Help us Grow

Please help us grow by spreading the word about us! Follow us on social media at Megan Butz Legacy of Hope, and share the informational links on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram. We hope to grow our exposure and help more organizations with funding. Our communities will have healthier youth when our world destigmatizes mental health…

Experts Corner January 2025

Here at Meg’s Legacy, we think it’s important to be a voice to destigmatize mental health issues and raise awareness. It’s important to find a path to strengthen the mind when dealing with challenges in today’s society. Always featuring an educational article in our newsletters, today we address one of the most common questions heard:…

Golf Fundraiser Event

Thanks to your enthusiasm, people are already asking about the third annual Meg’s Legacy of Hope Golf and Dinner. Mark your calendars now: Monday, September 8, 2025. So many people gathered last fall for a beautiful day of golf and an exciting evening with dinner, raffle prizes, and auction items to support this great cause…

Meg’s Gifts of Love

“Meg’s Gifts of Love” was established as an extension of giving to others in a special way during the holidays. This outreach mirrors the passion Megan had for helping children experience the joy of receiving presents during the holiday season. Meg’s Gifts of Love helps us carry on her efforts to share individual gifts with…

Grant Evaluation 2025

When Meg’s Legacy of Hope started 18 months ago, our Board of Directors decided we could make the most significant impact for mental health by serving as a funding resource to grant funds to programs in the greater Chicagoland area that do the vital day-to-day work of counseling and working with young people needing assistance.…

2024, A Year of Growth

Looking back at Meg’s Legacy of Hope for 2024, the one word that comes to mind is GROWTH. We have had incredible growth in our donor base, volunteers, grant applicants, and community connections to support mental health. Growth means success from my perspective because success in this space is measured by impacting more lives of…

ANNOUNCING NEW GRANT CYCLE

We are excited to announce our new grant cycle will be open in August! Meg’s Legacy will accept and review grant requests from organizations in the Greater Chicago area. All submissions will be made via a new online portal this year. Our Grant Committee has created a quantifiable method to evaluate and score all the…

UPCOMING GOLF EVENT

Meg’s Legacy of Hope is excited to announce our 2nd Annual Golf Outing and Dinner is coming up on Monday, September 9, 2024, at Hawthorn Woods Country Club. You can still support our mission even though golf and dinner tickets are already sold out, Become a sponsor or donate or donate by clicking here. (mloh.cbo.io).…

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Thanks to so many supporters for celebrating the One-Year Anniversary for Meg’s Legacy of Hope on June 27th at Phase Three Brewery! The Board felt strongly that recognizing our first year of success in establishing the new non-profit in Megan’s memory would be a special event. The huge turn-out of more than 200 attendees was…