Cubs Charities awards nearly $1 million to Diamond Project capital improvement grantees in 2020
CHICAGO – Cubs Charities today announced the recipients of the 2020 Diamond Project capital grants which awarded $950,500 to support 17 projects across Chicago, with funding going towards a wide variety of projects including field maintenance and improvements, scoreboard installation and the development of a 110,000-square-foot sports facility in North Austin.
Through the Diamond Project, Cubs Charities has committed more than $9.7 million since 2014 to fund 90 capital improvement projects and 72 youth programs while providing new sports equipment across Chicago. Funds and equipment are awarded to nonprofit, neighborhood-based organizations to support baseball and softball leagues and capital improvement projects that improve the quality, safety and accessibility of local baseball and softball fields or indoor training facilities.
“Now more than ever as we emerge from this pandemic, sport is uniquely positioned to help us rebuild our connections and support a process of healing after an incredibly challenging 2020,” said Cubs Charities Executive Director Alicia Gonzalez. “Through the Diamond Project, Cubs Charities is committed to utilizing sport to strengthen our Chicago communities and supporting safe places to play with quality programing for our Chicago children and families.”
2020 Diamond Project Capital Grantees:
- Better Boys Foundation (4320 W. 15th St.)
- By The Hand Club For Kids (1815 N. Laramie Ave.)
- Dunham Boys Baseball Organization (4638 N. Melvina Ave.)
- East Side Little League (11037 S. Avenue H)
- Friends of Amundsen High School (5100 N. Leavitt St.)
- Friends of Ray School (5631 S. Kimbark Ave.)
- Gage Park Baseball & Softball Association (2415 W. 55th St.)
- Gompers Park Athletic Association (4222 W. Foster Ave.)
- Hyde Park-Kenwood Legends Baseball League (1330 E. 50th St.)
- New Life Centers of Chicagoland (4247 W. 31st St.)
- Omega Delta Youth Baseball & Softball League (3417 S. Hamilton Ave.)
- Oz Park Advisory Council (2021 N. Burling St.)
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (3901 N. California Ave.)
- South Shore International College Prep (7547 S. Euclid Ave.)
- Union League Boys & Girls Clubs (2157 W. 19th St. and 1214 N. Washtenaw Ave.)
- Washington Park Advisory Council (5531 S. King Dr.)
- Wrightwood Little League Baseball (2936 W. 85th St.)
Applications for the 2021 Diamond Project capital improvement and program grants are now available at www.cubscharities.org.