About the Straut Legacy Fund
Grace Episcopal Church and our members are the hands and feet of Christ, living our faith out loud. We are committed, individually and collectively, to serving as change agents that allow others to experience God’s love through action. The Straut Legacy Fund is an important part of this commitment. Grace member Elizabeth Ann Straut established a trust in 1898 and included the parish as one of the beneficiaries. Mrs. Straut’s generous and visionary gift enables Grace to offer the Straut Legacy Fund grants in her honor. These grants extend the congregation’s commitment to social justice and positive change in our neighborhood and around the world. Because only the fund’s earnings are used, Elizabeth Straut’s gift will continue to extend Grace’s mission for generations to come.
Straut Legacy Fund Grant Application
Grace Episcopal Church is excited to announce the second year of the Straut Legacy Fund grant program. Registered nonprofit organizations qualified under IRS §501(c)(3) are eligible to apply for grants of up to $5,000 with the endorsement and signature of a member of Grace Episcopal Church. Organizations serving Chicago’s South Loop and surrounding neighborhoods will be given funding priority.
Any questions not answered by reading the application may be directed to the Rev. Andrea Billhardt, Straut Legacy Fund Committee Chair.
2024 Grant Recipients
Lawndale Christian Development Corp
Magdalene House
Taller de Jose
2023 Grant Recipients
Beats the Streets Chicago
Bishop Anderson House
Girls in the Game
Lawndale Christian Development Corp
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly
Magdalene House
Open Books
PACE Program at National Louis University
Refugee One Chicago
RIP Medical Debt
Silk Road Rising
Syrian Community Network
2022 Grant Recipients
Bishop Anderson House
Cathedral Counseling Center
Girls in the Game
La Rabida Children’s Hospital
Lawndale Christian Development Corp
My Block, My Hood, My City
Project Vision
Silk Road Rising
Online Donations
Since 1851 generous souls have made Grace Church’s mission and ministry possible by thoughtful contribution of their talents and their financial resources. Thanks for joining this long chain of intentional prayer and support. It is a human propensity — and deep need — to give.
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Location
637 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60605
[Dearborn Street between Harrison and Polk. We are in a loft building, not a church building, on the right hand side as you drive north on Dearborn.]
Parking
Free parking is available between 7:30am and 1:30pm on Sundays. The lot is one block northeast of the church at Jones College Prep High School, located at the corner of Harrison and Plymouth Court. (Please park only in the spaces marked “Visitor Parking” or “Permit Parking.”) You may pick up a parking pass for your dashboard from the greeters.
Accessibility
Grace Place is fully accessible.
Public Transportation
CTA Train: Red Line Harrison, Blue Line LaSalle or Jackson, Purple/Brown/Orange/Pink Lines Library/State/Van Buren, Green Line Adams or Roosevelt. CTA Bus: many city local and express bus lines terminate within blocks of Grace Place. Metra Trains: LaSalle Street Station (2.4 blocks), Union Station (8 blocks), Olgivie Transportation Center (10 blocks). South Shore Line: Van Buren Street Station or Roosevelt. Plan your travel on Google Transit.
