horses and the Handicapped $14,000 To assist with the expansion of its existing therapeutic riding program for disabled children and adults. Fundswould be used towards the addition of another horse and instructor to increase enrollment from 80 to 120.

The rehabilitation care program at St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly emphasizes the restoration of body functions and is designed to enable a resident to attain the highest physical, emotional and functional level possible within the constraints of chronic diseases and other conditions associated with aging.

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Hospice of Northeastern Illinois $15,000 For its Integrative Therapy program, which includes art, music, massage, pet and Reiki therapies to bothpediatric and adult hospice patients. Integrative Therapy helps manage hospice patient symptoms through a holistic approach.

Housing Options for the Mentally Ill in Evanston $15,000 For general operating support of its programs which provide low-cost, supportive housing to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness.

Howard Brown Health Center $15,000 For renewal support of the Broadway Youth Center, a comprehensive youth program that provides medical care with social work to homeless/runaway, and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth ages 12-24.

Illinois Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped $18,000 For renewal support of its Dental HouseCalls program, which will provide dental treatment to disabled individuals who are homebound, reside in nursing homes or resi- dential centers and are unable to travel to dental offices.

Illinois Spina Bifida Association $15,000 For renewal support of its scholarship program to enable children and young adults with Spina Bifida to attend the 2008 residential Camp Ability, which teaches independence skills through educational and cultural goal-setting programs.

Ingalls Memorial Hospital $14,490 For its Healthy Baby Network, an outreach program designed to improve health outcomes of babies and young children born to impoverished adolescent and teen girls in Chicago’s south suburbs. The program will provide prenatal care and supportive services.

Leukemia Research Foundation $19,000 For renewal support of the Patient Financial Assistance Program, which assists local patients and families facing severe medical expenses associated with blood cancer treatment.

LINC, Inc. $10,000 To help fund its Rural Outreach Program, which provides support for economically disadvantaged persons with disabilities who are working to achieve independent living in rural areas.

LINKS North Shore Youth Health Service $10,000 For renewal support of its Clinic and Counseling Program, Community Education Programs, and Pride Youth Division, all of which promote overall physical and mental health.

Loyola University Medical Center $15,000 For renewal support of the Pediatric Mobile Health Unit, which delivers a full range of preventive medicine as well as acute healthcare.

Oak Leyden Developmental Services $1,000 To support its Multidisciplinary Clinic Program, which serves people with developmental disabilities.

Plano Child Development Center $15,000 For its Eye Can Learn Program, which is a comprehensive vision care service designed to improve visual efficiency and visual processing, allowing the child to be more responsive to educational instruction.

Rainbow Hospice $10,000 For its Music Therapy Program which aims to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual care needs of people living with a terminal illness. The hospice also developed a music listening program which brings music to patients and their families.

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The Music Therapy Program at Rainbow Hospice aims to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual care needs of people living with a terminal illness.

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Rainbows $15,000 For continued support of its counseling programs for children confronting death, divorce or other painful family transition.

Rush Copley Foundation $14,799 To support the continuation of essential diabetes education and support services for low-income population in Aurora. Participants will learn to self- manage their diabetes and control symptoms.

Special Ed Advocacy Center $3,000 To provide free legal services to low-income parents of children with disabilities seeking to obtain appropriate educational services for their children.

St. Basil’s Health Service aka Free People’s Clinic $25,000 Towards general operating costs to maintain services for this free health clinic as it plans to expand its comprehensive primary healthcare services.

St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly- Little Sisters of the Poor $10,000 To support the rehabilitation care at St. Joseph’s Home, which emphasizes the restoration of body functions. Individually designed restorative rehabilitation services are provided for the nursing home’s 100 residents.

St. Mary’s Home-Little Sisters of the Poor $10,000 To obtain two “Sara 3000” standing and raising aids and necessary accessories. These would allow residents to receive much needed physical therapy on site.

Suburban Primary Health Care Council $15,000 For renewal support of its Access to Care Program, which will provide low-income, uninsured residents of suburban Cook County with affordable primary care.

Tri City Health Partnership $15,000 To support program expansion of its clinic, which provides patient care for acute and chronic illnesses. The clinic recently initiated a new cancer program and a Cancer Treatment Fund to ensure that patients diagnosed with cancer have access to therapies.

University of Chicago $15,000 To support its Pediatric Mobile Medical Unit, which provides comprehensive primary health care directly to underserved children.

Visiting Nurse Association of Fox Valley $1,000 For capital support to equip and furnish its Mammog-raphy Center for the Medically Underserved in its new Health Center. Total: 47 grants: $619,588

Angel Flight Central gives hope by providing needed air transportation for those requiring access to specialized, out-of-town medical care.

Medical Research Alzheimer’s Association $47,500 For a research project by Dr. Zaibo Li at the University of Rochester, NY entitled, “Beta Amyloid Elicits Neurotoxicity.”

American Liver Foundation $50,000 For research in the area of Pediatric Liver Disease with a special interest in Alagille Syndrome.

The Children’s Heart Foundation $50,000 For a pediatric congenital heart defect research project entitled, “Genetics of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome” by Dr. Vidu Garg at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Total: 3 grants: $147,500

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Social ServicesA Safe Place/Lake County Crisis Center $10,000 For its Children’s Counseling Services, which helps more than 300 child witnesses of domestic violence to learn to manage their confusing feelings of anger, fear, guilt and shame.

Art Encounter $10,000 For renewal support of the “Hats Off to Arts: Creative Community Building with Older Adults” program for residents at six Chicago area nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The program uses art to enhance the emo-tional well being of the residents.

Ballet Chicago $3,000 To support the Philip and Marsha Dowd Merit Scholar-ship program designed to provide financial assistance to talented students giving them the opportunity to partici-pate in a challenging dance curriculum.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County $5,000 For its mentoring program. Specifically for children of prisoners. Funds requested are to be used as matching funds towards a federal grant.

Bridges to a New Day $5,000 For the Parenting Workshops, which are designed to as-sist parents of toddlers through teen years with guidance, support, resources and education. Funds would be used to hire an additional parenting facilitator, and to continue its one-on-one consultation

The CARA Program $10,000 For support of its job training and placement services provided to homeless, impoverished individuals and families through traditional jobs in the private sector, and individuals with extensive criminal records or recent incarceration.

CASA Cook County $15,000 For its Child Advocacy Volunteer Program. CASA volun-teers serve as the eyes and ears of the court, gathering critical information about abused and neglected children involved in the child welfare system.

CASA Lake County $10,000 To expand its advocacy services on behalf of abused and neglected children in the Lake County Juvenile Court System.

CASA of DuPage $20,000 To supplement funding needed for the continuing educa-tion curriculum for advocates assigned to older foster youth. CASA has seen an 31% increase in cases involving older youth, who lack the necessary skills to age out of the system.

CASA of Will County $15,000 For general operating support which will be used to fund a Juvenile Justice Specialist/Case Manager position during the upcoming fiscal year.

Center for Labor & Community Research $15,000 To support the Austin Polytechnical Academy, a new public high school geared towards preparing students for career paths in manufacturing, particularly in manage-ment and business ownership.

The Chicago Chamber Musicians $2,500 In support of its Move to the Music Program, part of its First Monday concerts.

Art Encounter’s “Hats Off to Arts Program” uses art to enhance the emotional well-being of older adults residing in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Pictured is a program participant displaying the hat she has decorated.

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Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center $10,000 To support its Mental Health Clinic for children who have been sexually abused and their families. The Clinic includes individual and group therapy, art therapy, psy-chiatry, adolescent counseling, and a crisis intervention component.

Children’s Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County $12,000 To support the expanded Safe From the Start Program, which provides counseling and intervention services for young children who are victims of child abuse or mal-treatment, or who witness family or community violence.

Christian Outreach of Lutherans $5,000 For general operating support of its food pantry.

Connections for the Homeless $15,000 For renewal support of Hilda’s Place, a transitional shel-ter for homeless women and men. The shelter provides residence housing and comprehensive services for up to six months, with the goal of fostering independence and active community involvement.

Connections for Abused Women and their Children $12,500 For continued support of its Hospital Crisis Interven-tion Project, which provides direct services to battered women, educates providers on how to identify/respond to victims of abuse and advocates for hospital wide, systemic change.

The Cradle $10,000 For renewal support of its Nursery and Special Needs Program, a 24-hour on-site nursery for infants awaiting adoption.

Emergency Fund $10,000 To support its Financial Assistance Program, which disburses funds toward rent and utilities for low income families at-risk of being homeless. The fund partners with social service agencies to ensure that families’ varied needs are met.

Between Friends $10,000 For renewal support of R.E.A.C.H. (Relationship Education: A Choice for Hope) Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program for youth, age 11-18, their parents, and educators at various Chicago public and private middle and high schools.

Faith in Action of McHenry County $14,400 To contract with a PR/Marketing specialist for one year. The Marketing Specialist will help communicate the

organization’s successes and goals and will attract more volunteers and donors in order to continue its services.

The Foundation Center $3,500 For renewal general program support, which includes implementing its strategic plan to develop new ways of meeting the needs of their clients. The Center helps grantseekers find new potential funders and facilitates research on trends in the field.

Greater Chicago Food Depository $10,000 To enhance and expand its Senior Program, which provides fresh produce and staple non-perishable foods to the growing population of low-income seniors.

The Harbour $16,000 For operating funds to provide safe housing and com-prehensive services to girls in immedate need at its Safe Harbour Emergency Shelter.

House of the Good Shepherd $5,000 For its Children’s Program, designed to encourage healthy child development, nurture self-esteem, reduce the long term effects of family violence and prevent children from repeating what they have learned in their homes regard-ing power through abuse.

Housing Opportunities for Women $10,000 For its Permanent Supportive Housing Program for home-less women suffering from mental illness. Supportive ser-vices include comprehensive assessments, and referrals for healthcare, child and youth services, and job skills training.

Humanitarian Service Project $3,000 For renewal support of its Senior Citizen Project, which includes providing monthly deliveries of food to seniors attempting to live independently but are disabled or in need of a walker, or who care for their own disabled child. The agency also provides donated household items, and links them to free eye exams and eyeglasses.

Jobs for Youth Chicago $15,000 In support of its occupational skills training programs and to participate in the pilot version of a new nationally recognized organizational assessment and youth employment accreditation program.

Journeys from PADS to HOPE $10,000 For general operating support for its services to the homeless. Services include a day shelter, which provides case management, counseling and employment counsel-ing, temporary overnight shelter and a new supportive housing program.

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Lake County Council Against Sexual Assault $15,000 For renewal support of its Children’s Program, which pro-vides comprehensive services to children, who are victims of rape and incest, and their families.

Life Span $10,000 For support of its Children’s Program, specifically for boys affected by violence in their homes, and teen boys who are at-risk for violent behavior or who have been violent at school or home.

Light Opera Works $4,500 For its 2008 community engagement programs, which include a children’s theater camp, audience education and ticket support for low-income patrons and programs for seniors.

Lumity $5,000 To support its technology, financial advisory, operational management, and digital literacy services for nonprofits.

Matthew House $10,000 For general operating support of this homeless shelter. Supportive services include client assessment and case planning, educational/skills building, crisis intervention, domestic violence advocacy, medical/physical exams, referral and outreach.

Mutual Ground $15,000 For general operating support of its programs for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault/abuse.

New Moms $15,000 To support its new module-based, career readiness certificate program for teen mothers. The program in-cludes life skills training; nutrition, budgeting and financial literacy, other practical living skills, and work-place communication skills.

Northern Illinois Food Bank $20,000 To provide food to low-income children and their families through general food distribution to pantries and other food assistance sites.

Northwest Council Against Sexual Assault $15,000 To support counseling services for Spanish-speaking survivors of sexual assault and abuse through individual, group and family counseling. Funding also includes outreach and community awareness.

Our Children’s Homestead $10,000 For its Therapeutic Mentoring Program, which plans to expand the program to provide direct services to 60 special needs foster care children with mental health disorders. Funds will be used towards salary support of a part-time mentor.

PADS Crisis Services $1,000 For support of its Safe Haven Program, a specialized medical care and housing program for adults who are chronically homeless.

Rainbow House $15,000 For renewal support of its Children’s Program, which provides individual and group counseling, play therapy, healthcare services, and educational advocacy to children who have witnessed and/or endured domestic violence.

Rebuilding Together North Suburban Chicago $6,000 Towards the costs of repairing a home in need of major roof replacement and similar types of structural work,

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Walk-In Ministry of Hope provides financial assistance to unemployed, underemployed or homeless clients. Assistance is provided through vouchers for food, gasoline, prescriptions, clothing and transportation.

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or towards a number of projects worked on during its National Rebuilding Day in April.

Restoration Ministries $5,000 To support its after school programs, which includes a Tutoring and Homework Help Program, a Computer Lab, visual and performing arts education program, Reading Room, and other sporting activities for children in Harvey.

Sarah’s Circle $5,000 To support its Case Management Program, which assists women in meeting their individual goals and gaining greater self-sufficiency.

Walk-In Ministry of Hope $10,000 For its 2008 Immediate Assistance Program, which

provides for financial assistance to the unemployed, underemployed or homeless clients seeking assistance.

West Suburban P.A.D.S. $10,000 For its Supportive Housing Programs, which include Transitional Housing for homeless individuals and families, case management, and Permanent Supportive Housing for homeless individuals with mental illness.

Youth Guidance $1,000 To support its Mental Health services at the Roberto Clemente Wildcats Student Health Center. The counsel-ing and group therapy sessions include topics on anger management, self-esteem and self-image issues.

Total: 47 grants $464,400

EducationChicago Family Health Center $10,000 For its Reach Out and Read Program that promotes early literacy, by bringing new books and advice about the importance of reading aloud, in the pediatric exam room.

Josephinum High School $15,000 For its Tuition Assistance Program to enable low- income girls to attend this college prep school, which has a high graduation rate. Last year, 75% of the gradu-ating seniors went on to four-year colleges and 25% went on to 2-year colleges.

Science and Arts Academy $21,000 For renewal support of its Scholarship Assistance Pro-gram which allows children from economically disadvantaged families to attend the school.

St. Gregory Episcopal School $14,746 To support its Summer Session 2008, which extends its school year and provides full-day enrichment classes for approximately 50 students for a 6-week period during the summer of 2008.

Total: 4 grants: $60,746

Early Childhood DevelopmentCarole Robertson Center for Learning $30,000 For its Family Support and Child Mental Health Initia-tive, which promotes children’s (age 0-5) positive social emotional development and mental health through training on social and emotional development, and to recognize early signs of mental health issues.

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression/NARSAD $25,000 For an early childhood mental health research project by Dr. Cecile D. Ladouceur at Western Psychiatric Insti-tute and Clinic/ University of Pittsburgh. The project will investigate Neurodevelopmental Risk Markers of Bipolar Disorder in Offspring with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Ounce of Prevention Fund $30,000 To promote the healthy social and emotional development of children, from birth to age 5, through increased access to developmental screenings, assess-ments and consultation on early childhood mental health issues, and increased staff skills.

Total 3 grants: $85,000

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Guidelines for Grant ApplicationA. Program and capital grants will be made to organizations in support of but not limited to the

following purposes: medical, psychiatric, psychological and/or residential care, and research programs in medicine, psychology, social science and education.

B. Although the Foundation does support operating budgets, applicants should be aware the Foundation should not be considered a continuing source of annual funding. Applicants should indicate probable sources of funding, if any, for ensuing years of the project for which they are seeking help.

C. Grants will not be given to government agencies, nor generally to organizations that subsist mainly on third party funding and have demonstrated no ability or expended little effort to attract private funding.

D. Applicants must be classified as 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service.

E. Grants will not be made for religious or political purposes, nor generally for the production or writing of audio-visual materials.

F. Although grants may be made to organizations outside the state of Illinois, preference will generally be given to applicants from Illinois.

G. We prefer prospective grantees whose programs or services benefit persons who have not yet reached their majority and/or are for the care of individuals or elderly persons who lack sufficient resources to provide for themselves.

H. Fundraising and administrative costs of successful applicants will be within limits generally considered as reasonable.

I. A grant will be made only to the organization providing the service to the end user or that is conducting the program for which funding is sought.

J. Applicants may request commitments which extend beyond one year.

K. An applicant must be an equal opportunity employer as well as provide equal access to programs or services.

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Application Procedures1. A completed Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation grant application form must accompany

all grant requests. Applications can be downloaded from our website at www.blowitzridgeway.org.

2. As a result of the federal legislation, the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which was signed into law on August 17, 2006, private foundations now face possible significant tax issues if they make grants to certain “Type III” Supporting Organizations, public charities described in Section 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, pending further clarification from the IRS, the Blowitz-Ridgeway-Foundation must practice due diligence in this matter. For these reasons, we are now requiring that all grant applicants provide a copy of the Schedule A Form from their Form-990, with a new grant request. See our website for more information.

3. Grant applications will be reviewed for completeness by staff and will not be forwarded to the Grant Review Committee until complete. Applications are accepted throughout the year and are reviewed in the order they are received. Thus, it generally takes about 2-4 months from the receipt of the full application to when you should receive a response from the Foundation. After reviewing an application, the Committee may: decline, recommend for approval by the board, request additional information, schedule a site visit, or invite the applicant to be interviewed by the board. Please note the following changes to the Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation grant application procedures. If you are planning to submit a renewal grant request, please note that the Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation now requires renewal applicants to submit its final report before the new grant request can be reviewed.

4. Applicants, if declined, may not reapply for at least one year from the date of the application unless the nature or circumstances surrounding the request have changed significantly. The subsequent application should describe these changes in full.

Requests for application forms or further information should be addressed to:

Serena L. Moy, Administrator THE BLOWITZ-RIDGEWAY FOUNDATION

1701 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 201, Schaumburg, IL 60173 (847) 330-1020

(847) 330-1028 fax www.blowitzridgeway.org

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Financial DataThe Blowitz-Ridgeway FoundationStatements of Financial PositionSeptember 30 2008 2007

AssetsInvestments Common stocks $ 7,958,540 $ 10,737,622 Mutual funds 11,167,778 14,598,534 Corporate and foreign bonds 1,803,313 1,824,766 U.S. government obligations 1,766,754 1,790,184 Program related investments 475,000 360,000 Accrued interest and dividends 41,743 41,575 Total Investments 23,213,128 29,352,681

Cash & Cash Equivalents 54,906 81,446 Office Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation of $51,422 and $48,927 3,780 6,276

Total Unrestricted Assets $ 23,271,814 $ 29,440,403

Liabilities and Net AssetsAccounts Payable and Other Liabilities $ (24,501) $ 143,072Grant obligations payable 122,500 Net Assets, Unrestricted 23,173,815 29,297,331Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 23,271,814 $ 29,440,403

The Blowitz-Ridgeway FoundationStatements of ActivitiesFor the Years Ended September 30

Revenue Realized Investment Gains, Interest & Dividends $1,708,407 $ 2,506,046 Change in unrealized gains on investments held (5,933,875) 1,892,132

Expenses Grants (exclusive of $200,000 PRIs in 2008 and 2007) $ 1,506,978 $ 1,134,286 Grant management 336,676 336,118 Administrative 81,886 81,745 Investment Management Fee 76,034 64,322 Provision for Federal Excise Taxes Current 15,094 46,995 Deferred (118,620) 37,843Total Expenses $ 1,898,048 $ 1,701,309

Change in Net Assets $(6,123,516) $ 2,696,869

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Board of Trustees Daniel L. Kline, President

Pierre R. LeBreton, Ph.D., Vice PresidentAnthony M. Dean, Treasurer

Reverend James W. Jackson, SecretaryArthur R. Collison

Patricia A. MacAlisterMarvin J. Pitluk, Ph.D.Sandra Swantek, M.D.

Samuel G. Winston

StaffSerena L. Moy, Administrator

Laura Romero, Program Associate

The Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation was founded in 1984 with the proceeds of the sale of Chicago’s Ridgeway Hospital, a nonprofit psychiatric facility focusing on low-income adolescents. One of its primary funding areas is the support

of nonprofit agencies which provide medical and psychological services to economically disadvantaged children and adolescents, thereby continuing the original mission of the hospital. As of September 30, 2008, it has provided approximately $24.6 million in grants and program-related investments to a variety of health care and social service

agencies, as well as scholarship funds and medical research awards.

Front row, left to right: Rev. James Jackson and Daniel L. Kline;Second row, left to right: Patricia MacAlister, Samuel G. Winston, Dr. Pierre LeBreton, Anthony M. Dean,

Dr. Marvin J. Pitluk and Dr. Sandra Swantek.Not pictured: Arthur R. Collison

The Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation1701 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 201

Schaumburg, IL 60173 (847) 330-1020

www.blowitzrigdgeway.org