Grants Help Children From 28 Schools Visit Lincoln Library
Oct 10, 2013 7:22 AM
More than 3,600 children from three different states will get to visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the nation’s premier institution dedicated to the 16th president, as the result of generous contributions by the Winnick Family Foundation.
“These grants were made available to schools with a high enrollment of students who have fewer opportunities to visit museums,” said Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Director Eileen Mackevich. “We feel it’s important that all children be given the opportunity to immerse themselves in Lincoln’s life and times at the Presidential Museum.”
The Winnick Family Foundation offered field trip grants through the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation to grades 4 through 12 in public and private schools and certain organizations. To qualify, the schools must have a low-income enrollment of greater than 30 percent.
The grants provide funding to visit the Presidential Museum at no or reduced cost by deferring the cost of transportation, lunch, or educational materials. Groups receiving a grant do not pay a museum admission fee.
A total of $20,665.50 was available to distribute this year, and 75 schools applied for grants.
The field trip grants are coordinated through the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum’s Department of Education which provides educational opportunities for learners of all ages to explore Illinois and U.S. History and the legacy of Abraham Lincoln.
Each year the Museum hosts more than 75,000 school children who experience the Lincoln legacy through stunning high tech exhibits and “you are there” immersive learning environments. These grant programs provide this same opportunity to children from schools that otherwise might not be able to afford to visit the Museum.
The schools receiving field trip grants are listed below:
| City | School | Grant | Students Served |
| Arcola | Arcola Elementary School | $345 | 65 |
| Belleville | Central Junior High School | $800 | 202 |
| Breese | Breese Elementary School | $800 | 75 |
| Carbondale | Giant City Comms. School #130 | $700 | 130 |
| Carbondale | Lewis Elementary School | $645 | 47 |
| Chatsworth | Chatsworth Elementary School | $226 | 19 |
| Chicago | Lee Elementary School | $800 | 90 |
| Chicago | Namaste Charter School | $800 | 43 |
| Chicago | St. Bruno School | $800.52 | 40 |
| Chicago | UNO Charter School Network- 1 | $1,101 | 320 |
| Chicago | UNO Charter School Network-2 | $1,101 | 344 |
| Chicago | UNO Charter School Network-3 | $1,101 | 224 |
| Dallas | City Dallas City Elementary School #327 | $251.78 | 19 |
| East St Louis | Annette Officer Elementary School | $1,000 | 205 |
| East St Louis | Avant Elementary School | $1,000 | 211 |
| East St Louis | Dunbar Elementary School | $1,000 | 205 |
| East St Louis | East St Louis Senior High School | $834.30 | 110 |
| East St Louis | Gordon Bush Elementary School | $1,000 | 205 |
| East St Louis | Katie Wright Elementary School | $1,000 | 205 |
| East St Louis | Mason/Clark & Lincoln Middle | $1,000 | 136 |
| East St Louis | Tomorrow’s Builders Charter School | $450 | 150 |
| Farmington, IA | Harmony Comm. Sch. Middle | $300 | 38 |
| Payson | Payson Seymour CUSD # 1 Elem. | $360 | 38 |
| Riverton | Riverton Elementary School | $150 | 118 |
| Rockford | Barbour Language Academy | $1,000 | 65 |
| Spring Valley | John F. Kennedy Elementary | $800 | 181 |
| St Louis, MO | Trautwein Elementary | $800 | 100 |
| Vergennes | Elverado Junior High | $500 | 39 |
| TOTALS | $20,665.60 | 3,624 |
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