We are fighting poverty with opportunity.

Together, we can build a better Chicago for everyone.

COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund

Help us provide lifesaving support to low-income youth and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Featured Grantees

Our portfolio provides Chicago youth with the education, skills, and opportunities to succeed and break the cycle of poverty.

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Investment to date $200K
Students Served 612

The BARR Center (BARR) is a strengths-based model applied to middle and high schools that provides them with a comprehensive approach to meeting the academic, social and emotional needs of all students.

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Investment to date $2.2M
Students Served 2,407

Chicago Scholars selects, trains, and mentors academically ambitious students from under-resourced communities to enroll in, persist and graduate from college.

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Investment to date $2.91M
Students Served 731

One Million Degrees accelerates community college students’ progress on career pathways to economic mobility by providing academic, professional, personal, and financial supports to highly motivated, low-income students pursuing associate’s degrees or post-secondary certificates.

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