Bounce Children's FoundationProviding Experiences And Resources To Help Chronically Ill Children And Their Families To Thrive Bounce Children’s Foundation transforms the lives of chronically ill children, and their families, by shifting all from surviving to thriving. We offer free family outings, peer support, educational sessions about vital coping skills, tickets for sporting events and theater shows, family care packages, and resources to help them combat daily hardships. Offered at no cost to these brave fighter...
Share Our SpareDistributing Baby And Toddler Essentials To Families In Need At Share Our Spare, our mission is to ensure that every child in Chicago has the essentials they need to thrive in the first five years of life. We do this by collecting new and gently used baby and toddler items from those with “extras” to spare and distributing them to families living in poverty through a sustainable network of volunteers, community stakeholders, and social service agencies. Items include: diapers, strollers, c...
Foundation For Women's CancerGynecologic Cancer Research, Education, And Public Awareness The Foundation for Women's Cancer (FWC) steadily pursues its mission of supporting research, education, and public awareness of gynecologic cancers. The FWC is the official foundation of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), the premiere medical specialty society for healthcare professionals trained in the comprehensive management of gynecologic cancers. The FWC has granted millions of dollars in research grants and awar...
Ada S. McKinley Community ServicesTo Empower, Educate, And Employ Ada S. McKinley Community Services was founded as a settlement house in 1919 by Ada Sophia McKinley, a schoolteacher and social reformer, who saw the need to assist veterans returning from World War I and African Americans migrating from the South. Having just completed celebrating its 100th anniversary, the agency serves more than 7,000 people annually at over 70 locations, primarily in Illinois/Chicago with additional sites in Indiana and Wisconsin. Ada S....
Amanda Hope Rainbow AngelsProviding Dignity And Comfort To Childhood Cancer Warriors Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels brings dignity and comfort into the harsh world of childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases across Arizona. Through our Comfycozy’s For Chemo apparel, Comfort and Care Counseling, Major Distractions (spa days, sports camps, teen nights, etc.), and Financial Assistance, we support the here-and-now needs of families that have a child who is fighting cancer or a life-threatening disease. Lorraine...
Future FoundersYouth Entrepreneurship Skills and Support Future Founders believes every youth can become an entrepreneur. Through in-class entrepreneurship workshops, skill development bootcamps, internships in the entrepreneurial community, and leadership-driven accelerator programs, we immerse youth in experiences that inspire and empower them to create their own opportunity. We believe this leads to a generation more determined, hopeful, and equipped as they engage the future. Since 2005, our programs...
Center For Success NetworkUniting Literacy And Community To Empower Students In The Journey Of Education The Center for Success Network seeks to empower individuals and families to live successful lives by igniting a passion for education and inspiring students to thrive academically. Through individualized, one-on-one literacy sessions with our dedicated mentors, learner-specific enrichment activities, and educational summer programs provided by our community partners, we help students to make measurable gains acros...
Family EqualityAdvancing Equality For LBGTQ+ Families Family Equality advances legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change. Family Equality believes every LGBTQ+ person should have the right and opportunity to form and sustain a loving family, regardless of who they are or where they live. Among many other services, Family Equality connects LGBTQ+ families across the country, educates a...
Green Star MovementInspiring Students And Transforming Communities Through The Creation Of Public Art Green Star Movement inspires students and community members through the creation of public art. This interactive process builds teamwork and self-esteem in participants and revitalizes urban neighborhoods. We annually serve over 2,000 students and adults with mural arts programming and have successfully transformed the interiors and exteriors of over 160 public spaces, including schools, parks, community cen...
Guitars Over Guns OrganizationArts-Based Mentorship And Youth Development Guitars Over Guns Organization (GOGO) offers students from Miami and Chicago's most vulnerable communities a powerful combination of music education and mentorship with professional musicians to help them overcome hardship, find their voice, and reach their potential as leaders. Students in GOGO programs learn to read and write contemporary music, play instruments, and demonstrate skills on stage, in the recording studio, and in life. We believ...
Comer Education CampusYouth Development And Community Revitalization Anchored by the state-of-the-art Gary Comer Youth Center, the Comer Education Campus serves young people from the Greater Grand Crossing community and the surrounding neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side. Our mission is to ensure our youth graduate from high school prepared for college and careers. Together with community partners, we provide a safe and supportive environment for young people ages 8-24 during school hours, after school, and o...
Born And Raised DetroitProviding Grants To Detroit-Based Youth Nonprofits The Born And Raised Detroit Foundation (BARD) is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has granted over $500,000 to Detroit-based youth charities. BARD supports nonprofits and initiatives that help build a stronger community and positive way of life for the youth of Detroit. BARD believes that inspired, educated, and creative young people are the key to our city’s progression. Founded by a group of friends who were forced to move away fr...
Imerman AngelsOne-On-One Cancer Support Imerman Angels provides comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors, and caregivers through a personalized one-on-one connection with someone who has been there and envisions a world where cancer is not a solitary experience. Imerman Angels fills the understanding gap in comprehensive cancer care by providing one-on-one cancer support services, giving cancer fighters, survivors, previvors, and caregivers a resource that can answer these q...
GardenWorks ProjectPromoting Organic Suburban Agriculture To Fight Hunger And Food Insecurity The mission of The GardenWorks Project is to promote organic suburban agriculture to improve the well-being of our community, the environment, and those facing food insecurity. We empower, educate, and support all food growers in their efforts to nourish their families and neighbors in need. Partnering with over 40 food pantries, social service agencies, and community organizations, we identify clients who both are ...
IgniteHousing And Support Services For Youth Experiencing Homelessness In Chicago Ignite stands with youth who are experiencing homelessness on their journey to a home and a future with promise. Ignite intensively serves over 500 young people each year – aged 14-26 – through a continuum of services that includes a drop-in resource center, four residential programs, an after-care program, and wrap-around supportive services including employment assistance, educational and recreational support, inde...
HallieStrong FoundationSpreading Hope To Cancer Patients, One Fun Pair Of Socks At A Time The HallieStrong Foundation provides hope to people fighting cancer, one pair of socks at a time. Hospitals are cold and treatment is hard. We want every cancer patient to not only have the warm socks they need, but the fun socks they deserve while tackling their darkest days. We send personalized care packages of fun socks, free of charge, to cancer patients. We also hand-deliver socks to hospitals and cancer centers around ...
Bounce Children's Foundation
Providing Experiences And Resources To Help Chronically Ill Children And Their Families To Thrive Bounce Children’s Foundation transforms the lives of chronically ill children, and their families, by shifting all from surviving to thriving. We offer free family outings, peer support, educational sessions about vital coping skills, tickets for sporting events and theater shows, family care packages, and resources to help them combat daily hardships. Offered at no cost to these brave fighter...
Share Our Spare
Distributing Baby And Toddler Essentials To Families In Need At Share Our Spare, our mission is to ensure that every child in Chicago has the essentials they need to thrive in the first five years of life. We do this by collecting new and gently used baby and toddler items from those with “extras” to spare and distributing them to families living in poverty through a sustainable network of volunteers, community stakeholders, and social service agencies. Items include: diapers, strollers, c...
Foundation For Women's Cancer
Gynecologic Cancer Research, Education, And Public Awareness The Foundation for Women's Cancer (FWC) steadily pursues its mission of supporting research, education, and public awareness of gynecologic cancers. The FWC is the official foundation of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), the premiere medical specialty society for healthcare professionals trained in the comprehensive management of gynecologic cancers. The FWC has granted millions of dollars in research grants and awar...
Ada S. McKinley Community Services
To Empower, Educate, And Employ Ada S. McKinley Community Services was founded as a settlement house in 1919 by Ada Sophia McKinley, a schoolteacher and social reformer, who saw the need to assist veterans returning from World War I and African Americans migrating from the South. Having just completed celebrating its 100th anniversary, the agency serves more than 7,000 people annually at over 70 locations, primarily in Illinois/Chicago with additional sites in Indiana and Wisconsin. Ada S....
Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels
Providing Dignity And Comfort To Childhood Cancer Warriors Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels brings dignity and comfort into the harsh world of childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases across Arizona. Through our Comfycozy’s For Chemo apparel, Comfort and Care Counseling, Major Distractions (spa days, sports camps, teen nights, etc.), and Financial Assistance, we support the here-and-now needs of families that have a child who is fighting cancer or a life-threatening disease. Lorraine...
Future Founders
Youth Entrepreneurship Skills and Support Future Founders believes every youth can become an entrepreneur. Through in-class entrepreneurship workshops, skill development bootcamps, internships in the entrepreneurial community, and leadership-driven accelerator programs, we immerse youth in experiences that inspire and empower them to create their own opportunity. We believe this leads to a generation more determined, hopeful, and equipped as they engage the future. Since 2005, our programs...
Center For Success Network
Uniting Literacy And Community To Empower Students In The Journey Of Education The Center for Success Network seeks to empower individuals and families to live successful lives by igniting a passion for education and inspiring students to thrive academically. Through individualized, one-on-one literacy sessions with our dedicated mentors, learner-specific enrichment activities, and educational summer programs provided by our community partners, we help students to make measurable gains acros...
Family Equality
Advancing Equality For LBGTQ+ Families Family Equality advances legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change. Family Equality believes every LGBTQ+ person should have the right and opportunity to form and sustain a loving family, regardless of who they are or where they live. Among many other services, Family Equality connects LGBTQ+ families across the country, educates a...
Green Star Movement
Inspiring Students And Transforming Communities Through The Creation Of Public Art Green Star Movement inspires students and community members through the creation of public art. This interactive process builds teamwork and self-esteem in participants and revitalizes urban neighborhoods. We annually serve over 2,000 students and adults with mural arts programming and have successfully transformed the interiors and exteriors of over 160 public spaces, including schools, parks, community cen...
Guitars Over Guns Organization
Arts-Based Mentorship And Youth Development Guitars Over Guns Organization (GOGO) offers students from Miami and Chicago's most vulnerable communities a powerful combination of music education and mentorship with professional musicians to help them overcome hardship, find their voice, and reach their potential as leaders. Students in GOGO programs learn to read and write contemporary music, play instruments, and demonstrate skills on stage, in the recording studio, and in life. We believ...
Comer Education Campus
Youth Development And Community Revitalization Anchored by the state-of-the-art Gary Comer Youth Center, the Comer Education Campus serves young people from the Greater Grand Crossing community and the surrounding neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side. Our mission is to ensure our youth graduate from high school prepared for college and careers. Together with community partners, we provide a safe and supportive environment for young people ages 8-24 during school hours, after school, and o...
Born And Raised Detroit
Providing Grants To Detroit-Based Youth Nonprofits The Born And Raised Detroit Foundation (BARD) is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has granted over $500,000 to Detroit-based youth charities. BARD supports nonprofits and initiatives that help build a stronger community and positive way of life for the youth of Detroit. BARD believes that inspired, educated, and creative young people are the key to our city’s progression. Founded by a group of friends who were forced to move away fr...
Imerman Angels
One-On-One Cancer Support Imerman Angels provides comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors, and caregivers through a personalized one-on-one connection with someone who has been there and envisions a world where cancer is not a solitary experience. Imerman Angels fills the understanding gap in comprehensive cancer care by providing one-on-one cancer support services, giving cancer fighters, survivors, previvors, and caregivers a resource that can answer these q...
GardenWorks Project
Promoting Organic Suburban Agriculture To Fight Hunger And Food Insecurity The mission of The GardenWorks Project is to promote organic suburban agriculture to improve the well-being of our community, the environment, and those facing food insecurity. We empower, educate, and support all food growers in their efforts to nourish their families and neighbors in need. Partnering with over 40 food pantries, social service agencies, and community organizations, we identify clients who both are ...
Ignite
Housing And Support Services For Youth Experiencing Homelessness In Chicago Ignite stands with youth who are experiencing homelessness on their journey to a home and a future with promise. Ignite intensively serves over 500 young people each year – aged 14-26 – through a continuum of services that includes a drop-in resource center, four residential programs, an after-care program, and wrap-around supportive services including employment assistance, educational and recreational support, inde...
HallieStrong Foundation
Spreading Hope To Cancer Patients, One Fun Pair Of Socks At A Time The HallieStrong Foundation provides hope to people fighting cancer, one pair of socks at a time. Hospitals are cold and treatment is hard. We want every cancer patient to not only have the warm socks they need, but the fun socks they deserve while tackling their darkest days. We send personalized care packages of fun socks, free of charge, to cancer patients. We also hand-deliver socks to hospitals and cancer centers around ...
