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We are thrilled to announce that the following 21 organizations have recently been awarded grants within our Education program area. Collectively, these schools and nonprofits are providing safe and inclusive spaces for young people to be curious and creative and continue to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. We are looking forward to another year of learning in partnership with all of you!

• A Better Chicago
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
• BUILD, Inc.
• Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
• Chicago Jesuit Academy
• Children First Fund
• Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory High School
• Circle Urban Ministries
• Communities In Schools of Chicago
• Facing History and Ourselves
• Field Museum
• Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana
• Kids First Chicago
• Holy Family School
• Maywood Fine Arts Association
• Museum of Science and Industry
• Stone Community Development Corporation
• Van Lunen Center
• Walther Christian Academy
• West Cook YMCA
• Youth Guidance

The Foundation also renewed Legacy grants for Brookfield Zoo Chicago and Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation.

Lastly, the Foundation has made a 5-year commitment to Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a Safer Chicago (SC2), and has renewed commitments to the following funder collaboratives: Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities, Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance, and The Fund for Equitable Business Growth.