College and Career Success
2024
iMentor
$25,000
to support the Summer Bridge Program
Scholarship America
$600,000
to support CME Group Foundation Scholars Program
Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC)
$25,000
to support Investigating the Pipeline Into School-Based Mental Health Careers
Genesys Works
$50,000
to support Strategic Initiatives Partnership
George W. Bush Foundation
$100,000
to support Bush Institute Education Program
University of Chicago
$25,000
to support Investor’s Council for Education Lab/Urban Labs
Thrive Scholars
$50,000
to support Thrive Scholars Chicago: Expanding Local Impact
2023
Scholarship America
$625,000
to support CME Group Foundation Scholars Program
Advance Illinois
$100,000
over two years to support Illinois Education and Career Success Network
America Needs You
$100,000
over two years to support ANY Fellows Program
Braven
$100,000
over two years to support Braven Chicago Career Accelerator Programs
Evanston Youth Job Center
$50,000
over two years to support South and Southwest Side Operations
Genesys Works
$50,000
over two years to support Expanding Professional Skills Training for Chicago
Greenwood Project
$50,000
over two years to support College Internship Program
Wall Street Bound
$50,000
over two years to support WSB Educational Programs
Associated Colleges of Illinois
$50,000
over two years to support Chicago-Based Student Support
Bottom Line
$100,000
over two years to support Chicago Region: Access and Success
College Possible
$100,000
over two years to support Chicago Program Expansion
Hope Chicago
$150,000
over two years to support Student Success Coach
iMentor
$50,000
over two years to support Growth Fund and Next Gen Leaders
One Goal
$100,000
over two years to support Closing the Degree Divide in Chicago
One Million Degrees
$100,000
over two years to support Services for Community College Students
Posse Foundation
$50,000
over two years to support Posse Chicago Programs
UChicago Network for College Success
$50,000
over two years to support Postsecondary Access and Success
Education Systems Center–Northern Illinois University
$50,000
over two years to support Chicago College and Career Pathways
Empower Illinois
$50,000
over two years to support Expanding Educational Pathways
George W. Bush Foundation
$100,000
to support Bush Institute Education Program
Partnership for College Completion
$100,000
over two years to support PCC Higher Ed
UChicago Consortium on School Research
$50,000
over two years to support Consortium Investor Council
P33 Chicago
$25,000
to support Tech Talent Pathways
Chicago Community Foundation
$50,000
to support Progressive Pathways for Postsecondary Success
2022
National Louis University
$100,000
over three years to support Accelerate U
Scholarship America
$600,000
to support CME Group Foundation Scholars
Hope Chicago
$75,000
to support Student Success Coach
P33 Chicago
$25,000
to support Chicago Tech Talent Ecosystem
Intrinsic Schools
$25,000
to support College Visits for Intrinsic Schools Students
2021
Obama Foundation
$1,000,000
over five years to support civics education programming
GreenLight Fund
$250,000
over five years to support GreenLight Chicago
Scholarship America
$700,000
to support CME Group Foundation Scholars
Genesys Works
$50,000
over two years to support College to Career Internships
Braven
$100,000
over two years to support the Accelerator Program at National Louis University
America Needs You
$100,000
over two years to support the ANY Fellows Program
Youth Job Center
$50,000
over two years to support Out of School Youth Programs
Wall Street Bound
$50,000
over two years to support Introduction to Wall Street Boot Camp
Intrinsic Schools
$25,000
to support Postsecondary Strategies for the 2021-22 School Year
Center for IT Acceleration
$25,000
to support the Software Development Apprenticeship Program
Greenwood Project
$50,000
over two years to support general operations
Bottom Line
$100,000
over two years to support Chicago Access to Success Programs
One Million Degrees
$100,000
over two years to support Investing in Resilient Community College Students
College Possible
$100,000
over two years to support College Access and Success
UChicago Network for College Success
$50,000
over two years to support Postsecondary Access and Success
Better Future Forward
$50,000
over two years to support the Chicago Community ISA Fund
iMentor
$50,000
over two years to support College Success During COVID-19
OneGoal
$100,000
over two years to support Postsecondary Programs
National Louis University
$25,000
to support Accelerate U: Jobs First Higher Education
SIU Foundation, fiscal agent for the Illinois Board of Higher Education
$50,000
to support the Equitable Public University Funding Commission
Posse Foundation
$50,000
over two years to support College and Career Success Programs
Associated Colleges of Illinois
$50,000
over two years to support Scholarships and Mentoring Programs
Partnership for College Completion
$100,000
over two years to support System Level Reform in Higher Education
Chicago Community Trust
$100,000
over two years to support Progressive Pathways
Empower Illinois
$50,000
over two years to support the Future of Illinois Program
University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
$50,000
over two years to support the Consortium Investor Council
Advance Illinois
$100,000
over two years to support Illinois 60 x 25 Network
Chicago Community Trust
$50,000
over two years to support Financial Services Pipeline
2020
America Needs You
$50,000
over two years to support general operations
Braven
$50,000
over two years to support general operations
Better Future Forward
$25,000
to support general operations
Bottom Line
$50,000
over two years to support the Chicago Region general operations
Bottom Line
$50,000
over two years to support the Chicago Region general operations
Chicago Community Trust/Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance
$100,000
over two years to support Progressive Pathways
College Possible
$50,000
over two years to support general operations
Empower Illinois
$25,000
to support The Future of Illinois project
Genesys Works
$50,000
over two years to support general operations
One Million Degrees
$50,000
over two years to support Accelerating Community College Student Careers
Partnership for College Completion
$100,000
over two years to support general operations
Scholarship America
$700,000
to support CME Group Foundation Scholars
University of Chicago Network for College Success
$25,000
to support Postsecondary Access and Success
2019
Genesys Works
$50,000
over two years to support general operations
Posse Foundation
$50,000
over two years to support general operations
Braven
$50,000
over two years to support general operations-Chicago
America Needs You
$50,000
over two years to support general operations
Bottom Line
$50,000
over two years to support the Chicago Region general operations
One Million Degrees
$50,000
over two years to support Accelerating Community College Student Careers
College Possible
$50,000
over two years to support general operations
Moneythink
$25,000
to support College Financial Coaching
Partnership for College Completion
$100,000
over two years to support general operations
Chicago Community Trust/Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance
$100,000
over two years to support Progressive Pathways
2018
Advance Illinois
$100,000
over two years to support strengthening Illinois’ 60 by 25 Network
University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
$150,000
over three years to support the College-to-Career Transition Study
Scholarship America
$500,000
to support CME Group Foundation Scholars Program
2017
American Friends of Ulster University
$192,000
over two years to support Financial Engineering Scholarships
Chicago Community Foundation
$75,000
over three years to support the Financial Services Pipeline Initiative
National Louis University
$25,000
to update their computer science curriculum and bring it up to current industry standards
2016
Chicago Community Foundation
$25,000
to support Progressive Pathways to Post-Secondary Success
Northern Illinois University
$500,000
over three years to support the CME Group Foundation Scholars program
CODE2040
$25,000
to support the TAP Program in Chicago
Year Up
$25,000
to support the Year Up Chicago internship program
Kansas State University
$50,000
to support the Center for Risk Management Education and Research