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The Coleman Foundation

The Coleman Foundation is the legacy of entrepreneurs, Dorothy W. Coleman and her husband, J.D. Stetson Coleman, one-time owners of Fannie May Candy Company.

The Colemans created the Foundation in 1951 to improve opportunity and quality of life. Today, the Foundation continues to foster change through programs that are practical, financially sustainable, and results-oriented.

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
The Coleman Foundation Chicago, IL, USA
Dec 21, 2020
Full time
ABOUT THE COLEMAN FOUNDATION: The Coleman Foundation is a philanthropic organization that leverages its resources by investing in the efforts of community-based organizations and local institutions to create more equitable and inclusive access to resources and opportunities that improve peoples’ lives.  Through its grantmaking, the Foundation seeks to preserve and strengthen the physical health and the economic and emotional well-being of people living in and around Chicago. The Foundation was created in 1951 with a current endowment of $170 million.  The Foundation approved $11.5 million in grants in 2020 and $10.5 million in 2019. THE ROLE:  The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (CFO/COO) is a critical partner to the President/CEO. The CFO/COO is the top financial and administrative position with responsibility for overall financial management, formulating financial policy and plans, investment oversight, human resources,...