Healthy Way to Grow, the McGowan-Funded, Heart-Healthy Program, Proves Sustainable

Chicago, April 9, 2019—Aimed at helping young families make health-enhancing choices, William G. McGowan Charitable Fund’s Healthy Way to Grow (HWTG] program grew exponentially in its first five years, and its design has proven to be sustainable. That’s according to a...

In Our 25th Year, a Look Forward

Letter from William P. McGowan and Diana Spencer Dear Friends, As we close our 25th year of operation, we find ourselves reflecting on our grant making and the lessons we’ve learned. We’re pleased to share with you the work we’ve done as well as the adjustments we’ve...

i.c.stars Brings Its Tech Skills Training to Kansas City, With Grants From William G. McGowan Fund and Will to Succeed Foundation

Chicago, August 22, 2018—A program that helps underserved young adults get into high-tech careers is expanding into Kansas City through grants from the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund and the Will to Succeed Foundation. i.c.stars, a national workforce development...

William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Invests in Reversing Metabolic Syndrome Through Six-Year, $9 Million Grant to Rush University Medical Center

(CHICAGO)—After a successful, two-year pilot project that helped patients reverse their metabolic syndrome with lifestyle changes, the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund is expanding the Eat, Love, Move program to five cities through a six-year clinical trial,...

Twenty-five Years and Still Evolving

A program for educators that inspired elementary school teachers to broach tough subjects, including the atom bomb. A special village where homeless, single parents get jobs, go to college, and change their children’s lives. An institute devoted to regenerative...