Read the Annual Report 2008 PDF.
Click here to hear U.S. Senator Dick Durbin talk about the importance of IEF Scholarships.
Click here to watch the "Newsmakers" video about the IEF airing on CNN Headline News.
Read the Chicago Sun-Time article on the IEF: "Program Invests in Student Success". PDF
Read the Chicago Social article on the IEF's First Annual Food & Wine Tasting Event. PDF
Donors
The IEF is grateful to the following corporate and foundation donors who support our mission on behalf of IEF scholars. To view a full list of IEF supporters from 2007-2008, please click here to access the Year End Report.
$500,000 and above
Daniel M. Kerrane, Jr. Foundation
$250,000 and Above
State of Illinois
$100,000 and above
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
$50,000 and above
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
$20,000 and above
Aetna
ISAC
Peter LaPietra Charitable Foundation
$8,000 and above
CME
Furse Charitable Gift Fund
Barry Golden
Jack & Goldie Wolfe Miller Foundation
Malkin Families
Mesirow Financial
Amy Rashkow
Sy Taxman
Steve Thompson
WH Trading
Additional Corporate and Foundation Support
Abt Electronics
Adelstein Liston
Advantage Futures
Ariel Capital Management
Atlantic Trust
Bank of America
Blackbird Restaurant
BR Cohn Winery
Cappas & Vallas
Cream Wine Co.
Gregory A. Carlin c/o Lamb Partners
Chico & Nunes, PC
College Illinois
DoubleTake Design
Edgewater Management
Entrust Capital
First Midwest Bank
Freedman Seating Co.
Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz
Harris Family Foundation
Hart Davis Hart Wine
Harvey Fresh Market
Henriot USA
Herrendorf Family Foundation
HSBC
Invesco
Jolie Fluer Inc.
Kaufman Family Foundation
Kovitz Investment Group
MEER Development
Mission Control, LLC
North Shore Holdings, Ltd.
Novovino Wine
Polen Family Foundation
Shiner Group
Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal
Starfish Media
Sun Trading, LLC
Super Brush & Supply
Tabula Tua
Telluride Group
The Capital Grille
Viti Financial Services
WLS-AM
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