Welcome to Women Giving Back Illinois

Presenting our donation to the Center for Independent Futures

(l) Ann Sickon, Executive Director and (r) Megan Madigan, Program Director

We support local charities doing great things!

Presenting our donation to the Center for Independent Futures

(l) Ann Sickon, Executive Director and (r) Megan Madigan, Program Director

Donations to date (21 meetings): $231,219.00
Next meeting: Fall 2025 (details to come)

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June 2025 MEETING

We raised $8,225 at our 21st meeting! Thank you.

WGB's collective giving raised much needed funds for 4 great charities. Since our inception, our group has raised $231,219.00 in cash for wonderful small charities. That does not include the uncounted thousands of in kind donations of clothing, food, school supplies, pet food and supplies, furniture and household items, as well as money donated for refugee families. A special thanks to those who donated to help the 2 refugee families I have "adopted".

Lighthouse Housing Alliance, the selected charity at our June meeting garnered an even $4,800 from 46 donors. Its mission is to help those facing a crisis of housing instability in the northwest suburbs and Lake County.
WINGS received $1,650 from 20 people to assist in its mission to help the victims of domestic violence.
Chicago Help Initiative got $1,575 from 18 donors to help provide the underserved in Chicago with needed services such as meals, clothing, shelter and social services.
Finally, the grandmother of Maddie Kramer who inspired her parents to start Dancing While Cancering in her memory, gave a short presentation describing what our donations from last November are used for. Its mission is to bring joy to the hospital experience for children with cancer. That prompted additional donations of $230 on top of the $5,000 we raised for it at our meeting last year.