Junior Economic Club Of ChicagoEconomic Education For High School Students The Junior Economic Club of Chicago (JEC) is an entirely student-run, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that sparks and facilitates meaningful discussion about economic issues between determined high school students. We achieve our goal by hosting economic forums featuring leading figures of Chicago’s business world, producing a quarterly newspaper written by students about contemporary economic issues, and connecting students with the resources a...
Super Drew FoundationFree Family-Fun Experiences and Home-Related Services To Support Pediatric Cancer Families The Super Drew Foundation provides families battling pediatric cancer with free family-fun experiences and home-related services that give them an opportunity to feel “normal” and focus on their child during an incredibly challenging time. The experiences include free tickets to sporting events, concerts, amusement parks, and more. The services include lawn mowing, snow plowing, house cleaning, among...
Injustice WatchExposing Institutional Failures That Obstruct Justice Injustice Watch is a non-partisan, not-for-profit, multimedia journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that obstruct justice and equality. The ability of traditional news organizations to dig deeply into the causes of social injustice has been greatly curtailed because the decline in audiences and advertising revenues has forced newspapers and television stations to lay off reporters and cu...
Under HerProviding Free Feminine Care Products To Disadvantaged Women Under Her distributes basic feminine care products – including bras, sanitary napkins, body soaps, and pocket calendars to track menstrual cycles – to vulnerable and disadvantaged girls, women, and female-identified people. These products are included in our free Vanity Bags. Our goal is to promote positive, transformational social change by building healthy self-esteem, sisterhood, and emotional support in our communities. Shaye...
iMentorMentoring For College Success And Beyond iMentor partners with public high schools in low-income communities, in which a majority of students served will be first-generation college graduates. We match each student with a college-educated mentor for three years, starting in the student’s junior year of high school, and look to empower students to navigate high school, succeed in college, and achieve their ambitions. With our curriculum and staff to guide them, mentors and students build th...
Strongtower Protective GroupProtective Services For Those That Need Security But Can’t Afford It Strongtower Protective Group (SPG) is a team of security and safety experts who give advice, training, equipment, and risk assessments to individuals and organizations – like schools, houses of worship, and charities – that otherwise could not afford such services. SPG’s services include threat and security assessments, risk management solutions, intelligence gathering, protection-based training programs, security for spe...
CAST Water Safety FoundationTo Prevent Childhood Drowning And Create Stronger Swimmers, Sooner The CAST Water Safety Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on expanding access to the Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) method in both Chicago, IL and New Orleans, LA. For over 50 years, ISR has been the method that gives children ages 6 months to 6 years of age the skills and confidence they need to swim, float, and self-rescue. Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in children ages 1-4. CAST offers scho...
Intonation MusicMusic Education For Youth On Chicago's Mid-South Side Intonation Music youth explore their limitless potential by learning to play instruments and form their own rock bands. Offered in partnership with schools, park districts, and community organizations, our year-round classes make music accessible to youth by providing them with instruments, instruction, mentorship, and the chance to perform on stages across the city. Each Intonation Music student takes part in a personal and team ap...
Stay Beautiful FoundationDelivering Natural Beauty Products To Women Fighting Cancer The Stay Beautiful Foundation delivers happiness to women with cancer around the globe by giving them an unboxing experience filled with natural beauty products and motivation to feel their beautiful selves during treatments and beyond. Aimed at fostering positive self-esteem, reducing depression, and increasing quality of life, the boxes include natural beauty products and educational materials on the importance of self-care. The...
Share Your Soles FoundationDistributing Shoes To Those In Need Around The World Share Your Soles Foundation provides gently worn or new shoes to those in need around the world. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization collects shoes at shoe drives, special events, and drop-site locations. Since Share Your Soles was founded, three million pairs of shoes have been delivered to impoverished families in more than 40 locations, countless countries, five continents, and 13 states in the United States. The nonprofit focuses on...
Zac's ZooProviding Brand-New Stuffed Animals To Comfort Children In Turmoil Zac’s Zoo comforts children in turmoil by providing them with brand-new stuffed animals. Zac’s Zoo collects the animals and delivers them to local fire and police departments. The first responders then give the comforting animals to a child in crisis, such as in an ambulance or in a violent domestic situation. Zac’s Zoo was formed when 7-year-old Zac Cohen organized a stuffed-animal drive to comfort the many children who we...
MedGlobalInternational Medical Missions To Create A World Without Health Care Disparity MedGlobal is an international medical NGO that deploys volunteer medical missions around the world to provide health care for people in countries with low resources, conflict zones, natural disasters, and areas affected by humanitarian crisis such as ethnic cleansing. The nonprofit’s culturally diverse teams partner with local organizations to provide medical care, educational programs, medical supplies, and med...
NAMI ChicagoMental Health Advocacy, Education, And Support National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago is a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide hope and improve the quality of life for those whose lives are affected by mental health conditions. At NAMI Chicago, we are proud to offer programs that strengthen the mental health community in Chicago, including mental health training and education, a free Helpline for those who need support in finding the right mental health resources, ...
Code PlatoonCoding Bootcamp For Veterans And Military Spouses Code Platoon is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to transform veterans and military spouses into professional software developers through an immersive, educational bootcamp, mentorship, and internship program. In the 14-week program, we employ hands-on, in-person training with each group of students to teach software design principles, modern software languages, and best practices. We optimize our students’ success by matching them with an ind...
Sheets From HomeProviding Colorful And Fun Bed Sheets To Pediatric Oncology Patients Sheets From Home is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides new and fun bed sheets to pediatric oncology patients. Our mission is to bring smiles to children fighting cancer, by transforming their hospital rooms with fun and colorful bed sheets that feel more like home. Our goal is to help ease their pain and make them feel at home while undergoing cancer treatments in the hospital. The children r...
CLOZTALKRaising Awareness For Nonprofits Through Charity Logo-ed Apparel There are two many important issues at stake today to waste our time on fashion that doesn't make a statement. Our high-quality, comfy clothing makes a positive impact in the world by raising awareness and sparking conversations over the meaningful work that nonprofits are doing. We make charity logo-ed apparel for a wide variety of nonprofits, at no cost to the nonprofit. We believe that when someone wears a nonprofit'...
Junior Economic Club Of Chicago
Economic Education For High School Students The Junior Economic Club of Chicago (JEC) is an entirely student-run, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that sparks and facilitates meaningful discussion about economic issues between determined high school students. We achieve our goal by hosting economic forums featuring leading figures of Chicago’s business world, producing a quarterly newspaper written by students about contemporary economic issues, and connecting students with the resources a...
Super Drew Foundation
Free Family-Fun Experiences and Home-Related Services To Support Pediatric Cancer Families The Super Drew Foundation provides families battling pediatric cancer with free family-fun experiences and home-related services that give them an opportunity to feel “normal” and focus on their child during an incredibly challenging time. The experiences include free tickets to sporting events, concerts, amusement parks, and more. The services include lawn mowing, snow plowing, house cleaning, among...
Injustice Watch
Exposing Institutional Failures That Obstruct Justice Injustice Watch is a non-partisan, not-for-profit, multimedia journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that obstruct justice and equality. The ability of traditional news organizations to dig deeply into the causes of social injustice has been greatly curtailed because the decline in audiences and advertising revenues has forced newspapers and television stations to lay off reporters and cu...
Under Her
Providing Free Feminine Care Products To Disadvantaged Women Under Her distributes basic feminine care products – including bras, sanitary napkins, body soaps, and pocket calendars to track menstrual cycles – to vulnerable and disadvantaged girls, women, and female-identified people. These products are included in our free Vanity Bags. Our goal is to promote positive, transformational social change by building healthy self-esteem, sisterhood, and emotional support in our communities. Shaye...
iMentor
Mentoring For College Success And Beyond iMentor partners with public high schools in low-income communities, in which a majority of students served will be first-generation college graduates. We match each student with a college-educated mentor for three years, starting in the student’s junior year of high school, and look to empower students to navigate high school, succeed in college, and achieve their ambitions. With our curriculum and staff to guide them, mentors and students build th...
Strongtower Protective Group
Protective Services For Those That Need Security But Can’t Afford It Strongtower Protective Group (SPG) is a team of security and safety experts who give advice, training, equipment, and risk assessments to individuals and organizations – like schools, houses of worship, and charities – that otherwise could not afford such services. SPG’s services include threat and security assessments, risk management solutions, intelligence gathering, protection-based training programs, security for spe...
CAST Water Safety Foundation
To Prevent Childhood Drowning And Create Stronger Swimmers, Sooner The CAST Water Safety Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on expanding access to the Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) method in both Chicago, IL and New Orleans, LA. For over 50 years, ISR has been the method that gives children ages 6 months to 6 years of age the skills and confidence they need to swim, float, and self-rescue. Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in children ages 1-4. CAST offers scho...
Intonation Music
Music Education For Youth On Chicago's Mid-South Side Intonation Music youth explore their limitless potential by learning to play instruments and form their own rock bands. Offered in partnership with schools, park districts, and community organizations, our year-round classes make music accessible to youth by providing them with instruments, instruction, mentorship, and the chance to perform on stages across the city. Each Intonation Music student takes part in a personal and team ap...
Stay Beautiful Foundation
Delivering Natural Beauty Products To Women Fighting Cancer The Stay Beautiful Foundation delivers happiness to women with cancer around the globe by giving them an unboxing experience filled with natural beauty products and motivation to feel their beautiful selves during treatments and beyond. Aimed at fostering positive self-esteem, reducing depression, and increasing quality of life, the boxes include natural beauty products and educational materials on the importance of self-care. The...
Share Your Soles Foundation
Distributing Shoes To Those In Need Around The World Share Your Soles Foundation provides gently worn or new shoes to those in need around the world. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization collects shoes at shoe drives, special events, and drop-site locations. Since Share Your Soles was founded, three million pairs of shoes have been delivered to impoverished families in more than 40 locations, countless countries, five continents, and 13 states in the United States. The nonprofit focuses on...
Zac's Zoo
Providing Brand-New Stuffed Animals To Comfort Children In Turmoil Zac’s Zoo comforts children in turmoil by providing them with brand-new stuffed animals. Zac’s Zoo collects the animals and delivers them to local fire and police departments. The first responders then give the comforting animals to a child in crisis, such as in an ambulance or in a violent domestic situation. Zac’s Zoo was formed when 7-year-old Zac Cohen organized a stuffed-animal drive to comfort the many children who we...
MedGlobal
International Medical Missions To Create A World Without Health Care Disparity MedGlobal is an international medical NGO that deploys volunteer medical missions around the world to provide health care for people in countries with low resources, conflict zones, natural disasters, and areas affected by humanitarian crisis such as ethnic cleansing. The nonprofit’s culturally diverse teams partner with local organizations to provide medical care, educational programs, medical supplies, and med...
NAMI Chicago
Mental Health Advocacy, Education, And Support National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago is a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide hope and improve the quality of life for those whose lives are affected by mental health conditions. At NAMI Chicago, we are proud to offer programs that strengthen the mental health community in Chicago, including mental health training and education, a free Helpline for those who need support in finding the right mental health resources, ...
Code Platoon
Coding Bootcamp For Veterans And Military Spouses Code Platoon is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to transform veterans and military spouses into professional software developers through an immersive, educational bootcamp, mentorship, and internship program. In the 14-week program, we employ hands-on, in-person training with each group of students to teach software design principles, modern software languages, and best practices. We optimize our students’ success by matching them with an ind...
Sheets From Home
Providing Colorful And Fun Bed Sheets To Pediatric Oncology Patients Sheets From Home is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides new and fun bed sheets to pediatric oncology patients. Our mission is to bring smiles to children fighting cancer, by transforming their hospital rooms with fun and colorful bed sheets that feel more like home. Our goal is to help ease their pain and make them feel at home while undergoing cancer treatments in the hospital. The children r...
CLOZTALK
Raising Awareness For Nonprofits Through Charity Logo-ed Apparel There are two many important issues at stake today to waste our time on fashion that doesn't make a statement. Our high-quality, comfy clothing makes a positive impact in the world by raising awareness and sparking conversations over the meaningful work that nonprofits are doing. We make charity logo-ed apparel for a wide variety of nonprofits, at no cost to the nonprofit. We believe that when someone wears a nonprofit'...
