"The gathering place in the heart of our community where people connect, converse, learn, listen, play, and preform." Gorton Community Center, a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit space, provides, maintains, operates, and manages a community center for charitable, educational, and cultural purposes and for the general welfare of local residents of all ages. Gorton also provides a supportive, collaborative environment for many of the community's other not-for-profit social service and cultural organizations. The Community Center's operations and improvements are supported solely by gifts, grants, and the proceeds of user fees.No property-tax dollars support Gorton's operations.Resident Partners:A Safe PlaceBravo WaukeganCenterStage in Lake ForestDeer Path Art LeagueFill a Heart for KidsLake County CaresLake Forest Civic OrchestraLake Forest Preservation FoundationLake Forest SymphonyLEAD-Strong Families Healthy YouthMothers Trust FoundationTimothy Hender, ChairmanKate Rother, Vice ChairmanThomas C. Sheffield III, TreasurerDiana Moore, SecretaryWilliam Moskoff, Finance ChairRichard O. Wood, Officer at LargeNick BothfeldElizabeth BrandelCourt CarruthersBarrett DavieSally DowneyWill GeorgiStephen GoldmanKate HansonJames E. MorrisTim MorrisBecky Nagel Sheri PassalinoKaren RodeSteve ValentiJoe WaldeckJack Westerman