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The Christopher Family Foundation is proud to announce support for the following schools and education nonprofits. Collectively, they are nurturing curiosity, prioritizing social-emotional well-being, and creating spaces of inclusion and belonging for West Side students and their families. We look forward to partnering with all of you in the 25/26 school year!
- A Better Chicago
- Alt Space Chicago
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
- BUILD, Inc.
- Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
- Chicago Jesuit Academy
- Children First Fund in support of Howe School of Excellence
- 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
- Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
- Kids First Chicago
- Holy Family School
- Stone Community Development Corporation
- Territory
- Youth Guidance
The Foundation also recently renewed Legacy grants for Brookfield Zoo Chicago and Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation and will continue its long-time scholarship program for students attending Walther Christian Academy.
The Foundation is entering year 2 of a 5-year commitment to Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a Safer Chicago (SC2) and to the Austin HOPE Center. We have also renewed commitments to the following funder collaboratives: Austin Fresh, Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance, and Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities.