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Elmhurst Heritage Foundation pledges full support for museum programs as council reviews 2026 budget
Summary
The Elmhurst Heritage Foundation told the City Council committee it will again underwrite museum exhibits and educational programming in 2026 and help cover several maintenance shortfalls; council members asked for follow-ups on specific building repairs and budget line items.
Jean Baker, president of the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation, told the Elmhurst City Council committee of the whole on Oct. 20 that the foundation will again underwrite most museum programming and help close budget shortfalls as the city reviews its 2026 budget.
Baker said the foundation, a nonprofit fundraising arm supporting the Elmhurst History Museum and the Churchill One-Room Schoolhouse, has “membership now stands well over 300 members” and provided grant support that covered “100% of the costs associated with 3 exhibits, as well as all of the museum's educational programs and events for 2024.” She asked the council to note that the foundation intends to underwrite exhibits and programming in 2026 and to support new direct-mail outreach…
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