Arts Of LifeArt Studio For Artists With Disabilities To Expand Their Practice And Strengthen Their Leadership Arts of Life advances the creative arts community by providing artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities a collective space to expand their practice and strengthen their leadership. Each artist has their own studio space and works independently from individualized project plans or receives one-to-one visual arts facilitation to increase their artistic skill set. Artists earn a m...
Minds Matter Bay AreaPreparing Low-Income, Motivated High School Students For Success In College And Beyond Minds Matter Bay Area (MMBay) is an education nonprofit that transforms the lives of low-income high school students with demonstrated motivation by broadening their dreams and preparing them for college success. Our students are paired with two mentors who support them for all three years in the program. They participate in a rich set of programs including weekly mentoring sessions, academic summer prog...
JARCResidential Services, Community Engagement, And Loving Support For Adults With Developmental Disabilities Here at JARC, we serve people with developmental disabilities via group homes, independent living support, and in-home respite care. Founded in 1969 by a small group of parents concerned about the future of their children, JARC is known for high-quality, community-based residential and support programs and has led the way in enriching lives and erasing barriers. JARC currently serves c...
SGA Youth & Family ServicesParenting Workshops, Early Childhood Programs, Education Support, And Workforce Development For Chicagoland’s Underserved Populations SGA Youth & Family Services leads positive change for children and families in Chicagoland's most challenged and underserved neighborhoods. The human service agency has provided free, comprehensive services since its founding in 1911. SGA believes that sustainable community change results from a focus on early childhood, education support services, p...
Ear Research FoundationResearch, Education, And Community Care For Hearing Loss And Balance Disorders The Ear Research Foundation’s mission is to help individuals with hearing loss and balance disorders through research and development, education, and community care. The Foundation's research continues advancements in the microsurgery of the ear, tests of new drugs and therapies for hearing loss and balance disorders, and developments in understanding otologic disease processes. The Foundation’s educational ...
Big Shoulders FundProviding Support To 72 Schools With Demonstrated Need In The Chicago Region Big Shoulders Fund (BSF) serves schools with demonstrated need to ensure those schools remain open and continue to provide a quality, values-based education for Chicago’s children. Since its founding, BSF has raised more than $400 million to support schools in four major areas: scholarships and enrichment, operational improvements, academic programs, and leadership development. BSF’s goal is not just to strengthen...
Little Mozart FoundationEducational And Interactive Concerts To Bring The Joy Of Music To Underserved Children And Families Little Mozart Foundation brings the joy of music to children and families in underserved neighborhoods through educational and interactive concerts performed by professional musicians. Our free concerts provide a relaxed, interactive, and engaging environment where children and their families can experience and enjoy the wonders of music. Children of all ages are welcome to observe, explore,...
Reaumond FoundationResearch Grants, Financial Assistance, And Low-Cost Housing To Help Those Facing Pancreatic Cancer The Reaumond Foundation (TRF) provides research grants to doctors and comprehensive cancer centers focused on cutting-edge research to combat pancreatic cancer. TRF also provides financial assistance for everyday expenses and medical care to families recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In addition, TRF offers low-cost housing for families during treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center i...
Give A Note FoundationRaising Awareness And Providing Grants For Music Education In K-12 Public Schools The mission of Give A Note Foundation (GAN) is to engage and empower educators, inspire students, and expand the reach and impact of music education in public schools. GAN was created to bring awareness about the importance of music and to nurture, grow, and strengthen music education opportunities – for every student, every school, and every community. In addition to awareness initiatives, GAN provides grant...
Phoenix Clinic“Pay What You Can” Mental Health Clinic Focusing On Communities Of Color The Phoenix Clinic helps underserved, low-income populations access quality, affordable mental health services while also providing a new generation of therapists with culturally sensitive professional development. We offer individual, couples, and family therapy. Our “pay what you can” model lessens barriers and promotes investment toward mental wellness for people of all creeds, races, orientations, and socioeconomi...
Huff ProjectRaising Awareness And Funds To Find A Cure For Lung Cancer The Huff Project’s mission is to raise awareness and research funds for lung cancer that ultimately help to increase survival. Since its inception, the nonprofit has given more than $300,000 for lung cancer research, helping to fund early detection diagnostics, vaccines, a lung cancer educational tool, clinical trials, and various other lung cancer-related initiatives. A former professional baseball player who never smoked, Stephen...
Repurpose WardrobeResale Of Luxury Clothing To Support Sustainability And Women Empowerment Repurpose Wardrobe uses the resale of luxury clothing to raise funds and develop programs to support the health and well-being of women and families, empower women through mentorship and workforce opportunities, and provide conscious-minded communities the chance to contribute to a more sustainable world. We bring together individuals and brands that donate new and gently used luxury clothing for resale. We then sell...
Detroit Phoenix CenterProviding Support And Empowerment To Homeless Youth We provide critical resources, support services, and a safe, nurturing, inclusive environment for teens and young adults who are experiencing homelessness or transitioning out of homelessness. Our direct services include: a daily drop-in center, after-school enrichment programs, youth action board, emergency crisis housing, and scholarship fund. We seek to create a world where every young person has a place to call home and the resources ...
JCC ChicagoRecreational, Educational, And Social Community Center For Chicago’s Jewish Community And Beyond Jewish Community Centers of Chicago (“JCC Chicago”) provides programs and services for all ages across greater Chicagoland. For more than a century, the agency has served hundreds of thousands of community members through recreational programming, educational sessions, essential services, community celebrations, and more. Through our day camps, overnight camp, early childhood programs, older ad...
Mobile Surgery InternationalProviding Free Comprehensive Surgical Care For Children Suffering From Cleft Facial Deformities Mobile Surgery International provides comprehensive surgical care for children suffering with cleft facial deformities, utilizes mobile surgical hospitals to deliver care to underserved communities, and trains local doctors and nurses so help can continue for generations. Our unique approach utilizes local human resources and high-tech mobile hospitals to treat cleft lip and cleft palate facial ...
Team John FoundationProviding Financial Relief To People Who Fall Into Sudden Crisis Team John Foundation's mission is to help people who fall into a sudden crisis. The nonprofit provides financial relief to people who are unexpectedly lost or displaced due to an illness or accident. Founded by John and Tatum Krause after his recovery from leukemia, Team John Foundation is their way to give back to others after having received such generous support from family and friends on their own cancer journey. In a...
Arts Of Life
Art Studio For Artists With Disabilities To Expand Their Practice And Strengthen Their Leadership Arts of Life advances the creative arts community by providing artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities a collective space to expand their practice and strengthen their leadership. Each artist has their own studio space and works independently from individualized project plans or receives one-to-one visual arts facilitation to increase their artistic skill set. Artists earn a m...
Minds Matter Bay Area
Preparing Low-Income, Motivated High School Students For Success In College And Beyond Minds Matter Bay Area (MMBay) is an education nonprofit that transforms the lives of low-income high school students with demonstrated motivation by broadening their dreams and preparing them for college success. Our students are paired with two mentors who support them for all three years in the program. They participate in a rich set of programs including weekly mentoring sessions, academic summer prog...
JARC
Residential Services, Community Engagement, And Loving Support For Adults With Developmental Disabilities Here at JARC, we serve people with developmental disabilities via group homes, independent living support, and in-home respite care. Founded in 1969 by a small group of parents concerned about the future of their children, JARC is known for high-quality, community-based residential and support programs and has led the way in enriching lives and erasing barriers. JARC currently serves c...
SGA Youth & Family Services
Parenting Workshops, Early Childhood Programs, Education Support, And Workforce Development For Chicagoland’s Underserved Populations SGA Youth & Family Services leads positive change for children and families in Chicagoland's most challenged and underserved neighborhoods. The human service agency has provided free, comprehensive services since its founding in 1911. SGA believes that sustainable community change results from a focus on early childhood, education support services, p...
Ear Research Foundation
Research, Education, And Community Care For Hearing Loss And Balance Disorders The Ear Research Foundation’s mission is to help individuals with hearing loss and balance disorders through research and development, education, and community care. The Foundation's research continues advancements in the microsurgery of the ear, tests of new drugs and therapies for hearing loss and balance disorders, and developments in understanding otologic disease processes. The Foundation’s educational ...
Big Shoulders Fund
Providing Support To 72 Schools With Demonstrated Need In The Chicago Region Big Shoulders Fund (BSF) serves schools with demonstrated need to ensure those schools remain open and continue to provide a quality, values-based education for Chicago’s children. Since its founding, BSF has raised more than $400 million to support schools in four major areas: scholarships and enrichment, operational improvements, academic programs, and leadership development. BSF’s goal is not just to strengthen...
Little Mozart Foundation
Educational And Interactive Concerts To Bring The Joy Of Music To Underserved Children And Families Little Mozart Foundation brings the joy of music to children and families in underserved neighborhoods through educational and interactive concerts performed by professional musicians. Our free concerts provide a relaxed, interactive, and engaging environment where children and their families can experience and enjoy the wonders of music. Children of all ages are welcome to observe, explore,...
Reaumond Foundation
Research Grants, Financial Assistance, And Low-Cost Housing To Help Those Facing Pancreatic Cancer The Reaumond Foundation (TRF) provides research grants to doctors and comprehensive cancer centers focused on cutting-edge research to combat pancreatic cancer. TRF also provides financial assistance for everyday expenses and medical care to families recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In addition, TRF offers low-cost housing for families during treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center i...
Give A Note Foundation
Raising Awareness And Providing Grants For Music Education In K-12 Public Schools The mission of Give A Note Foundation (GAN) is to engage and empower educators, inspire students, and expand the reach and impact of music education in public schools. GAN was created to bring awareness about the importance of music and to nurture, grow, and strengthen music education opportunities – for every student, every school, and every community. In addition to awareness initiatives, GAN provides grant...
Phoenix Clinic
“Pay What You Can” Mental Health Clinic Focusing On Communities Of Color The Phoenix Clinic helps underserved, low-income populations access quality, affordable mental health services while also providing a new generation of therapists with culturally sensitive professional development. We offer individual, couples, and family therapy. Our “pay what you can” model lessens barriers and promotes investment toward mental wellness for people of all creeds, races, orientations, and socioeconomi...
Huff Project
Raising Awareness And Funds To Find A Cure For Lung Cancer The Huff Project’s mission is to raise awareness and research funds for lung cancer that ultimately help to increase survival. Since its inception, the nonprofit has given more than $300,000 for lung cancer research, helping to fund early detection diagnostics, vaccines, a lung cancer educational tool, clinical trials, and various other lung cancer-related initiatives. A former professional baseball player who never smoked, Stephen...
Repurpose Wardrobe
Resale Of Luxury Clothing To Support Sustainability And Women Empowerment Repurpose Wardrobe uses the resale of luxury clothing to raise funds and develop programs to support the health and well-being of women and families, empower women through mentorship and workforce opportunities, and provide conscious-minded communities the chance to contribute to a more sustainable world. We bring together individuals and brands that donate new and gently used luxury clothing for resale. We then sell...
Detroit Phoenix Center
Providing Support And Empowerment To Homeless Youth We provide critical resources, support services, and a safe, nurturing, inclusive environment for teens and young adults who are experiencing homelessness or transitioning out of homelessness. Our direct services include: a daily drop-in center, after-school enrichment programs, youth action board, emergency crisis housing, and scholarship fund. We seek to create a world where every young person has a place to call home and the resources ...
JCC Chicago
Recreational, Educational, And Social Community Center For Chicago’s Jewish Community And Beyond Jewish Community Centers of Chicago (“JCC Chicago”) provides programs and services for all ages across greater Chicagoland. For more than a century, the agency has served hundreds of thousands of community members through recreational programming, educational sessions, essential services, community celebrations, and more. Through our day camps, overnight camp, early childhood programs, older ad...
Mobile Surgery International
Providing Free Comprehensive Surgical Care For Children Suffering From Cleft Facial Deformities Mobile Surgery International provides comprehensive surgical care for children suffering with cleft facial deformities, utilizes mobile surgical hospitals to deliver care to underserved communities, and trains local doctors and nurses so help can continue for generations. Our unique approach utilizes local human resources and high-tech mobile hospitals to treat cleft lip and cleft palate facial ...
Team John Foundation
Providing Financial Relief To People Who Fall Into Sudden Crisis Team John Foundation's mission is to help people who fall into a sudden crisis. The nonprofit provides financial relief to people who are unexpectedly lost or displaced due to an illness or accident. Founded by John and Tatum Krause after his recovery from leukemia, Team John Foundation is their way to give back to others after having received such generous support from family and friends on their own cancer journey. In a...
