The Taste of Lincoln Avenue is the Wrightwood Neighbors Association’s annual fundraiser. The Taste began in 1984 to help fund the Wrightwood Neighbors Association, and to provide financial support for our local schools and organizations through grants. It began with crowds of 10,000 attendees and has now grown to more than 50,000 visitors for the three-day event. Gate donations go directly to fund these grants given to our neighborhood Chicago Public Schools, city parks Jonquil and Supera, after school programs, food pantries, the Chicago Fire Department on Halstead near Diversey, and more. 

Wrightwood Neighbors Association 

The Wrightwood Neighbors Association is a non-for-profit volunteer organization made up of neighbors in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. WNA has worked to make the Wrightwood Area the great community it is today since its inception in 1962. WNA has remained diligent, these long years by monitoring issues that directly affect our community. Issues such as crime prevention, helping to eradicate gang activities and serious crimes, planning, dealing with slum-landlords and substandard developments, contribution to schools and supporting businesses.

Find out more about the Wrightwood Neighbors Association! 

The Wrightwood Neighbors Association chartered area is Diversey Parkway to Fullerton Ave. and Halsted St. to Lakewood Ave.  

And if you live in the neighborhood and want to be an active member and find out what’s going on, join WNA for our monthly community meetings, CAPS meetings, holiday & family events, networking nights and more! 

Where Do the Donations Go? 

Wrightwood Neighbors Association receives the money collected from the event’s gate donations and that money goes directly to fund grants given out to local and neighborhood charities, Chicago public schools, neighborhood parks and improvements. 

Over the past 35 years, Wrightwood has raised over $2.5 Million! 

Some of our recent grant recipients include:

• Alcott Elementary, Lincoln Park High School and Oscar Mayer Magnet – WNA Helps with various school programs, such as the fine arts department or aid in field trips
• Engine 55 – Fire Department – Help with various improvements at the firehouse
• District 019 Caps Office – Chicago Police Department – Help with various Community Programs for seniors
• Lincoln Park Branch – Chicago Public Libraries – New seating or decor for the library rooms
• Peggy Notebaert – Help with after school programs to bring children from our schools to them
• Dignity Diner – Help feed the homeless
• Chicago Sculpture Exhibit – To put a sculpture in our community
• LP Community Research Initiative – To help fund various research initiatives in the Lincoln Park neighborhood