DuPage Foundation awards grant money to area nonprofits The DuPage Foundation has presented nearly $580,000 in grants to 56 notprofit organizations, including several in the Naperville area, through its fall grant programs, foundation officials announced. Money was awarded to various groups that support education, the environment, animal welfare and the arts throughout DuPage County, a news release said. Among the Naperville educational groups to receive funding was the Alive Center, which received $25,000 for free after-school drop-in program for teens; DuPage Children’s Museum, $15,000 for its Learning Labs, Wonder Clubs and Museum Pop-Up programs; KidsMatter, $15,000 for mental health programs; Inside Out Club DuPage, $5,000 for mental health programs; and Turning Pointe Autism Foundation, $5,000 for autism awareness and support efforts. Grants awarded in the environment category include Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement, which received $21,000; Morton Arboretum, $20,000; and Three Fires Council of the Boy Scouts of America, $15,000. An animal welfare grant was presented to Naperville’s A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter, which received $14,250 to help provide training classes to keep dogs in homes and out of the shelter system. Several Naperville-area groups received arts grants, including BrightSide Theatre, which received $10,000; DuPage Symphony Orchestra, $9,400; the Naperville Men’s Glee Club, $2,500; and NaperVoice, $5,000. Naperville Park District to update its ADA plan in 2025 Naperville Park District plans to review and update its ADA Transition Plan throughout 2025 to ensure that accessibility barriers are being addressed across the organization and throughout the parks system, a news release said. Originally developed in 1992 in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the park district last updated the plan in 2014. The process involves “extensive community outreach conducted via public open house events and additional online feedback. Residents will be notified of initiative updates and feedback opportunities via the ATP webpage at www.napervilleparks.org/ada and the district’s social media channels,” the release said. Any questions regarding the plan update can be emailed to Eric Shutes at [email protected].