1998
Discretionary Grants

Discretionary grants are made throughout the year and range from $100 to $5,000 per grant.

Total Discretionary grants: $17,949

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AAUW Gender Equity Fund
2050 Prairie
Downers Grove, IL 60515
630-968-3994
$5,000
Support for the 1998 Illinois Sister to Sister Summit, part of a nationwide series sponsored by the AAUW, to give approximately 150 Illinois girls ages 12 - 17 an opportunity to discuss issues that are central to learning for girls and young women but not usually addressed in school curricula.

Association for Women Journalists - Chicago
153 N. Cuyler
Oak Park, IL 60302
$1,500

Chicago Children's Museum
Navy Pier
700 E. Grand, Suite 127
Chicago, IL 60611-3428
312-464-7710
$5,000
Support for the Mother-Daughter Book Club Initiative in conjunction with the Brave Little Girls exhibit, and to underwrite the opportunity for Girl's Best Friend Foundation grantees to visit the exhibit.

Girl's International Forum
2127 Columbus
Duluth, MN 55803
218-728-5507
$1,449
Support for Celebrate '98, the 150th anniversary celebration of the first National Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, to involve two Illinois girls as part of a diverse group of girls who contributed to the celebration and drafted a Girl's Declaration of Sentiments.

Southwest Youth Collaborative
3154 W. 63rd
Chicago, IL 60629
312-476-3534
$5,000
Support for eight girl delegates to participate in the South African Educational Tour with women activists in Cape Town communities to work and train around common concerns and issues impacting girls and young women.