Peoria-Area Community Impact Guide 2022-2023

THE MAGGIE BERTRAM FOUNDATION FOR THE FINE ARTS Supporting fine arts education for children kindergarten through grade 12.

3720 N. Sterling Avenue Peoria, IL 61615 Phone: (309) 303-1155 Email:

themaggiebertramfoundation@gmail.com Website : maggiebertramfoundation.org Facebook : @MaggieBertramFoundation Instagram : @MaggieFineArts

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Stacie Bertram Angie Wynn Mary Kay Sollberger

and support fine arts education, and the foundation continues to look for ways to expand partnerships with schools and programs in our community. And with nearly ten years under their belt, the board has big things planned. “Our goal is to create an endowment fund of $250, 000,” said TimCampbell, President of the Maggie Bertram Foundation. “While our annual grassroots fundraising events will continue, we believe this fund will ensure our mission far into the future.” A future born out of the loss of someone special. TheMaggie BertramFoundation for the Fine Arts was started back in 2013 after its namesake, a young girl of 16, was killed in a car accident. Mairead Anne (Maggie) Bertram was an aspiring artist, musician and dancer. It seemed fitting that the first school to receive financial support from the foundation was Maggie’s alma mater, Holy Family Parish School in Peoria. Holy Family is also the site of the foun dation’s signature event, Irish Fest. It’s a family-friendly evening held each March that honors Maggie and her love of all things Irish. “It’s a joyous celebration that includes a fish fry, silent auction, Irish music and, of course, Irish dancers. It’s truly a special evening for the people who loved Maggie or who are just getting to know her,” said Stacie Bertram, foundation board member and Maggie’s mother. “She would love it!” DID YOU KNOW? The Maggie Bertram Foundation for the Fine Arts also provides a grant to a grade school in Peoria’s sister city - Clonmel, Ireland. The foundation underwrites a pro gram at the local grade school, Gaelshoil Chluanlin Meal, for the students to learn traditional Irish dancing. For many years, Maggie was a student at the Flynn School of Irish Dance in West Peoria.

Denise Conner Jane O’Malley Tim Campbell, President Ruth Bertram, Vice President

Bill O’Malley, Treasurer Craig Rocke, Secretary

MAGGIE BERTRAM FOUNDATION FINE ART GRANTS : Beverley Manor Junior High Community Children’s Theatre East Peoria Community High School Fieldcrest High School Gary Moore Hand Drumming Project Girls Light Our Way Glendale Elementary School Holy Family Grade School Illini Bluffs High School Lettie Brown Elementary School Lincoln Grade School Maude A Sanders Grade School Neighborhood House Peoria Academy Peoria High School Peoria Public Schools Lion King Production Peoria Symphony Orchestra Annual Student Concert

The Maggie Bertram Foundation for the Fine Arts believes in the power of creativity andwhat it can do to help a person live their best life. The foundation for that creativity starts at a young age. At the core of the organization’s mission is the belief that art is an essential part of elementary and high school education. Music, dance and the visual and performing arts develop life long skills of critical and creative thinking, problem solving, collaboration, reflection and persistence. OUR VISION The foundation’s vision is that each child should be given the opportunity to participate in the arts through school-based programs that are a valued component of the curriculum.

Quest Charter Academy Roosevelt Magnet School St. Joseph Grade School

St. Mark Grade School St. Mary Grade School St. Thomas Grade School Sun Foundation Art & Science in the Woods Thomas Jefferson Primary School Wilson Intermediate School

To that end, the Maggie Bertram Foundation for the Fine Arts provides grants and scholarships to area schools and students. More than $10,000 per year is awarded to programs that champion

HOW TO HELP Donations can be made on the foundation’s website, www.maggiebertramfoundation.org . You will also find a list of events and contact information if you are in terested in requesting funding for a fine arts program.

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