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2010 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 2010 in the Matching Grants Program.

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A

Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund - New Orleans, LA
Advocate Charitable Foundation - Park Ridge, IL
Alta Bates Summit Foundation - Berkeley, CA
Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders Association - Chicago, IL
American Cancer Society, Inc. - Florence, AL; Tampa, FL; Atlanta, GA; Arlington Heights, IL; Batavia, IL; Chicago, IL; Oakbrook Terrace, IL; Riverside, IL; Tinley Park, IL; Sioux City, IA; Owensboro, KY; Holland, MI; Kansas City, MO; Dublin, OH; Memphis, TN; De Pere, WI; Wausau, WI
American Diabetes Association, Inc. - Alexandria, VA
American Foundation for Children With AIDS, Inc. - Harrisburg, PA
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - New York, NY
American Graduate School of International Management - Glendale, AZ
American Heart Association, Inc. - Des Moines, IA; Topeka, KS; St. Louis, MO; Greenville, NC; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Oklahoma City, OK; Austin, TX; Glen Allen, VA
American Institute for Cancer Research - Washington, DC
American Lung Association - Springfield, IL; Camp Hill, PA; Charleston, SC
American National Red Cross - Washington, DC; Rome, GA; Chicago, IL; Lawrenceburg, IN; Grand Rapids, MI; Cincinnati, OH; Appleton, 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; Charleston, SC
Appalachian State University Foundation, Inc. - Boone, NC
Arthritis Foundation, Inc. - Chicago, IL; St. Louis, MO
Auburn University Foundation - Auburn University, AL
Augustana College - Rock Island, IL
Augustana College Association - Sioux Falls, SD
Autism Speaks, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA
Avodah the Jewish Service Corps, Inc. - Chicago, IL

B

Ballet Idaho, Inc. - Boise, ID
Bayless Consolidated School District - St. Louis, MO
Bellevue Schools Foundation - Bellevue, WA
Benet Academy - Lisle, IL
Berkshire School, Inc. - Sheffield, MA
Bethel College - North Newton, KS
Better Government Association, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Between Friends - Chicago, IL
Big Brothers Big Sisters - St. Joseph, MO; Huntington, WV
Bo's Place - Houston, TX
Boyertown Area YMCA - Boyertown, PA
Boys and Girls of Northwest Alabama, Inc. - Florence, AL
Boys Latin School of Maryland Inc. - Baltimore, MD
Brad Kaminsky Foundation - Ashburn, VA
Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Inc. - New York, NY
Breckenridge Music Institute, Inc. - Breckenridge, CO
Bridge Communities, Inc. - Naperville, IL
Brigham Young University - Provo, UT
Brigham Young University-Idaho - Rexburg, ID
Brighter Beginnings - Oakland, CA
Buena Vista Regional Healthcare Foundation - Storm Lake, IA
Buena Vista University - Storm Lake, IA
BuildOn, Inc. - Stamford, CT

C

Cabrini-Green Legal Aid Clinic, Inc. - Chicago, IL
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, CA
Carbondale Community Teen Center, Inc. - Carbondale, IL
Carnegie Institute - Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA
Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation - Staten Island, NY
CASA Kane Co. - Geneva, IL
Catherine McAuley High School - Brooklyn, NY
Catholic Memorial High School - Waukesha, WI
Center for Enriched Living - Riverwoods, IL
Center On Halsted - Chicago, IL
Central Asia Institute - Bozeman, MT
Challenged Athletes, Inc. - San Diego, CA
Chiaravalle Montessori School - Evanston, IL
Chicago Bar Foundation - Chicago, IL
Chicago Children's Museum - Chicago, IL
Chicago Foundation for Women - Chicago, IL
Chicago Horticultural Society - Glencoe, IL
Chicago Theatre Group, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Children's Memorial Foundation - Chicago, IL
Christ the King Catholic School - St .Louis, MO
Cincinnati Association for the Performing Arts - Cincinnati, OH
Circle of Concern - Valley Park, MO
City of New London Community Cupboard - New London, WI
City-Wide Tax Assistance Program - Chicago, IL
Classical Ballet Academy Company - Bentonville, AR
Coar Peace Mission - Cleveland, OH
College of St. Rose - Albany, NY
College of the Holy Cross Trustees - Worcester, MA
Collins Elementary School - Grand Rapids, MI
Collins Maxwell Community School District - Maxwell, IA
Common Threads - Chicago, IL
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. - Atlanta, GA
Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services - Chicago, IL
Cor Jesus Academy - St. Louis, MO
Cornell University Payroll Office - Ithaca, NY
Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar - Forest, VA
Cure Duchenne - Corona Del Mar, CA
Cystinosis Research Network, Inc. - Lake Forest, IL

D

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. - Boston, MA
Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH
De Smet Jesuit High School - Creve Coeur, MO
Defenders of Wildlife - Washington, DC
DePaul University - Chicago, IL
Direct Relief International - Santa Barbara, CA
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust - Cold Spring, KY
Divine Mercy Catholic School - Merritt Island, FL
Doctors Without Borders U.S.A. - New York, NY
Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH
Duke University - Durham, NC
Dupage Children's Museum - Naperville, IL
Dyer County High School - Newbern, TN

E

Easter Seals, Inc. - Muscle Shoals, AL; Chicago, IL; Villa Park, IL
Elliot Point Elementary - Fort Walton Beach, FL
Emanuel Lutheran School - New London, WI
Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan - Southfield, MI

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F
Fair Lady Productions, Inc. - Naperville, IL
Faith, Hope and Charity, Inc. - Storm Lake, IA
Families Helping Families and Bridge Communities, Inc. - Villanova, PA
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Elk Grove, IL
Family Resource Center - St. Louis, MO
Family Shelter Service, Inc. - Wheaton, IL
Feed the Children, Inc. - Oklahoma City, OK
Feeding America - Chicago, IL
Focus on the Family - Colorado Springs, CO
Fontbonne University - St. Louis, MO
Food Bank of Siouxland, Inc. - Sioux City, IA
Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc. - Owings Mills, MD
Free Spirit Media - Chicago, IL
Freestore-Foodbank, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH
Friends of Foster Children - Arcadia, CA
Friends of Glen Ellyn Library - Glen Ellyn, IL
Friends of the Academies - St. Louis, MO

G

Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. - Atlanta, GA
Gifted Resource Council - St. Louis, MO
Gilloury Institute - Chicago, IL
Girl Scouts, Inc. - Kansas City, MO; Marion, WI
Grand Valley State University - Grand Rapids, MI
Greater Chicago Food Depository - Chicago, IL

H

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. - Americus, GA; Mancelona, MI; Huntington, WV
Hamilton College - Clinton, NY
Hand to Hand Hunger Project - Culver City, CA
Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs - Appleton, WI
Harvard-Westlake School - Los Angeles, CA
Healthy Visions - Cincinnati, OH
Hearts With Haiti, Inc. - Raleigh, NC
Heifer Project International, Inc. - Little Rock, AR
Help Hospitalized Veterans - Winchester, CA
Historical Society of Ogden Dunes Indiana, Inc. - Ogden Dunes, IN
Hope College - Holland, MI
Horse and Buddy - Apex, NC
Hostelling International - Chicago, IL
Howard Brown Health Center - Chicago, IL
Hubbard Street Dance Company - Chicago, IL

I

Imani Pearls Community Development Foundation - Chicago, IL
Immune Deficiency Foundation - Towson, MD
Indiana University Foundation - Bloomington, IN
Intercultural Montessori Foreign Language Immersion School - Oak Park, IL
Interlochen Center for the Arts - Interlochen, MI
International Crisis Aid, Inc. - St. Louis, MO
International Rescue Committee, Inc. - New York, NY
International Wolf Center - Minneapolis, MN
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation - Des Moines, IA
Iowa State University Foundation - Ames, IA
Ithaca College - Ithaca, NY

J

Japanese American Service Committee - Chicago, IL
Jobs for Youth - Chicago, Inc. - Chicago, IL
John Brown University - Siloam Springs, AR
John G Shedd Aquarium Society - Chicago, IL
Joliet Area Community Hospice Corporation - Joliet, IL
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International - Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; St. Louis, MO; Shrewsbury, NJ; Menasha, WI

K

Kansas State University Foundation - Manhattan, KS
Keep A Child Alive - Brooklyn, NY
Kenyon College - Gambier, OH
Kids Like Us - Chicago, IL
King College Prep - Chicago, IL

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L
Latin School of Chicago - Chicago, IL
Lauderdale County Childrens Policy Council, Inc. - Florence, AL
Lawrence University of Wisconsin - Appleton, WI
Lazarus House - St. Charles, IL
Leadership Greater Chicago, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Lehigh University - Bethlehem, PA
Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation - Skokie, IL
Leslie Shankman School Corporation - Chicago, IL
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc. - Chicago, IL; Des Moines, IA; St. Louis, MO; Cincinnati, OH; Brookfield, WI
Leukemia Research Foundation, Inc. - Wilmette, IL
Leukemia Society of America, Inc. - New York, NY
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly - Chicago, IL
Little By Little, Inc. - Glenview, IL
Little Friends, Inc. - Naperville, IL
Little Heroes Pediatric Cancer Reseach Foundation - Chicago, IL
Lookingglass Theatre Company - Chicago, IL
Loyola University of Chicago - Chicago, IL
Lutheran Family and Childrens Services Foundation, Inc. - St Louis, MO
Lycee Francais De Chicago, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Lyric Opera of Chicago - Chicago, IL

M

Magic House - St. Louis, MO
Make A Wish Foundation - Phoenix, AZ; Chicago, IL; Pittsburgh, PA; Irving, TX
March of Dimes Birth Defects National Foundation - Sioux City, IA; Maryland Heights, MO; St. Joseph, MO; White Plains, NY; Dayton, OH; Greenville, SC; Green Bay, WI
Marian High School - Bloomfield, MI
Marine Mammal Center - Morro Bay, CA
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation - Triangle, VA
Mars Hill Bible School - Florence, AL
McKendree University - Lebanon, IL
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - New York, NY
Memphis Family Shelter - Memphis, TN
Mercer Island Youth and Family Services Foundation - Mercer Island, WA
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls - Chicago, IL
Mercy Hospital - Portland, ME
Metro Squash - Chicago, IL
Miami Valley Down Syndrome Association - Dayton, OH
Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI
Michigan Tech Fund - Houghton, MI
Midwest Palliative and Hospice Care Center - Glenview, IL
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Inc. - Milwaukee, WI
Missionaries of Africa - Washington, DC
Mississippi State University Foundation, Inc. - Mississippi State, MS
Missouri Botanical Garden - St. Louis, MO
Missouri Western State College - St. Joseph, MO
Mobile Art Council, Inc. - Mobile, AL
Mount Olive College - Mount Olive, NC
Mptv Friends, Inc. - Milwaukee, WI
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Inc. - Norwalk, CT
Muscle Shoals High School - Muscle Shoals, AL
Muscular Dystrophy Association - Tucson, AZ; Memphis, TN
Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, IL
Music To Benefit Music - Hudsonville, MI

N

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Baltimore, MD; Arlington, VA
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Little Rock, AR; Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; Southfield, MI; Minneapolis, MN; Kansas City, MO; St. Louis, MO; Philadelphia, PA; Hartland, WI
National Park Foundation - Washington, DC
National Parks and Conservation Association - Washington, DC
National Psoriasis Foundation - Portland, OR
National Repertory Orchestra, Inc. - Breckenridge, CO
National Trust for Historic Preservation - Charleston, 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
North Park Elementary School Association - Chicago, IL
Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association - Pittston, PA
Northern Illinois Food Bank - St. Charles, IL
Northern Illinois University Foundation - Dekalb, IL
Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter, Inc. - Bentonville, AR
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank - Bethel Heights, AR
Northwestern University - Evanston, IL

O

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Inc. - New York, NY

P

Page-Robbins Adult Day Services, Inc. - Collierville, TN
Pajama Program, Inc. - New York, NY
Palmer Home for Children - Columbus, MS
Pamela B Katten Memorial Leukemia Research, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Paralyzed Veterans Of America, Inc. - Washington, DC
Paris Community Theatre - Paris, TX
Partnership for Cures - Chicago, IL
Patrick Henry College - Purcellville, VA
Peer Services, Inc. - Evanston, IL
Pennsylvania State University - University Park, PA
Peoples Resource Center - Wheaton, IL
Pheasants Forever, Inc. - Ida Grove, IA; Lakeside, IA
Pinnacle Health Auxilary of Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Harrisburg, PA
Planned Parenthood Association - Chicago, IL
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. - Traverse City, MI
Positive Swing, Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
Pregnancy Care Center, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH
Prostate Cancer Foundation - Santa Monica, CA
Provident, Inc. - St. Louis, MO
Public Action To Deliver Shelter, Inc. - Hesed House - Aurora, IL
Purdue Foundation, Inc. - West Lafayette, IN

R

Radio for the Blind and Print Handicapped, Inc. - New Orleans, LA
Ravinia Festival - Highland Park, IL
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA
Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Inc. - Key Largo, FL
Regents of the University of Michigan - Palatine, IL
Regis University Payroll Main Hall - Denver, CO
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis - St. Louis, MO
Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago - Chicago, IL
Ronald McDonald House Charities - Memphis, TN
Roosevelt University - Chicago, IL
Russell Sage College - Troy, NY
Rutgers University Foundation - Piscataway, NJ

S

Sacred Heart School - Lombard, IL
San Ramon Valley Education Foundation - Danville, CA
Scecina Memorial High School - Indianapolis, IN
Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders - St. Louis, MO
Shepherd Center Foundation, Inc. - Atlanta, GA
Shorter College, Inc. - Rome, GA
Shriners Hospital's for Children - Tampa, FL
Smile Train, Inc. - New York, NY
South Side Day Nursery - St. Louis, MO
Southern Illinois University Foundation - Carbondale, IL
Special Gifts Theatre, Inc. - Northbrook, IL
Special Olympics, Inc. - Normal, IL; Grimes, IA; Columbus, OH; Raleigh, NC; Appleton, WI; Shawano, WI
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, Inc. - New York, NY
Spring Road Elementary School - Neenah, WI
St. Louis Science Center Foundation - St. Louis, MO
St. Ambrose University - Davenport, IA
St. Baldricks Foundation, Inc. - Monrovia, CA
St. Gabriel the Archangel School - St. Louis, MO
St. Ignatius College Preparatory School - Chicago, IL
St. John's Lutheran School - Ellisville, MO
St. Joseph Orphanage - Cincinnati, OH
St. Joseph's Academy - St. Louis, MO
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Memphis, TN
St. Louis Priory School - 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 of Gosytn - Downers Grove, IL
St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance - Phoenix, AZ
St. Mary's High School - St. Louis, MO
St. Patrick Center - St. Louis, MO
St. Therese the Infant Jesus Little Flower School - Indianapolis, IN
St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry - Wentzville, MO
St. Xavier High School - Cincinnati, OH
State University of Iowa Foundation - Iowa City, IA
Steppenwolf Theatre Company - Chicago, IL
Stout University Foundation, Inc. - Menomonie, WI
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resources, Inc. - St. Louis, MO
Summit Medical Center Health Foundation - Frisco, CO
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - Denver, CO; Raleigh, NC; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Milwaukee, WI
Susquehanna University - Selinsgrove, PA

T

Temple University - Philadelphia, PA
Tennessee State University Foundation - Nashville, TN
Texas A&M University - College Station, TX
The ARC - Salisbury, NC
The Carter Center, Inc. - Atlanta, GA
The Committee for Missing Children, Inc. - Lawrenceville, GA
The House Development Corporation - Chicago, IL
The Humanitarian Service Project - Carol Stream, IL
The Idaho Foodbank Warehouse - Boise, ID
The National Cancer Coalition, Inc. - Raleigh, NC
The National Public Housing Museum - Chicago, IL
The Organ Donation and Transplant Association of America, Inc. - West Palm Beach, FL
The V Foundation - Cary, NC
Traverse Area Recreation & Transportation Trails, Inc. - Traverse City, MI
Trinity International University - Deerfield, IL
Tuskegee University - Tuskegee, AL

U

United Foundation for the Future of Kids - Chicago, IL
United Support Against Multiple Sclerosis - Timonium, MD
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AR
University of California Berkeley Foundation - Berkeley, CA
University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc. - Orlando, FL
University of Dayton - Dayton, OH
University of Illinois Foundation - Champaign, IL
University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY
University Of Memphis Foundation - Memphis, TN
University of Minnesota Foundation - St. Paul, MN
University of Missouri-Rolla - Rolla, MO
University of North Alabama Foundation - Florence, AL
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, NC
University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN
University Of Richmond - Richmond, VA
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation - Columbia, SC
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
University of St. Thomas - St. Paul, MN
University of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN
University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT
University Of Wisconsin Foundation - Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Foundation - Milwaukee, WI
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Foundation, Inc. - Stevens Point, WI
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Eau Claire, WI
US Committee for UNICEF - New York, NY

V

Valley Crisis Pregnancy Center - Dublin, CA
Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
Victor Haen Elementary School - Kaukauna, WI
Visitation Academy - St. Louis, MO
Voices for Children - San Diego, CA

W

Wahlert High School - Dubuque, IA
Wake Forest University - Winston Salem, NC
Warren Wilson College - Asheville, NC
Washington and Lee University - Lexington, VA
Waukesha Catholic School System - Waukesha, WI
WBEZ Alliance, Inc. - Chicago, IL
West Chester University Foundation - West Chester, PA
West Deerfield Township Food Pantry - Deerfield, IL
Westminster College - Salt Lake City, UT
William Rainey Harper College Educational Foundation - Palatine, IL
Window To The World Communications, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Windward School - Los Angeles, CA
Wings of Wonder - Empire, MI
Winsor School, Inc. - Boston, MA
Womens Employment Opportunity Project, Inc. - Atlanta, GA
World Bicycle Relief - Chicago, IL
World Wildlife Fund, Inc. - Washington, DC

X

Xavier University - Cincinnati, OH

Y

YMCA of Greater Charlotte - Charlotte, NC
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization, Inc. - Chicago, IL
YWCA of St Joseph - St. Joseph, MO

Z

Zeigler Library Foundation, Inc. - Zeigler, IL
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