Judy Beck Grant Open for Submissions In Glenview

GLENVIEW, IL — Applications are now being accepted for the Judy Beck Grant. According to the Glenview Park District, the grant is available to non-profit groups or individuals with projects focusing on environmental conservation, sustainability, community engagement or youth development.

Grant funding will be awarded for a single project or multiple smaller projects. The Beck and Hurvis Families have "generously" provided the 2024 grant of $10,000, according to officials.

Beck, who served as a Glenview Park District board commissioner for 32 years, died in 2019. In addition to her commitment to the parks, she worked with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Lake Michigan, the Village of Glenview’s Natural Resource Commission, Comprehensive Plan Committee, Environmental Review Committee and The League of Women Voters.

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All submissions are due by 5 p.m. Jan.8, 2024, and winners will be announced in February. The application packet can be found here.

The park district said projects that received grant funding last year included: Launch of Natural Habitat Glenview and Hidden in Plain Sight programs from Greener Glenview; Rainbow Garden at Glenview Community Church Nursery School; Indigenous Medicine and Pollinator Garden at The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian; Historic Wagner Farm Beekeeping Expansion; Birding with Friends; Discovery and Learning through Multicultural Play Project at Park Center Preschool; and Green Girls Program at The Grove.

The Judy Beck Grant program has funded eight projects in 2023 totaling $12,890 donated by the Beck and Hurvis Families; six projects in 2022 totaling $12,250 donated by the Beck, Hurvis, and Straus Families; and six projects in 2021 totaling $9,922 donated by the Beck Family Foundation and Hurvis Family, according to the park district.