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PROMOTE SPONSORS
Preserve Sponsors
Donna Barrows
Lisa Yun Lee & Adam Bush
Bette Cerf Hill & Bruce Sagan
Lucy & Peter Ascoli
Patron Sponsor
Polk Bros. Foundation
Chicago Community Trust
Related Midwest
Pritzker Traubert Foundation
Applegate Thorne-Thomsen
Chicago Housing Authority
Sunny & Paul Fischer
Brad Hunt & Shauna Peet
Deborah Bennett
Ruth Abram
Cecile Shea
Michelle Boone
Denis Pierce
Tony & Anne Ruzicka
Barbara Ransby
Ben & Danielle Austen
Partner Sponsor
Jackson & Green
Rose Community Consulting, LLC
Santa Clara Housing Authority
Steans Family Foundation
The Laksmi Fund/Mirja Spooner Haffner
Paul & Susan Freehling
Dirk Denison
Learn More about the Awardees
Kimberly M. Foxx, the pioneering leader of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, assumed office in December 2016 as the first Black woman in this role, securing re-election in 2020. Her vision centers on transforming the office into a fairer, more transparent, and community-focused entity. Under Kim's tenure, substantial criminal justice reforms have been implemented to enhance public safety and equity.
Notable achievements include the overhaul of the Conviction Integrity Unit, resulting in almost 250 overturned convictions and a historic mass exoneration. She was instrumental in crafting the 2020 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, expunging over 15,000 cannabis convictions, rectifying the harms of the war on drugs, especially for communities of color.
Recognizing the inequities of cash bail, Kim spearheaded bond reform, advocating for recognizance bonds and raising the threshold for prosecution. Misdemeanor traffic offenses for unpaid fines are no longer prosecuted, allowing resources to be channeled toward addressing rising violent crime.
Kim's commitment to transparency is demonstrated through the creation of an open data portal, providing public access to felony case-level data—a pioneering initiative nationally. She is a prominent national speaker on social justice issues and has contributed to anthologies discussing criminal justice reform.
Kim's extensive legal career includes serving as an Assistant State’s Attorney for 12 years and advocating for children in the child welfare system as a guardian ad litem. As Chief of Staff for the Cook County Board President, she championed racial disparities in the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
Raised in Chicago’s Cabrini Green, Kim holds a B.A. in Political Science from Southern Illinois University and a J.D. from the SIU School of Law.
Kimberly M. Foxx is a trailblazing advocate for justice reform, transparency, and equitable public safety in Cook County.
Richard H. Driehaus was a pioneering and legendary investor, businessman, and philanthropist who was deeply committed to making a difference. His modest beginning in Chicago’s southwest side Brainerd neighborhood included a paper route that funded his first stock purchase at the age of 13. He went on to a career in finance that spanned six decades and included founding Driehaus Capital Management in 1982.
Mr. Driehaus created the firm’s growth equity investment philosophy, and today it manages over $13.2 billion in assets. Barron’s named him one of the 25 most influential individuals within the mutual fund industry over the past 100 years.
Mr. Driehaus was dedicated to his philanthropy, viewing it as a form of inquiry and a way of learning about the world. After many years of quiet contributions, he established the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation in 1983. In 2000, he wrote, “I have devoted my professional life to the field of financial management and have been blessed with remarkable success. I recognize, however, that the measure of one’s personal holdings is of less importance than the impact of our collective aspirations made real. I have further come to understand that maximizing the impact of donated dollars can be considerably more challenging than earning those dollars in the first place.”
Mr. Driehaus took deep personal interest in the hundreds of organizations that benefitted from his generosity and believed in giving individuals an opportunity to create their own success. It is this sentiment that contributed to his unwavering philanthropic support of small organizations, many times as their earliest funder. Philanthropy enriched his life immeasurably, and he would often paraphrase Winston Churchill, reflecting that, “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”
Anne Lazar, a life-long resident of the Chicago area, received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Marketing and a minor in Math and Computer Science from Loyola University of Chicago. Anne began her career with Burroughs Corporation as a sales representative in the education segment, selling to schools and universities.
She then transitioned to Driehaus Securities Corporation where she worked from 1987 through 1992, managing operations and trading for its international equity portfolios. A strong supporter of arts and culture, children’s health, and social services, Anne has held officer positions and co-chaired the annual gala for the Women’s Board of Catholic Charities. As a member of the Women’s Board of the Joffrey Ballet, she and her husband co-chaired its 2016 annual gala. In 2016, Anne co-chaired the annual See Chicago Dance gala that honored Richard H. Driehaus and his valuable contributions to the dance world in Chicago.
In addition to valuing her time spent as a member of the board of trustees for The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, she served on the museum's 2018 10th Anniversary Gala Committee and chaired its Development & Marketing Committee. Anne is a member of the national board for the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Advisory Committee for its Where Women Made History campaign.
Brad White has over 35 years of experience in community development, affordable housing, and philanthropy. Brad previously served as the Associate Director of the Alphawood Foundation where he identified potential new grantees, provided grantmaking recommendations, and developed strategies to address racial equity in grantmaking and staffing. Major projects included overseeing the restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple, collaborating with staff to provide capacity and support to the South Side Community Art Center, and working with a wide variety of arts, architecture, advocacy, and historic preservation organizations. Prior to his work at the Alphawood Foundation, Brad spent more than ten years overseeing the development of affordable housing. He was the development manager for Related Midwest during the first phase of Roosevelt Square, which included more than 300 units of affordable housing, as well as retail and office space.
Brad was appointed by President Barack Obama, as a General Public Member, to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in 2011; he was reappointed in 2014 and served until October 2020. For the Advisory Council he led the task force on Historic Preservation and Rightsizing and directed the development of a policy statement on community revitalization. Brad is on the Board of Enrich Chicago, a not-for-profit organization focused on racial equity and inclusion in the arts. He is currently the Chair of the Unity Temple Restoration Foundation, a board member of DOCOMOMO-US, a board member of the Julius Rosenwald-Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Campaign, a member of the Illinois Housing Council, and a member of the Public Policy Committee of ULI Chicago. He is the former Chair of Landmarks Illinois, Preservation Action, and the Ely Chapter of Lambda Alpha. Brad is a graduate of the University of Michigan; he received his law degree from DePaul University College of Law.
