伊利诺伊地标组织利克斯基金发首批两笔各 1 万美元配对拨款：芝加哥西区两家机构各获助、单笔 500 至 1 万美元按 3 比 1 配对
伊利诺伊州芝加哥市 — 非营利历史保护机构伊利诺伊地标组织（Landmarks Illinois）2026 年 11 月 10 日宣布其新设的查尔斯利克斯芝加哥西区基金首批受助名单，两家机构各获得 1 万美元拨款。
社区组织 Austin Coming Together 获得 1 万美元，用于奥斯汀社区 J.J. Walser House 保护工作的前期开发事项。
社区非营利医疗机构 Lawndale Christian Health Center 获得 1 万美元，用于完成北劳恩代尔区历史悠久的 66 号公路 Castle Car Wash 的优先维修。
该机构表示，利克斯基金提供每笔 500 至 10000 美元的拨款，按 3 比 1 配对发放。
合格申请者为拥有或合法控制合格物业的商业物业业主、企业业主与非营利组织，包括社区组织、信仰类团体与教育机构。
项目须位于 10 个官方认定的西区社区范围内，包括奥斯汀、贝尔蒙特克拉金、东加菲尔德公园、赫莫萨、洪堡公园、下西区、蒙特克莱尔、北劳恩代尔、南劳恩代尔与西加菲尔德公园。
申请截止日期为每年 1 月 1 日与 7 月 1 日。
该机构表示，利克斯基金由理查德德里豪斯基金会的一笔拨款促成。伊利诺伊地标组织是一家成立于 1971 年的会员制历史保护非营利组织。
Landmarks Illinois Awards First Two $10,000 Matching Grants from Its New Leeks Fund: Two Chicago West Side Organizations Funded, Grants of $500 to $10,000 on a 3-to-1 Match
Chicago, Illinois — Landmarks Illinois, a nonprofit historic preservation organization, announced on November 10, 2026, the first recipients of its new Charles Leeks Grant Fund for Chicago West Side, with two organizations receiving $10,000 each.
Austin Coming Together, a member-based community organization, received $10,000 to support pre-development work for preservation efforts at the J.J. Walser House in Austin.
Lawndale Christian Health Center, a community-based nonprofit healthcare organization, received $10,000 to complete priority repairs at the historic Route 66 Castle Car Wash in North Lawndale.
The fund provides grants ranging from $500 to $10,000 each, awarded on a 3-to-1 matching basis, the organization said.
Eligible applicants are commercial property owners, business owners and nonprofit organizations, including community organizations, faith-based groups and educational institutions, that own or hold legal control over an eligible property.
Projects must be located within one of 10 officially recognized West Side community areas, including Austin, Belmont Cragin, East Garfield Park, Hermosa, Humboldt Park, Lower West Side, Montclare, North Lawndale, South Lawndale and West Garfield Park.
Application deadlines are January 1 and July 1, according to the organization.
The fund is made possible thanks to a grant from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. Landmarks Illinois is a membership-based historic preservation nonprofit founded in 1971.
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