College and Career Success

2024

Scholarship America

$600,000

to support CME Group Foundation Scholars Program

George W. Bush Foundation

$100,000

to support Bush Institute Education Program

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