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