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The Fellowship (incorporated as Fellowship Foundation and doing business as the International Foundation), also known as The Family, [3] [4] is a U.S.-based nonprofit religious and political organization founded in April 1935 by Abraham Vereide.
In 1983, he established the Holyland Fellowship of Christians and Jews to promote Jewish-Christian cooperation on projects for improving the safety and security of Jews in Israel and around the world. [1] [4] On September 1, 1991, the organization was renamed the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. [5] [6]
In 2016, Yechiel Eckstein publicly blessed Yael as the one he envisioned running IFCJ. In 2017, the Fellowship's board—excluding her father, according to Yael—designated her as president-elect. [7] In 2019, after her father's death at 67, she became president and CEO of The Fellowship, the Chicago-based nonprofit with an office in Israel. [1]
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private foundation that makes grants and impact investments to support non-profit organizations in approximately 117 countries around the world. It has an endowment of $7.6 billion and provides approximately $260 million annually in grants and impact investments.
Consulates-General are staffed by career consulate foreign nationals, usually with full diplomatic protection. Honorary consuls are accredited US citizens or residents who have official standing but are usually part-time [2] [3] The United States Department of State's Chicago regional office serves these missions.
Interfaith America (Formerly Interfaith Youth Core [1]) is a Chicago-based non-profit founded in 2002 by Eboo Patel. [2] The organization’s stated mission is to inspire, equip, and connect leaders and institutions to unlock the potential of America’s religious diversity. [3]
The Negro Fellowship League (NFL) Reading Room and Social Center was the first black settlement house in Chicago. It was founded by Ida B. Wells and her husband Ferdinand Barnett, and provided social services and community resources for black men arriving in Chicago from the south during the Great Migration. Resources included helping them find ...
The American Bar Foundation sponsors several fellowship programs. [30] The American Bar Foundation partners with foundations and universities to fund its fellowships, including AccessLex Institute, [31] Northwestern University, and the University of Chicago. [32] All fellowships are held in-residence at the American Bar Foundation's offices in ...