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2009 Matching Grants

The Sara Lee Foundation's Matching Grants Program is designed to support employees' contributions to a variety of nonprofit organizations. Through the program, which matches their personal donations, Sara Lee employees are encouraged to participate in the allocation of Foundation funds.

Listed below are the organizations we have funded in our fiscal year 2009 in the Matching Grants Program.

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A

Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund - New Orleans, LA
Adopt-A-Classroom, Inc. - Miami Beach, FL
Advocate Charitable Foundation - Park Ridge, IL
AIDS Walk San Francisco - San Francisco, CA
Al Raby High School - Chicago, IL
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association - Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Southfield, MI; Sioux Falls, SD
American Cancer Society, Inc. - Birmingham, AL; Florence, AL; Phoenix, AZ; Tampa, FL; Arlington Heights, IL; Chicago, IL; Oakbrook Terrace, IL; Riverside, IL; Sioux City, IA; Owensboro, KY; Framingham, MA; Dublin, OH; Chalfont, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Sioux Falls, SD; Austin, TX; De Pere, WI; Pewaukee, WI; Wausau, WI
American Diabetes Association, Inc. - Alexandria, VA
American Heart Association, Inc. - Chicago, IL; Des Moines, IA; Topeka, KS; Minneapolis, MN; Charlotte, NC; Greenville, NC; Cincinnati, OH; Oklahoma City, OK; Austin, TX; Glen Allen, VA
American Liver Foundation - Chicago, IL
American Lung Association - Springfield, IL; Camp Hill, PA
American National Red Cross - Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; London, KY; Grand Rapids, MI; Waupaca, WI
American Parkinsons Disease Association - Staten Island, NY
America's Second Harvest of Greater St. Joseph - St. Joseph, MO
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association - Minneapolis, MN
Ancona School Society - Chicago, IL
Arthritis Foundation, Inc. - Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH
Augustana College - Rock Island, IL
Augustana College Association - Sioux Falls, SD
Autism Society of America - Menasha, WI
Autumn Longbeards Chapter - Marion, WI
Avenues To Independence - Park Ridge, IL
Avery Coonley School - Downers Grove, IL

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B

Bayless Consolidated School District - St. Louis, MO
Benet Academy - Lisle, IL
Berkshire School, Inc. - Sheffield, MA
Berry College, Inc. - Mount Berry, GA
Bethel College - North Newton, KS
Bethel Lutheran School - St. Louis, MO
Better Government Association, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Big Brothers - Big Sisters - Chicago, IL; Joliet, IL; Savannah, MO
Big City Mountaineers, Inc. - Denver, CO
Boston College Trustees - Chestnut Hill, MA
Boys Latin School of Maryland, Inc. - Baltimore, MD
Brown University - Providence, RI
Buena Vista College - Storm Lake, IA
Buena Vista Regional Healthcare Foundation - Storm Lake, IA

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C

Cabrini-Green Legal Aid Clinic, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation - New York, NY
Capuchin Soup Kitchen - Detroit, MI
CARE - Atlanta, GA
Carnegie Institute - Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA
Carolina Raptor Center, Inc. - Charlotte, NC
CASA for Clermont Kids - Batavia, OH
CASA Kane Co. - Geneva, IL
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago - Chicago, IL
Catholic Memorial High School - Waukesha, WI
Center For Enriched Living - Riverwoods, IL
Center on Halsted - Chicago, IL
Central Michigan University - Mount Pleasant, MI
Chicago Audubon Society - Chicago, IL
Chicago Bar Foundation - Chicago, IL
Childrens Brain Tumor Foundation, Inc. - New York, NY
Childrens Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati, OH
Children's Memorial Foundation - Chicago, IL
Christ the King Catholic School - St. Louis, MO
Christian Children's Fund - Richmond, VA
Cincinnati Playhouse In the Park - Cincinnati, OH
Circle of Life - Springdale, AR
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation - Williamsburg, VA
Columbia University - New York, NY
Columbus Academy - Gahanna, OH
Columbus School for Girls - Columbus, OH
Community Hospice Foundation, Inc. - Appleton, WI
Condell Hospice - Libertyville, IL
Conley Outreach Community Services, Ltd. - Elburn, IL
Conservation Resource Alliance - Traverse City, MI
Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar - Forest, VA
Cradle Beach Camp, Inc. - Angola, NY
Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America - St. Louis, MO
Cure Autism Now - Los Angeles, CA
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Chicago, IL

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D

Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Society, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH
Davidson College - Davidson, NC
De Smet Jesuit High School - Creve Coeur, MO
Defenders of Wildlife - Washington, DC
DePaul University - Chicago, IL
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust - Cold Spring, KY
Divers Alert Network - Durham, NC
Doctors Without Borders USA - New York, NY
Down Syndrome Association - Cincinnati, OH; Memphis, TN
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boys and Girls Club - Chicago, IL
Drayton Hall Plantation - Charleston, SC
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. - Eldridge, IA; Memphis, TN
Duke University - Durham, NC
Dupage PADS, Inc. - Wheaton, IL
Dyer County High School - Newbern, TN

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E

Easter Seals Dupage and the Fox Valley Region - Villa Park, IL
Eden Prairie Family Center - Eden Prairie, MN
Edward Foundation - Naperville, IL
Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan - Southfield, MI

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F

Faith, Hope and Charity of Storm Lake Iowa, Inc. - Storm Lake, IA
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Libertyville, IL
Family Counseling Service of Aurora - Aurora, IL
Family Resource Center - St. Louis, MO
Feed the Children - Oklahoma City, OK
Feeding America - Chicago, IL
Focus on the Family - Colorado Springs, CO
Fontbonne College - St. Louis, MO
Food Bank of Siouxland, Inc. - Sioux City, IA
Food Outreach, Inc. - St. Louis, MO
Foundation for Madisons Public Schools, Inc. - Madison, WI
Free Spirit Media - Chicago, IL
Freestore-Foodbank, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH
Friends of the Academies - St. Louis, MO

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G

Genesis Health Services Foundation - Davenport, IA
Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. - Atlanta, GA
Gifted Resource Council - St. Louis, MO
Girl Scout Council of Greater St. Louis - St. Louis, MO
Girl Scout Great Rivers Council, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH
Girl Scouts of South Carolina Mountains to Midlands, Inc. - Spartanburg, SC
Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus - Glen Ellyn, IL
God's Love We Deliver - New York, NY
Grand Valley State University - Grand Rapids, MI
Greater Chicago Food Depository - Chicago, IL

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H

H30 Hands Helping Haiti - Tiskilwa, IL
Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. - Americus, GA
Hamilton College - Clinton, NY
Handi-Crafters, Inc. - Thorndale, PA
Harvard-Westlake School - Los Angeles, CA
Heifer Project International, Inc. - Little Rock, AR
Help Hospitalized Veterans - Winchester, CA
Hesed House, Inc. - Aurora, IL
Highland Friendship Club - St. Paul, MN
Hill School - Pottstown, PA
Hope College - Holland, MI
Hortonville Community Food Pantry, Inc. - Dale, WI
Hospice of the Shoals, Inc. - Florence, AL
Hostelling International Chicago - Chicago, IL
Howard Brown Health Center - Chicago, IL
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Humboldt State University - Arcata, CA
Hydrocephalus Association - San Francisco, CA

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I

IDA County Pheasants Forever - Ida Grove, IA
Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund - Springfield, IL
Immune Deficiency Foundation - Towson, MD
Indiana Blind Childrens Foundation, Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
Indiana University Foundation - Bloomington, IN
Interlochen Center for the Arts - Interlochen, MI
International Rescue Committee, Inc. - New York, NY
Iowa State University Foundation - Ames, IA
Irving Schools Foundation - Irving, TX
Ithaca College - Ithaca, NY

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J

John Brown University - Siloam Springs, AR
Juniata College - Huntingdon, PA
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International - Indianapolis, IN; Grand Rapids, MI; St. Louis, MO; Shrewsbury, NJ; Seattle, WA; Madison, WI; Menasha, WI

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K

Kansas State University Foundation - Manhattan, KS
Kenyon College - Gambier, OH
Kids in Danger - Chicago, IL
Kids Wish Network, Inc. - Holiday, FL
Kirkwood Webster YMCA - St. Louis, MO

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L

La Rabida Childrens Hospital - Chicago, IL
Lafayette High School - St. Joseph, MO
Lawrence University - Appleton, WI
Lazarus House - St. Charles, IL
LeBonheur Children's Medical Center - Memphis, TN
Lehigh University - Bethlehem, PA
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc. - San Francisco, CA; Santa Ana, CA; Chicago, IL; Madison Heights, MI; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; White Plains, NY; Richmond, VA
Leukemia Research Foundation, Inc. - Wilmette, IL
Leukemia Society of America, Inc. - Dallas, TX; Alexandria, VA
Lions of Illinois Foundation - Sycamore, IL
Loyola Academy - Wilmette, IL
Loyola University of Chicago - Chicago, IL
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. - Washington, DC; Brecksville, OH
Lycee Francais De Chicago, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Lyric Opera of Chicago - Chicago, IL

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M

Make A Wish Foundation - Chicago, IL; Pittsburgh, PA; Butler, WI
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation - Chicago, IL; Sioux City, IA; Louisville, KY; Brentwood, MO; White Plains, NY; Oklahoma City, OK; Greenville, SC; Sioux Falls, SD; Green Bay, WI
Marian Catholic High School - Chicago Heights, IL
Marine Mammal Center - Morro Bay, CA
Mars Hill Bible School - Florence, AL
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Children - Boston, MA
Mateos Kids, Inc. - West Chicago, IL
McPherson College - Mcpherson, KS
Memphis Family Shelter - Memphis, TN
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls - Chicago, IL
Metro Squash NFP - Chicago, IL
Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI
Michigan Tech Fund - Houghton, MI
Missionaries of Africa - Washington, DC
Mississippi State University Foundation, Inc. - Mississippi State, MS
Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation - St. Louis, MO
Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees - St. Louis, MO
Missouri Western State College - St. Joseph, MO
Moore County Literacy Council, Inc. - Southern Pines, NC
Mount Olive College - Mount Olive, NC
Mt. Holiday, Inc. - Traverse City, MI
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Inc. - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Murray State University Foundation - Murray, KY
Muscular Dystrophy Association - Montgomery, AL; Purdue Road, IN; Grand Rapids, MI; Cranberry Township, PA; Memphis, TN
Music To Benefit Music - Hudsonville, MI

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N

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Arlington, VA
National Arbor Day Foundation - Lincoln, NE
National Children's Leukemia Foundation, Inc. - Brooklyn, NY
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Little Rock, AR; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Chicago, IL; Southfield, MI; Kansas City, MO; St. Louis, MO; Durham, NC; Philadelphia, PA; Houston, TX; Hartland, WI
National Park Foundation - Washington, DC
National Parks and Conservation Association - Washington, DC
National Transplant Assistance Fund - Radnor, PA
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association, Inc. - Silver Spring, MD
National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc. - Edgefield, SC
National Wildlife Federation - Reston, VA
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. - New York, NY
Nature Conservancy - Albert Lea, MN
Nazareth Academy - Lagrange Park, IL
Neediest Kids of All - Cincinnati, OH
Newberry College - Newberry, SC
Newborns in Need - Houston, MO; Pfafftown, NC
Northern Illinois Food Bank - St. Charles, IL
Northern Illinois University Foundation - Dekalb, IL
Northern Public Radio - Dekalb, IL
Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter, Inc. - Bentonville, AR
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank - Bethel Heights, AR
Northwestern University - Evanston, IL

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O

Ohio State University - Columbus, OH
Ohio State University Foundation - Columbus, OH
Opportunity Center, Inc. - Ponca City, OK
Orchestral Association - Chicago, IL
Otterbein College - Westerville, OH

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P

Page-Robbins Adult Day Services, Inc. - Collierville, TN
Palmer Home for Children - Columbus, MS
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Inc. - El Segundo, CA
Paralyzed Veterans of America, Inc. - Washington, DC
Partners In Health A Nonprofit Corporation - Boston, MA
Patrick Henry College - Purcellville, VA
Pennsylvania State University - University Park, PA
People's Resource Center - Wheaton, IL
Pony Bird Incorporated - Mapaville, MO
Positive Swing, Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
Pregnancy Care Center, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH
Pregnancy Decision Health Centers - Columbus, OH
Prostate Cancer Research Institute - Los Angeles, CA
Providence St. Mel School - Chicago, IL
Provident Counseling, Inc. - St. Louis, MO
Purdue Foundation, Inc. - West Lafayette, IN

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Q

Quail Hollow Middle School - Charlotte, NC
Quinney Elementary School - Kaukauna, WI

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R

Radio for the Blind and Print Handicapped, Inc. - New Orleans, LA
Rape Response - Florence, AL
Ravinia Festival - Highland Park, IL
Regis University - Denver, CO
Rehoboth Christian School - Rehoboth, NM
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis - St. Louis, MO
Resurrection Development Foundation - Des Plaines, IL
Ronald McDonald House Charities, Inc. - St. Louis, MO; Memphis, TN
Rowan University Foundation - Glassboro, NJ

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S

Safeplace Foundation, Inc. - Florence, AL
Saint John's Lutheran School - Ellisville, MO
Save Darfur Coalition - Washington, DC
Scecina Memorial High School - Indianapolis, IN
Sertoma Centre, Inc. - Alsip, IL
Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis - St. Louis, MO
Shriners Hospital's for Children - Tampa, FL
Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children - Greenville, SC
Smile Train, Inc. - New York, NY
South Side Day Nursery - St. Louis, MO
Southwest Health Center Foundation, Inc. - Platteville, WI
Special Olympics, Inc. - Atlanta, GA; Normal, IL; Raleigh, NC; Columbus, OH
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital - St. Louis, MO
St. Ambrose University - Davenport, IA
St. Ignatius College Preparatory School - Chicago, IL
St. Joan of ARC Catholic School - Lisle, IL
St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood Foundation - Kirkwood, MO
St. Joseph Orphanage - Cincinnati, OH
St. Joseph's Academy - St. Louis, MO
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Memphis, TN
St. Louis Area Food Bank, Inc. - Bridgeton, MO
St. Louis Priory School - St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Science Center Foundation - St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Symphony Society - St. Louis, MO
St. Louis University - St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Zoo Foundation - St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Zoo Friends Association - St. Louis, MO
St. Luke's Health Foundation - Sioux City, IA
St. Marks Lutheran School - Milford, OH
St. Mary's High School - St. Louis, MO
St. Mary's School - Edwardsville, IL
St. Norbert College - De Pere, WI
St. Patrick Center - St. Louis, MO
St. Therese the Infant Jesus Little Flower School - Indianapolis, IN
State University of Iowa Foundation - Iowa City, IA
Steppenwolf Theatre Company - Chicago, IL
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resources, Inc. - St. Louis, MO
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - Dallas, TX; Milwaukee, WI

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T

Texas A & M University - College Station, TX
The ARC - Salisbury, NC
The Carter Center, Inc. - Atlanta, GA
The Cottage School Educational Resource Center, Inc. - Roswell, GA
The Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy Research, Inc. - Fort Lee, NJ
The UNC Center for Public Television - Research Triangle Park, NC
Theatre Building Chicago - Chicago, IL
Thiel College - Greenville, PA
Together We Cope - Tinley Park, IL
Tower Chorale - Western Springs, IL
Trailnet, Inc. - St Louis, MO
Traverse Area Recreation & Transportation Trails, Inc. - Traverse City, MI
Truman Middle School - St. Joseph, MO
Tuskegee University - Tuskegee, AL

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U

University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AR
University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Little Rock, AR
University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc. - Orlando, FL
University of Illinois Foundation - Champaign, IL
University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY
University of Memphis Foundation - Memphis, TN
University of Michigan - Palatine, IL
University of Minnesota Foundation - St. Paul, MN
University of Missouri - St. Louis, MO
University of North Alabama Foundation - Florence, AL
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, NC
University of Northern Iowa Foundation - Cedar Falls, IA
University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN
University of Puget Sound - Tacoma, WA
University of Richmond - Richmond, VA
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation - Columbia, SC
University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN
University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT
University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, WI; Lacrosse, WI
University of Wisconsin Foundation - Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Foundation, Inc. - Stevens Point, WI
US Committee for UNICEF - New York, NY

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V

Vallivue High School - Caldwell, ID
Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
Victor Haen Elementary School - Kaukauna, WI
Villa Duchesne Oak Hill School - Frontenac, MO
Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. - Blacksburg, VA
Visitation Academy - St. Louis, MO

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W

Wahlert High School - Dubuque, IA
Washington and Lee University - Lexington, VA
Washington University - St. Louis, MO
WBEZ Alliance, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Wellesley College - Wellesley, MA
Western Dupage Special Recreation Association Foundation - Carol Stream, IL
Westminster College - Salt Lake City, UT
Whitfield School, Inc. - St Louis, MO
Window to the World Communications, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Windward School - Los Angeles, CA
Women's Health Foundation - Chicago, IL
Woodridge Community Pantry, Inc. - Woodridge, IL
Worcester Jewish Community Center - Worcester, MA
World Wildlife Fund - Washington, DC

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X

Xavier University - Cincinnati, OH

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Y

Yaarab Shrine Hospital Fund - Tampa, FL
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Young Mens Christian Association Tri Cities - Grand Haven, MI
Young Women's Christian Association of St Joseph - St Joseph, MO
YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago - Chicago, IL

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Z

Zeigler Library Foundation, Inc. - Zeigler, IL
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