K-12 Education Grant Recipients

2024

Archdiocese of Chicago

$200,000

over two years to support Leadership Development Programs

Boy Scouts of America - Pathway to Adventure Council

$50,000

over two years to support STEM in Scouting

After School Matters

$100,000

over two years to support Computer Science Programming

Children First Fund - Chicago Public Schools Foundation

$125,000

to support Robotics OST–Connecting to Our Community

Field Museum

$15,000

to support Digital Learning Internship

Chicago Pre-college Science and Engineering

$25,000

to support Summer STEM Programming

YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

$25,000

to support YMCA’s STEAM Club: K-12 Computer Science

Chalkbeat Chicago

$25,000

to support Education Reporting in Chicago

Project Syncere

$100,000

over two years to support E-cademy and ENpowered Games

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

$50,000

over two years to support Startup Tech

Union League Boys and Girls Club

$100,000

over two years to support Underwater Robotics

University of Illinois-Discovery Partners Institute

$150,000

over two years to support Digital Explorers Program and Teacher Training Summer Intensives

Coalition on Urban Girls

$100,000

to support CUG Relaunch

Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development (BUILD), Inc.

$100,000

to support the BUILDing Girls 2 Women Program

University of Illinois

$100,000

to support Computer Science Teacher Endorsement

Project Exploration

$50,000

to support Computer Science Ecosystem/STEM Learning Ecosystems Communities of Practice

Chicago Youth Centers

$50,000

over two years to support Computer Science Programming

2023

DePaul University

$15,000

to support the Summer Investment Challenge

The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning

$75,000

to support Computer Science for Every Learner

Bellwether Education Partners

$25,000

to support School-Based Mental Health Landscape

Sinai Urban Health Institute

$200,000

to support Girls Mental Health Study

Coalition on Urban Girls

$25,000

to support CUG Relaunch

Chicago Public Education Fund

$750,000

over five years to support Chicago Leads

EVERFI (via Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship)

$50,000

over two years to support Pathways: Financing Higher Education

Computer Science Teachers Association

$100,000

over two years to support Empowering Illinois and Chicago CS Teachers

Children First Fund of Chicago Public Schools Foundation - Computer Science 4 All

$125,000

to support Middle School to High School Learning Pathways

University of Illinois-Discovery Partners Institute

$25,000

to support Digital Explorers

After School Matters

$25,000

to support Game Design Apprenticeship Program

Boy Scouts of America

$20,000

to support STEM in Scouting

After School Matters

$100,000

over two years to support Computer Science Programming

Children First Fund - Chicago Public Schools Foundation

$125,000

to support Robotics OST–Connecting to Our Community

Field Museum

$15,000

to support Digital Learning Internship

Girls Inc. of Chicago

$100,000

over two years to support Mind + Body Health Initiative

Juvenile Protective Association

$100,000

over two years to support the Grandparent Project

Youth Guidance

$500,000

over two years to support Working on Womanhood

Union League Boys & Girls Club

$100,000

over two years to support Trauma-Informed Care for Girls

Children’s Research Triangle

$200,000

over two years to support Girls Moving in New Directions (MIND)

Chicago Pre-college Science and Engineering

$20,000

to support Summer STEM Enrichment Program

Chicago Youth Centers

$20,000

to support CYC Computer Science Program

Code Nation

$50,000

to support Coding & Career Readiness Program

Distinctive Schools

$15,000

to support CICS Prairie Computer Science After School Clubs

Field Museum

$15,000

to support High School Digital Learning Internship Program

Illinois Science and Technology Institute

$100,000

over two years to support The STEM Challenge and 6x3 Project Series

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

$20,000

to support Startup Tech

Chicago Learning Exchange

$30,000

to support CSforChi Community of Practice

Project Syncere

$100,000

over two years to support E-cademy and ENpowered Games

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

$50,000

over two years to support Startup Tech

Union League Boys and Girls Club

$100,000

over two years to support Underwater Robotics

Ladies of Virtue

$150,000

over two years to support general operations

Polished Pebbles

$150,000

over two years to support Girls Mentoring Program

Focus Fairies

$100,000

over two years to support What’s the T.E.A.

STEMconnector

$20,000

to support general operations

Civic Consulting Alliance

$50,000

to support Developing ISBE Children’s Adversity Index

Project Exploration

$25,000

to support CS: An Intergenerational, Everyday Experience

Union League Boys & Girls Club

$50,000

to support Underwater Robotics

Universidad Popular

$15,000

to support We Code Juntos

YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

$25,000

to support STEAM Club

Teachers Supporting Teachers

$60,000

over two years to support TST-CPS Computer Science PLC Partnership

Junior Achievement

$100,000

over two years to support Digital Programs

Archdiocese of Chicago

$100,000

to support Aspiring Principals Program

Beyond 100K

$50,000

to support Co-Creation of Groundbreaking, Adaptable Measurement Tools for the Field

University of Illinois

$100,000

to support Computer Science Teacher Endorsement

Project Exploration

$50,000

to support Computer Science Ecosystem/STEM Learning Ecosystems Communities of Practice

Chicago Youth Centers

$50,000

over two years to support Computer Science Programming

2022

Computer Science Teachers Association

$25,000

to support Teacher Registration for CSTA Conference

Children First Fund of the Chicago Public Schools Foundation-Computer Science 4 All

$125,000

to support Robotics: Middle School to High School Pathways and expanded elementary school offerings

University of Illinois-Discovery Partners Institute

$25,000

to support Discover Computing—Middle Grades

After School Matters

$25,000

to support IDEALStudent App Development Apprenticeship Programs

Boy Scouts of America

$20,000

to support STEM in Scouting

Chicago Learning Exchange

$30,000

to support CSforCHI Community of Practice

Chicago Pre-college Science and Engineering

$20,000

to support Summer STEM Enrichment Program

Code Nation

$30,000

to support Coding & Career Readiness Program

Distinctive Schools

$15,000

to support Computer Science Pathways Expansion

Field Museum

$15,000

to support Digital Learning Program and Internship

Illinois Science and Technology Institute

$50,000

to support The STEM Challenge and 6x3 Project Series

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

$20,000

to support Startup Tech

Project Exploration

$25,000

to support CS Connections: Two New STEM Learning Centers

Project SYNCERE

$25,000

to support E-CADEMY: Computer Science for Innovators

Union League Boys & Girls Clubs

$50,000

to support Underwater Robotics

Universidad Popular

$15,000

to support We Code Juntos

YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

$25,000

to support STEAM Club: Computer Science Out of School Time Program

Teachers Supporting Teachers

$20,000

to support TST-CPS Computer Science PLC Partnership

STEM Connector

$20,000

to support general operations

CSEdResearch.org

$100,000

over two years to support Grantees' Impacts in Context of CS Ed Landscape Research Study

Archdiocese of Chicago Schools

$100,000

to support Principal Preparation, Development and Formation

Chicago Youth Centers

$20,000

to support CYC Computer Science Program

2021

SAGA Innovations

$100,000

over two years to support SAGA Chicago Fellow Recruitment

Mikva Challenge

$25,000

to support Youth Civic Engagement Education

Civic Consulting Alliance

$10,000

to support CPS Skyline Networked Learning Community

Children First Fund, the Chicago Public Schools Foundation

$100,000

over two years to support the Financial Education Initiative

Everfi

$50,000

over two years to support Financing Higher Education Curriculum for Chicago

Junior Achievement

$100,000

over two years to support digital programming

University of Illinois

$125,000

to support computer science teacher endorsement

STEMConnector

$25,000

to support general operations

After School Matters

$20,000

to support IDEALStudent Tech Apprentice Programs

Boy Scouts of America

$20,000

to support STEM in Scouting

Teachers Supporting Teachers

$20,000

to support Partnership with CPS Computer Science

Chicago Learning Exchange

$20,000

to support CSforChi Ecosystem

Chicago Pre-college Science & Engineering

$20,000

to support the Summer STEM Enrichment Program

Chicago Youth Centers

$15,000

to support CYC’s Computer Science Program

ChickTech

$15,000

to support the Chicago High School Program

CPS Children First Fund

$25,000

to support CPS Esports Framework Pilot

Code Nation

$20,000

to support the Fellowship Program

Deaf Kids Code

$15,000

to support the Chicago Park District DHH Program

DePaul University

$25,000

to support DeSports 2.0, a DePaul-CPS High School program

Distinctive Schools

$15,000

to support Prairie’s Pathway to Computer Science Futures

Field Museum

$15,000

to support High School Digital Learning and Science Research

100kin10

$50,000

to support unCommission for STEM Learning and Opportunity

DePaul University

$150,000

000 to support Study of Impact of CPS Computer Science Graduation Policy on Student Access and Outcomes

Illinois Science and Technology Institute

$25,000

to support the STEM Challenge Program

Loyola University Chicago

$15,000

to support Girls Who Code

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

$20,000

to support Startup Tech

Project Exploration

$20,000

to support CS, An Everyday Experience

Project Lead the Way

$50,000

over two years to support downstate school grants

Project Syncere

$25,000

to support E-cademy: CS for Innovators

Union League Boys and Girls Clubs

$15,000

to support Underwater Robotics

Universidad Popular

$15,000

to support We Code Juntos

We All Code

$15,000

to support South and West Side Expansion

YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

$15,000

to support 3D Design and Printing

The Chicago Community Foundation, fiscal agent for the Chicago Education Equity COVID Response Fund

$50,000

to support the Governor’s Learning Renewal Work

2020

Children First Fund of the Chicago Public Schools Foundation

$100,000

over two years to support the financial education programs

Children First Fund of the Chicago Public Schools Foundation

$443,000

over three years to support Computer Science 4 All and after-school computer science clubs

Christopher House

$25,000

to support Computer Science Initiatives

George W. Bush Foundation

$300,000

over three years to support the School Leadership Initiative

Greenwood Project

$25,000

to support the High School Financial Institute

Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS)

$50,000

over two years to support Expanding STEM Programming in the Charter Sector

Junior Achievement

$100,000

over two years to support the JA Whole School Program

Kids First Chicago

$100,000

over two years to support System Innovation for World Class Education

McCormick Foundation, fiscal agent for Education First

$25,000

to support the ISBE Strategic Planning Process

Northwestern University Office of Community & Education Partnerships

$125,000

over two years to support out of school CS opportunity analysis

SAGA Innovations

$100,000

over two years to support expansion of blended tutoring

STEMConnector

$100,000

over two years to support System Innovation for World Class Education

100Kin10

$50,000

over two years to support general operations

2019

Junior Achievement

$100,000

over two years to support the JA Whole School Program

Children First Fund of the Chicago Public Schools Foundation

$100,000

over two years to support financial education programs

Northwestern University Office of Community & Education Partnerships

$125,000

over two years to support out of school CS opportunity analysis

Children First Fund of the Chicago Public Schools Foundation

$443,000

over three years to support Computer Science 4 All and after-school computer science clubs

After School Matters

$25,000

to support the Techworld Apprenticeship Program

Chicago Pre-college Science & Engineering Program

$25,000

to support the Summer Enrichment STEM Program

Code Nation

$25,000

to support the Foundations Coding Course

Loyola University Chicago

$25,000

to support STEAHM

Museum of Science and Industry

$25,000

to support Fab YOUth

Project Exploration

$25,000

to support West Side STEM Learning Center

Project SYNCERE

$25,000

to support E-CADEMY Program: CS for Innovators

Kids First Chicago

$100,000

over two years to support System Innovation for World Class Education

SAGA Innovations

$100,000

over two years to support expansion of blended tutoring

STEMConnector

$50,000

over two years to support general operations

100Kin10

$50,000

over two years to support general operations

Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS)

$50,000

over two years to support Expanding STEM Programming in the Charter Sector

2018

Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS)

$25,000

to support growing the pipeline of STEM teachers

STEMConnector

$25,000

to support a STEMConnector membership

Kids First Chicago

$25,000

to support Ecosystem Innovation

ReadyNation

$50,000

to support the 2018 Global Business Summit on Early Childhood and Illinois advocacy

Communities in Schools of Chicago

$25,000

to support Lloyd Bachrach’s “Yes You Can!” program

Chicago Lawndale AMACHI Mentoring Program (LAMP)

$25,000

to support the North Lawndale STEAM Partnership Academy

TIDES Foundation/Mission Measurement

Up to $50,000

to support Chicago Informal Computer Science Programs

Illinois Science and Technology Institute

$25,000

to support the high school STEM Challenge

2017

Communities in Schools of Chicago

$30,000

to support Lloyd Bachrach’s “Yes You Can!” program

LEAP Innovations

$1,000,000

over four years to support general operations

University of Chicago Consortium on School Research

$150,000

over two years to support research in computer science learning in Chicago Public Schools

Education Pioneers

$80,000

over two years to analyze CPS CS4All student data and outcomes

Northwestern University/Digital Youth Network

$125,000

over two years to support research in computer science programs for Chicago youth

Chicago Public Education Fund

$1,000,000

over four years to support Fund 5, to make principal quality an enduring aspect of Chicago’s school improvement strategy

Genesys Works

$25,000

is awarded to support workplace development for low-income Chicago youth

Queen’s University Belfast

$192,000

over two years to support Computer Science Teacher Upskilling/Pupil Outreach

Vision 20/20

$25,000

to support 21st Century Learning Center for schools in downstate Illinois

2016

Archdiocese of Chicago

$1,000,000

over five years to support Blended Learning in schools

Genesys Works Chicago

$25,000

to support general operations

Kids First Chicago

$40,000

to support general operations

CoderDojoChi

$25,000

to support coding education for Chicago youth

George W. Bush Foundation

$300,000

over three years to support Alliance to Reform Education Leadership (AREL)

One Chance Illinois

$35,000

to support general operations

Communities in Schools of Chicago

$30,000

to support Lloyd Bachrach’s “Yes You Can!” program

Illinois State University

$25,000

to support integration of P20 Council into ESSA

University of Chicago STEM Education

$12,000

to support Computer Science Research RFP development