SocialWorksEmpowering Youth Through Arts, Education, And Civic Engagement Founded by Grammy-award-winning musician and humanitarian Chance the Rapper, SocialWorks empowers youth through arts, education, and civic engagement. Every year, we provide thousands of children and young adults with the opportunity to learn and act on their passions. Our programs focus on education, mental health, homelessness, and the performing and literary arts. Through our initiatives – OpenMike, Warmest Winter, Kids Of T...
American Transplant FoundationEducational, Emotional, And Financial Support For Living Organ Donors, Organ Transplant Patients, And Their Families American Transplant Foundation's mission is to save lives by reducing the growing list of women, men, and children who are waiting for a transplant. We do this by maximizing living organ donation, which is the most effective way to fulfill our mission. We provide a three-tiered approach with educational, emotional, and financial support for living donors, transplant pati...
Tigerlily FoundationProviding Education, Advocacy, And Support To Young Women Before, During, And After Breast Cancer Tigerlily Foundation provides education, advocacy, and support to young women – ages 15 to 45 – before, during, and after breast cancer. Through our programs, we seek to empower women of all backgrounds, including those at heightened risk, those facing health disparities, and those with less access to care. From information about breast health to policy for improved access and quality of care,...
Renew ChicagoProviding Resources And Volunteers To Chicago Nonprofits For Community Transformation And Renewal Renew Chicago exists to inspire, educate, and mobilize our community to build the goodness and greatness of our city. We do this by providing financial resources, leadership, and volunteers to more than a dozen local nonprofit organizations across four core areas: Neighborhood Impact, Schools and Education, Economic Renewal, and Leadership Development. Founded in the city and for the City of C...
Dragonfly FoundationProvides Emotional And Practical Support To Pediatric Cancer Patients And Their Families The Dragonfly Foundation (TDF) provides emotional and practical support to pediatric cancer patients and their families during and after cancer treatment. TDF connects Dragonfly families to each other in the community, offers programs that enhance quality of life, and partners with local children’s hospitals. From providing free toys and entertainment tickets to gas and gift cards to psychosocial suppo...
Growing HomeOrganic Urban Farming To Build Food Access And Employment Skills The mission of Growing Homes is to support and build healthy communities so that everyone has good food and good jobs. At our organic, high-production, urban farms located in Englewood, our fourteen-week training program engages individuals who are eager to work but need a supportive environment to develop their strengths as employees. We involve participants in every aspect of farm production, including planting, harvesting, w...
Team Tony Cancer FoundationFree Peer-To-Peer Support For Cancer Fighters, Caregivers, And Survivors The mission of Team Tony Cancer Foundation is to provide free peer-to-peer support and resources to cancer fighters, survivors, and caregivers so no one faces cancer alone in the Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte areas in Florida. Our one-to-one mentoring program matches a trained volunteer cancer survivor with a recently diagnosed cancer patient or someone caring for someone with cancer who is in need of support, enco...
Project RELOPseudo-Military Operations To Educate Corporate Leaders About The Value Of Hiring Military Veterans Project RELO is dedicated to educating corporate America on the value of hiring our nation's military veterans. Through multi-day, in-the-field, immersive training events and pseudo-military operations, corporate leaders learn from veterans how to navigate and overcome obstacles. While the exercises and missions help the participants to hone their leadership and team-building skills, they ...
Living Well Cancer ResourcesFree Support Services For People Facing Cancer, Their Caregivers, And Their Families Living Well Cancer Resources provides compassionate care to empower, encourage, support, and bring hope to people facing cancer, their caregivers, and their families. LivingWell programs and services are free of charge and are available to anyone impacted or living with a cancer diagnosis, regardless of where a person lives or receives medical treatment. From cancer education classes to social work services ...
A Silver Lining FoundationFunding Cost-Free Breast-Health Testing For The Uninsured And Underinsured A Silver Lining Foundation funds cost-free breast-health testing (screening and diagnostic mammogram, ultrasound, MRI, and biopsy) for women and men throughout Chicagoland and the surrounding region who are uninsured, underinsured, or ineligible for other breast-health testing programs. Our fifteen partner hospitals ensure that anyone tested through ASLF’s program will receive cost-free treatment via public programs...
Society Of Gynecologic OncologyGynecologic Cancer Care Specialists Working Together To Eradicate Gynecologic Cancer The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) is a nonprofit medical society that promotes excellence in the care of women at risk for or affected by gynecologic cancer through advocacy, education, research, and inter‐disciplinary collaboration. SGO membership includes representatives from the entire cancer care team: medical and radiation oncologists, pathologists, researchers, gynecologic oncology nurses, ph...
No Shame On UMental Health Support And Awareness No Shame On U is dedicated to reshaping attitudes about mental health, elevating conversations, and disarming stigma. We support young people (ages 11-25) as well as those who support them -- with tools to understand, talk about, and respond to mental health challenges. No Shame On U achieves our mission through community outreach programs, an online presence of over 120,000 social media followers, blogs, podcast resource guides, handouts, crisis informa...
Fight2FeedFighting Hunger While Reducing Food Waste Fight2Feed is dedicated to ending hunger and reducing food waste in our own communities. We rescue more than 20,000 pounds of food per month and then share that food with soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, and more. Since being founded in 2014, Fight2Feed has served more than 200,000 meals to people in need. Run completely by volunteers, the organization has chapters in Chicago, Atlanta, and Kansas City. Headquarters Lake Forest, Illi...
Keeping Families CoveredProviding Free Hygiene Products For Every Age And Stage Keeping Families Covered is a registered 501c3 organization that provides hygiene products for every age and stage. We distribute diapers, period supplies, and incontinence products to individuals and families through two channels: a network of community partners and direct service. Our mission is to eliminate the barriers to accessing the essentials that enable every person to fully participate in daily life. Our vision is that every...
Bag ItValuable Cancer Resources To Empower Patients And Caregivers Our mission at Bag It is to empower cancer patients and their caregivers to be more involved in their care, advocate for themselves, and learn to cope with the challenges associated with diagnosis and treatment. Through other nonprofit organizations, medical providers, and our website, we distribute our Bag It bags to cancer patients, families, and caregivers. The bags are filled with national publications, patient education mate...
Pontiac Community FoundationBuilding A Brighter Future For Pontiac The Pontiac Community Foundation (PCF) is dedicated to Building a Brighter Future for Pontiac, by engaging philanthropy, leadership, and collaboration to tackle Pontiac’s most pressing issues. Our organization’s most effective work is centered around leadership development and quality-of-life initiatives that help make the city a more desirable place to live, work, and play. To achieve these goals, PCF connects various groups – such as government offici...
SocialWorks
Empowering Youth Through Arts, Education, And Civic Engagement Founded by Grammy-award-winning musician and humanitarian Chance the Rapper, SocialWorks empowers youth through arts, education, and civic engagement. Every year, we provide thousands of children and young adults with the opportunity to learn and act on their passions. Our programs focus on education, mental health, homelessness, and the performing and literary arts. Through our initiatives – OpenMike, Warmest Winter, Kids Of T...
American Transplant Foundation
Educational, Emotional, And Financial Support For Living Organ Donors, Organ Transplant Patients, And Their Families American Transplant Foundation's mission is to save lives by reducing the growing list of women, men, and children who are waiting for a transplant. We do this by maximizing living organ donation, which is the most effective way to fulfill our mission. We provide a three-tiered approach with educational, emotional, and financial support for living donors, transplant pati...
Tigerlily Foundation
Providing Education, Advocacy, And Support To Young Women Before, During, And After Breast Cancer Tigerlily Foundation provides education, advocacy, and support to young women – ages 15 to 45 – before, during, and after breast cancer. Through our programs, we seek to empower women of all backgrounds, including those at heightened risk, those facing health disparities, and those with less access to care. From information about breast health to policy for improved access and quality of care,...
Renew Chicago
Providing Resources And Volunteers To Chicago Nonprofits For Community Transformation And Renewal Renew Chicago exists to inspire, educate, and mobilize our community to build the goodness and greatness of our city. We do this by providing financial resources, leadership, and volunteers to more than a dozen local nonprofit organizations across four core areas: Neighborhood Impact, Schools and Education, Economic Renewal, and Leadership Development. Founded in the city and for the City of C...
Dragonfly Foundation
Provides Emotional And Practical Support To Pediatric Cancer Patients And Their Families The Dragonfly Foundation (TDF) provides emotional and practical support to pediatric cancer patients and their families during and after cancer treatment. TDF connects Dragonfly families to each other in the community, offers programs that enhance quality of life, and partners with local children’s hospitals. From providing free toys and entertainment tickets to gas and gift cards to psychosocial suppo...
Growing Home
Organic Urban Farming To Build Food Access And Employment Skills The mission of Growing Homes is to support and build healthy communities so that everyone has good food and good jobs. At our organic, high-production, urban farms located in Englewood, our fourteen-week training program engages individuals who are eager to work but need a supportive environment to develop their strengths as employees. We involve participants in every aspect of farm production, including planting, harvesting, w...
Team Tony Cancer Foundation
Free Peer-To-Peer Support For Cancer Fighters, Caregivers, And Survivors The mission of Team Tony Cancer Foundation is to provide free peer-to-peer support and resources to cancer fighters, survivors, and caregivers so no one faces cancer alone in the Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte areas in Florida. Our one-to-one mentoring program matches a trained volunteer cancer survivor with a recently diagnosed cancer patient or someone caring for someone with cancer who is in need of support, enco...
Project RELO
Pseudo-Military Operations To Educate Corporate Leaders About The Value Of Hiring Military Veterans Project RELO is dedicated to educating corporate America on the value of hiring our nation's military veterans. Through multi-day, in-the-field, immersive training events and pseudo-military operations, corporate leaders learn from veterans how to navigate and overcome obstacles. While the exercises and missions help the participants to hone their leadership and team-building skills, they ...
Living Well Cancer Resources
Free Support Services For People Facing Cancer, Their Caregivers, And Their Families Living Well Cancer Resources provides compassionate care to empower, encourage, support, and bring hope to people facing cancer, their caregivers, and their families. LivingWell programs and services are free of charge and are available to anyone impacted or living with a cancer diagnosis, regardless of where a person lives or receives medical treatment. From cancer education classes to social work services ...
A Silver Lining Foundation
Funding Cost-Free Breast-Health Testing For The Uninsured And Underinsured A Silver Lining Foundation funds cost-free breast-health testing (screening and diagnostic mammogram, ultrasound, MRI, and biopsy) for women and men throughout Chicagoland and the surrounding region who are uninsured, underinsured, or ineligible for other breast-health testing programs. Our fifteen partner hospitals ensure that anyone tested through ASLF’s program will receive cost-free treatment via public programs...
Society Of Gynecologic Oncology
Gynecologic Cancer Care Specialists Working Together To Eradicate Gynecologic Cancer The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) is a nonprofit medical society that promotes excellence in the care of women at risk for or affected by gynecologic cancer through advocacy, education, research, and inter‐disciplinary collaboration. SGO membership includes representatives from the entire cancer care team: medical and radiation oncologists, pathologists, researchers, gynecologic oncology nurses, ph...
No Shame On U
Mental Health Support And Awareness No Shame On U is dedicated to reshaping attitudes about mental health, elevating conversations, and disarming stigma. We support young people (ages 11-25) as well as those who support them -- with tools to understand, talk about, and respond to mental health challenges. No Shame On U achieves our mission through community outreach programs, an online presence of over 120,000 social media followers, blogs, podcast resource guides, handouts, crisis informa...
Fight2Feed
Fighting Hunger While Reducing Food Waste Fight2Feed is dedicated to ending hunger and reducing food waste in our own communities. We rescue more than 20,000 pounds of food per month and then share that food with soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, and more. Since being founded in 2014, Fight2Feed has served more than 200,000 meals to people in need. Run completely by volunteers, the organization has chapters in Chicago, Atlanta, and Kansas City. Headquarters Lake Forest, Illi...
Keeping Families Covered
Providing Free Hygiene Products For Every Age And Stage Keeping Families Covered is a registered 501c3 organization that provides hygiene products for every age and stage. We distribute diapers, period supplies, and incontinence products to individuals and families through two channels: a network of community partners and direct service. Our mission is to eliminate the barriers to accessing the essentials that enable every person to fully participate in daily life. Our vision is that every...
Bag It
Valuable Cancer Resources To Empower Patients And Caregivers Our mission at Bag It is to empower cancer patients and their caregivers to be more involved in their care, advocate for themselves, and learn to cope with the challenges associated with diagnosis and treatment. Through other nonprofit organizations, medical providers, and our website, we distribute our Bag It bags to cancer patients, families, and caregivers. The bags are filled with national publications, patient education mate...
Pontiac Community Foundation
Building A Brighter Future For Pontiac The Pontiac Community Foundation (PCF) is dedicated to Building a Brighter Future for Pontiac, by engaging philanthropy, leadership, and collaboration to tackle Pontiac’s most pressing issues. Our organization’s most effective work is centered around leadership development and quality-of-life initiatives that help make the city a more desirable place to live, work, and play. To achieve these goals, PCF connects various groups – such as government offici...
