Foundations on the Hill 2024: Day One Roundup
The first day on the Hill at #FOTH2024 was jam packed, including meetings with Sen. Duckworth and key staff from Sen. Durbin, Reps. Underwood, Budzinski, Ramirez, Bost, and Quigley offices. Topics included four key bills and DAF regulations, plus the coordinated philanthropic support for new arrivals in Illinois and urgently needed federal solutions.
Back row left to right: Anita Banerji (Funder’s Committee for Civic Participation), Lisa May Simpson (Forefront), Christina Krost (Lumpkin Family Foundation), Alex Pleasant (Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation), Gillian Darlow (Polk Bros Foundation), Alec Lopata (Forefront), Tony Martinez (Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation), Sol Flores (Knight Family Foundation), Julian Lazalde (Health Communities Foundation), Nancy Anderson (JH Philanthropy), Holly Ambuehl (Forefront), Dan Templin (DeKalb Community Foundation), Mark Roberts (Community Foundation of Central Illinois). Front left to right: Aimee Ramirez (Chicago Community Trust), Lashanda Jackson (Funder’s Committee for Civic Participation), Senator Tammy Duckworth, Kayce Ataiyero (The Joyce Foundation), Pam Farrar (Edwardsville Community Foundation)
Left to Right: Pam Farrar (Edwardsville Community Foundation), Lisa May Simpson (Forefront), Kayce Ataiyero (The Joyce Foundation), Gillian Darlow (Polk Bros Foundation), Sol Flores (Knight Family Foundation), Mark Roberts (Community Foundation of Central Illinois), Christina Krost (Lumpkin family Foundation), Alec Lopata (Forefront), Holly Ambuehl (Forefront), Nancy Anderson (JH Philanthropy), Julian Lazalde (Health Communities Foundation), Alex Pleasant (Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation), Tony Martinez (Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation), Dan Templin (DeKalb Community Foundation), Aimee Ramirez (Chicago Community Trust).