Partners past and present
The Cool Learning Experience community is made up of those who support our belief that all children have the right to equitable and quality care. Our growth is due in large part to a diverse community of allies who have generously given financial contributions, in-kind services, and/or other resources. We are grateful to the organizations below who have donated in one or more of such ways.
We welcome you and/or your organization to fill out the form below.
Major Financial Partners
additional Partners
The following organizations have supported Cool Learning Experience’s programs with financial contributions
as well as invaluable in-kind services and resources.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Lake Forest Open Lands
Lake County Forest Preserve District
Lake County Nature Network (LCNN)
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission
McHenry County Conservation District
Mindful Waste
MJS, Inc.
Papa Marcos Restaurant
Pathway Nutrition Services
Prairie Crossing Learning Farm
R.H. Ogilvie C.P.A.
Shiloh Baptist Church, Waukegan
Sign of the Dove Church, Waukegan
University Center of Lake County
University of Illinois/Lake County Extension
Waukegan to College
Waukegan Harbor Citizens’ Advisory Group
Waukegan Historical Society
Waukegan Park District
Waukegan Public Library
ACE Hardware, Genesee St. Waukegan
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
American Cancer Society
ATP, Inc
Audubon Great Lakes
Boy Scout Troop 616
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
Center for Conservation Leadership
Chemical Industry Council of Illinois
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Park District
Chicago Wilderness/LNCI
Cleveland Baptist Association
Cornfield, Inc.
Davey Resource Group
Dockside Ice Cream
Faith in Place
Geographic Society of Chicago
Greentown Grows
Green Youth Farm
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
The H.O.S.T. Foundation