Chicago Council On Science And TechnologyFree Programming To Promote Science And Technology For Everyone In Chicago And Beyond The mission of Chicago Council on Science and Technology (“C2ST”) is to inspire and engage all segments of society about science and technology and their contributions to the world. The nonprofit brings together the collective insight and resources of Chicago’s scientific, philanthropic, and corporate leaders, including representatives from academia, business, government, museums, and national laboratorie...
Elijeko FoundationProviding Free, Essential Health Education To Remote And Underserved Communities In West Africa At Elijeko Foundation, our mission is to bring preventative health education directly to remote and underserved communities in West Africa. We believe knowledge is the key to building healthier communities and are dedicated to transforming lives in four key areas. First, our Bystander CPR Initiative provides critical pre-hospital emergency care techniques, like CPR, to healthcare professionals a...
Miles Of FreedomHelping Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Transition From Prison To A Productive Life In Their Family And Community Miles of Freedom provides services to help those impacted by incarceration successfully transition to a productive life in the community with new positive directions for their lives. Our Reentry Assistance Program provides a plethora of resources, from financial literacy, resume building, clothing, life skills, and more. We also assist with job/housing referral placement, whi...
Hydro With Hope FoundationProviding Essential Resources, Educational Materials, And Emotional Support To Families Impacted By Hydrocephalus Hydro With Hope Foundation empowers families impacted by hydrocephalus, a condition that causes a build-up of fluid in the brain. The nonprofit provides essential resources, educational materials, and emotional support to families who are navigating hydrocephalus. We do this by offering one-on-coaching, virtual retreats, personalized journals to document the hydrocephalus journ...
Friends WayFree Peer-Based Support Groups For Children, Teens, And Their Families Experiencing Grief Friends Way serves families throughout Southeastern New England following the death of a significant person in their lives. Staffed with highly qualified mental health care professionals and extensively trained community volunteers, we provide free peer support to children and their families in a safe and nurturing environment. We work closely with hospitals, schools, funeral homes, mental health agen...
ALS United Greater ChicagoCare, Advocacy, And Research To Fight ALS ALS United Greater Chicago serves persons living with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and their families. ALS is an always fatal, degenerative neuromuscular disease with a life expectancy of two to five years. We provide care services, advocate at the local and national levels, and invest in cutting-edge research around the world to find treatments and a cure to end ALS. ALS United Greater Chicago was founded by Martha Kucharski in memory of her lat...
Esperanza Community ServicesEmpowering People With Developmental Disabilities Through Innovative Education, Residential Services, And Art At Esperanza Community Services, our mission is to empower people with developmental disabilities to reach their full potential and lead fulfilling, independent lives. We strive to achieve this through innovative education, effective advocacy, and compassionate care while fostering a supportive community where everyone can thrive. Our programs include a therapeutic day school for y...
Hope Always FoundationGifting Customized Digital Tablets To Pediatric Patients In Long-Term Healthcare Hope Always Foundation partners with children's hospitals to provide customized tablets filled with educational, inspirational, and entertaining content for pediatric patients in long-term healthcare. Each self-contained tablet is a "Forever Gift" and contains age-appropriate content tailored to enrich the lives of pediatric patients, or Warriors, during their medical journey. After losing his olde...
YES, M.I.S.S. INC.Postsecondary And Career Readiness Programs For Underserved Girls In New Jersey Yes, M.I.S.S. Inc. empowers young women (ages 14-21) from underserved backgrounds in Northern New Jersey. We provide comprehensive postsecondary and workforce readiness support through targeted education and skill training programs. Our participants primarily come from low-income communities, foster care programs, and underperforming high schools. We achieve our goals by forging strategic partnerships with coll...
Better GivingFree Nonprofit Donation Processing Forms And Investment Fund Management At Better Giving, our mission is to empower grassroots nonprofits with the tools they need to thrive, and our platform makes it easier than ever to secure sustainable funding. Joining our platform is simple and free. No set-up costs, no ongoing subscriptions, no platform fees. Once approved, your organization will be onboarded and provided with a suite of free fundraising tools, including your own embeddable donation f...
Jack Bear FoundationRaising Awareness And Funds For The Treatment And Cure Of SCAR-15 The mission of Jack Bear Foundation is to raise public awareness and fund research for the development of a treatment and cure for Spinocerebellar Ataxia Recessive Type 15 (SCAR-15). This rare, degenerative, genetic disorder impacts the cerebellum and is characterized by progressive loss of coordination of hands, gait, speech, eye movement, and developmental delay. A subset of patients also has epilepsy. Common therapies to ...
Scleroderma Foundation Of Greater ChicagoSupport, Education, And Research For Scleroderma Patients Our mission is to improve the lives of people living with scleroderma and their families through support, education, and research. Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s normal immune system turns against itself. We aim to increase awareness and understanding of this complex disease, provide resources and services to help individuals manage their symptoms and enhance their quality of life, and promote advanc...
LGBT National Help CenterProviding Vital One-To-One Peer Support To The LGBTQ+ Community The LGBT National Help Center provides vital peer support, community connections, and resource information through helplines and online programs. Our services focus on sexual orientation and/or gender identity and expression. Our mission is to provide a safe and confidential space for those with questions and concerns about gender, sexuality, coming-out issues, safer-sex information, school bullying, family concerns, relations...
Herbalists Without BordersProviding Health-And-Wellness Education And Access To Affordable Natural And Botanical Herbs Herbalists Without Borders (HWB) is a global member network of herbalists, medicinal plant growers, herbal educators, alternative holistic modality practitioners, and others dedicated to herbal health access for all, medicinal plant conservation, health justice, and more. We are the Central Jersey chapter of HWB. Our focus is community education about the plants in our region, how they benefit us, ...
MenLivingOnline And In-Person Spaces For Men To Connect, Heal, And Thrive MenLiving creates spaces where men can connect, heal, and thrive. Our vision is a world of healthy, intentional, and connected men. Through our weekly meetings, monthly workshops, special guests, annual retreats, social activities, and other events, we create spaces for men to gather and share their experiences, feelings, wisdom, and life lessons. We help develop in men the skills needed to be the best version of themselves f...
Off The Street ClubYouth Club And Safe Space For Kids In West Garfield Park, Chicago Off The Street Club (“OTSC”) is Chicago’s oldest boys and girls club, located in West Garfield Park. This is one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country and OTSC has one simple mission—to bring hope, play, and casual joy to the deserving kids who live there. Every year, OTSC serves over 3,000 kids by offering community, mentorship, tutoring, and access to opportunities or experiences they wouldn’t have otherwise. ...
Chicago Council On Science And Technology
Free Programming To Promote Science And Technology For Everyone In Chicago And Beyond The mission of Chicago Council on Science and Technology (“C2ST”) is to inspire and engage all segments of society about science and technology and their contributions to the world. The nonprofit brings together the collective insight and resources of Chicago’s scientific, philanthropic, and corporate leaders, including representatives from academia, business, government, museums, and national laboratorie...
Elijeko Foundation
Providing Free, Essential Health Education To Remote And Underserved Communities In West Africa At Elijeko Foundation, our mission is to bring preventative health education directly to remote and underserved communities in West Africa. We believe knowledge is the key to building healthier communities and are dedicated to transforming lives in four key areas. First, our Bystander CPR Initiative provides critical pre-hospital emergency care techniques, like CPR, to healthcare professionals a...
Miles Of Freedom
Helping Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Transition From Prison To A Productive Life In Their Family And Community Miles of Freedom provides services to help those impacted by incarceration successfully transition to a productive life in the community with new positive directions for their lives. Our Reentry Assistance Program provides a plethora of resources, from financial literacy, resume building, clothing, life skills, and more. We also assist with job/housing referral placement, whi...
Hydro With Hope Foundation
Providing Essential Resources, Educational Materials, And Emotional Support To Families Impacted By Hydrocephalus Hydro With Hope Foundation empowers families impacted by hydrocephalus, a condition that causes a build-up of fluid in the brain. The nonprofit provides essential resources, educational materials, and emotional support to families who are navigating hydrocephalus. We do this by offering one-on-coaching, virtual retreats, personalized journals to document the hydrocephalus journ...
Friends Way
Free Peer-Based Support Groups For Children, Teens, And Their Families Experiencing Grief Friends Way serves families throughout Southeastern New England following the death of a significant person in their lives. Staffed with highly qualified mental health care professionals and extensively trained community volunteers, we provide free peer support to children and their families in a safe and nurturing environment. We work closely with hospitals, schools, funeral homes, mental health agen...
ALS United Greater Chicago
Care, Advocacy, And Research To Fight ALS ALS United Greater Chicago serves persons living with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and their families. ALS is an always fatal, degenerative neuromuscular disease with a life expectancy of two to five years. We provide care services, advocate at the local and national levels, and invest in cutting-edge research around the world to find treatments and a cure to end ALS. ALS United Greater Chicago was founded by Martha Kucharski in memory of her lat...
Esperanza Community Services
Empowering People With Developmental Disabilities Through Innovative Education, Residential Services, And Art At Esperanza Community Services, our mission is to empower people with developmental disabilities to reach their full potential and lead fulfilling, independent lives. We strive to achieve this through innovative education, effective advocacy, and compassionate care while fostering a supportive community where everyone can thrive. Our programs include a therapeutic day school for y...
Hope Always Foundation
Gifting Customized Digital Tablets To Pediatric Patients In Long-Term Healthcare Hope Always Foundation partners with children's hospitals to provide customized tablets filled with educational, inspirational, and entertaining content for pediatric patients in long-term healthcare. Each self-contained tablet is a "Forever Gift" and contains age-appropriate content tailored to enrich the lives of pediatric patients, or Warriors, during their medical journey. After losing his olde...
YES, M.I.S.S. INC.
Postsecondary And Career Readiness Programs For Underserved Girls In New Jersey Yes, M.I.S.S. Inc. empowers young women (ages 14-21) from underserved backgrounds in Northern New Jersey. We provide comprehensive postsecondary and workforce readiness support through targeted education and skill training programs. Our participants primarily come from low-income communities, foster care programs, and underperforming high schools. We achieve our goals by forging strategic partnerships with coll...
Better Giving
Free Nonprofit Donation Processing Forms And Investment Fund Management At Better Giving, our mission is to empower grassroots nonprofits with the tools they need to thrive, and our platform makes it easier than ever to secure sustainable funding. Joining our platform is simple and free. No set-up costs, no ongoing subscriptions, no platform fees. Once approved, your organization will be onboarded and provided with a suite of free fundraising tools, including your own embeddable donation f...
Jack Bear Foundation
Raising Awareness And Funds For The Treatment And Cure Of SCAR-15 The mission of Jack Bear Foundation is to raise public awareness and fund research for the development of a treatment and cure for Spinocerebellar Ataxia Recessive Type 15 (SCAR-15). This rare, degenerative, genetic disorder impacts the cerebellum and is characterized by progressive loss of coordination of hands, gait, speech, eye movement, and developmental delay. A subset of patients also has epilepsy. Common therapies to ...
Scleroderma Foundation Of Greater Chicago
Support, Education, And Research For Scleroderma Patients Our mission is to improve the lives of people living with scleroderma and their families through support, education, and research. Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s normal immune system turns against itself. We aim to increase awareness and understanding of this complex disease, provide resources and services to help individuals manage their symptoms and enhance their quality of life, and promote advanc...
LGBT National Help Center
Providing Vital One-To-One Peer Support To The LGBTQ+ Community The LGBT National Help Center provides vital peer support, community connections, and resource information through helplines and online programs. Our services focus on sexual orientation and/or gender identity and expression. Our mission is to provide a safe and confidential space for those with questions and concerns about gender, sexuality, coming-out issues, safer-sex information, school bullying, family concerns, relations...
Herbalists Without Borders
Providing Health-And-Wellness Education And Access To Affordable Natural And Botanical Herbs Herbalists Without Borders (HWB) is a global member network of herbalists, medicinal plant growers, herbal educators, alternative holistic modality practitioners, and others dedicated to herbal health access for all, medicinal plant conservation, health justice, and more. We are the Central Jersey chapter of HWB. Our focus is community education about the plants in our region, how they benefit us, ...
MenLiving
Online And In-Person Spaces For Men To Connect, Heal, And Thrive MenLiving creates spaces where men can connect, heal, and thrive. Our vision is a world of healthy, intentional, and connected men. Through our weekly meetings, monthly workshops, special guests, annual retreats, social activities, and other events, we create spaces for men to gather and share their experiences, feelings, wisdom, and life lessons. We help develop in men the skills needed to be the best version of themselves f...
Off The Street Club
Youth Club And Safe Space For Kids In West Garfield Park, Chicago Off The Street Club (“OTSC”) is Chicago’s oldest boys and girls club, located in West Garfield Park. This is one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country and OTSC has one simple mission—to bring hope, play, and casual joy to the deserving kids who live there. Every year, OTSC serves over 3,000 kids by offering community, mentorship, tutoring, and access to opportunities or experiences they wouldn’t have otherwise. ...
