THE CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
THE CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
THE CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
Programs
Chicago Scholars Leadership Development Program
CHICAGO SCHOLARS OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE SEVEN-YEAR PROGRAM LASTING FROM THE SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH THE SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE AND ENDING WITH TWO YEARS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - THAT HELPS ACADEMICALLY AMBITIOUS AND TALENTED FIRST GENERATION AND UNDERSERVED YOUTH GRADUATE FROM THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE WHILE PROVIDING EMPLOYERS WITH A QUALITY, DIVERSE AND COLLEGE-EDUCATED WORKFORCE. EACH YEAR CHICAGO SCHOLARS WORKS TO IMPROVE ITS PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS. TO DATE, MORE THAN 5,200 CHICAG SCHOLARS ARE IN OR HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. 85% OF THE CLASS OF 2026 ARE LOW-INCOME AND 75% ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS REPRESENTING 106 CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOLS. 95% OF THE CLASS OF 2025 HAS INDICATED WHERE THEY PLAN TO ENROLL IN FALL 2021. HISTORICALLY 95% OF SCHOLARS MATRICULATE ON-TIME, AND 93% OF SCHOLARS PERSIST INTO THEIR SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE AND 80% EARN THEIR DEGREES WITHIN 6 YEARS. OVERALL THE SCHOLARS HAVE ATTENDED OR GRADUATED FROM MORE THAN 550 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.6MProgram 1 [2024]
CHICAGO SCHOLARS OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE SEVEN-YEAR PROGRAM LASTING FROM THE SUMMER BEFORE THEIR SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH THE SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE AND ENDING WITH TWO YEARS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF PROGRAMMING, SCHOLARS WORK CLOSELY WITH COLLEGE COUNSELORS, MENTORS AND PEERS TO APPLY TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE THEIR RIGHT MATCH, FIT AND FINANCIAL FIT. OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH STRIVES FOR OUR SCHOLARS TO FIND THE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHERE THEY CAN BUILD COMMUNITY AND FOSTER BELONGING. CHICAGO SCHOLARS PROVIDES SCHOLARS ENROLLED IN COLLEGE UNIQUE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, CONTINUED MENTORSHIP AND A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE, SO THAT OUR SCHOLARS PERSIST THROUGH COLLEGE, THRIVE IN THEIR STUDIES AND GRADUATE WITH DEGREES THAT LEAD TO MEANINGFUL CAREERS, HIGHER SALARIES AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. CHICAGO SCHOLARS' CAREER PROGRAMMING HELPS OUR SCHOLARS GAIN ACCESS TO THE KEY INTERNSHIPS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND NETWORKS THAT WILL LEAD THEM TO THEIR FIRST JOBS AND LAUNCH LIFE-CHANGING CAREERS. EACH YEAR CHICAGO SCHOLARS WORKS TO IMPROVE ITS PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS. TO DATE, MORE THAN 6,000 CHICAGO SCHOLARS ARE IN OR HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. 88% OF OUR SCHOLARS AND ALUMS COME FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. 82% ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. OUR SCHOLARS HAVE COME FROM ALL 77 CHICAGO COMMUNITY AREAS. HISTORICALLY, 96% OF SCHOLARS MATRICULATE TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL FOLLOWING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, AND 76% EARN THEIR DEGREES WITHIN SIX YEARS. OVERALL THE SCHOLARS ATTENDED OR GRADUATED FROM MORE THAN 500 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.1MProgram 2 [2024]
IN MAY 2024, CHICAGO SCHOLARS TRANSITIONED ITS SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, REACH PATHWAYS, LLC (REACH) TO A MULTI-MEMBER LOW-PROFIT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (L3C), WITH THE INTENTION OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE FOUNDATION'S PROVEN CURRICULUM TO MORE UNDER-RESOURCED STUDENTS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND GENERATING NEW POTENTIAL REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES TO DIVERSIFY THE FOUNDATION'S REVENUES. REACH IS THE COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAY FOR UNDER-RESOURCED STUDENTS IN AN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM. REACH CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH COLLEGES AND COMPANIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$713.8K
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