Founded in 1997, the Foundations of East Chicago recently combined the work of two separate nonprofit organizations — the East Chicago Community Development Foundation and the Twin City Education Foundation. Now the two organizations work together under the one name ‘Foundations of East Chicago.’ From the beginning, the foundations have been funded by the Resorts East Chicago Casino and Hotel, which gives one percent of its revenues to the organization to help the community.
Today, operating as a single organization, Foundations of East Chicago distributes the money to churches, schools, and nonprofit organizations that know the community best and put the money where it can do the most good.
Areas of giving interest for Foundations of East Chicago include: community health, safety, and productivity. We are also committed to fostering the best educational opportunities for our citizens, including scholarships, career development, and avenues for parental involvement with their children’s academic success.
We are proud to have funded projects ranging from school roof replacements to planting trees in East Chicago, from buying over 15,000 meals for the needy to offering career workshops to troops of Boy Scouts.
We do it because we care, and we believe in East Chicago.
