Beyond Sports Foundation (2013 Philanthropy Awards)Philanthropy Award: Athletics
Mission: To support disadvantaged high school and collegiate student athletes in Chicagoland by combining strong mentoring with academic, athletic, social and career programs to produce responsible young adults capable of achieving life-long success.
Garfield Park Conservatory (2013 Philanthropy Awards)Philanthropy Award: Most Innovative Fundraising
Mission: The mission of Garfield Park Conservatory and Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance (GPCA) is to be a free, beautiful facility with outstanding programs that encourage visitors to engage with science, nature, plants and conservation, and to help transform the surrounding community.
Midwest Palliative Hospice & CareCenter (2013 Philanthropy Awards)Philanthropy Award: Health
Mission: To provide high-quality, compassionate care through hospice and palliative care services to patients and their families in 150 communities in the Chicago area. They aim to bring both comfort and meaning to the end-of-life experience by respecting patients' religious, cultural and personal choices, and by helping them achieve their goals.
Northwestern University Settlement House (2013 Philanthropy Awards)Philanthropy Award: Most Improved Fundraising
Mission: Northwestern Settlement nurtures, educates and inspires children, families and seniors in Chicago's West Town community through programs that wrap comprehensive support around a diverse population of clients.
The Posse Foundation (2013 Philanthropy Awards)Philanthropy Award: Education—National
Mission: To identify, recruit and train student leaders from public high schools with extraordinary academic and leadership potential and provide the opportunity to pursue academic excellence in supportive, multicultural teams—"posses"—of 10 students.
Mission: Y.O.U. provides academic assistance, life and social-skills development, parental support, crisis intervention, mentoring, case management, and all forms of counseling for youth and their families in order to forge healthy relationships between families, peers and the community.
Mother's Trust Foundation (2013 Philanthropy Awards)Philanthropy Award: Human Services—Social Services
Mission: To support social service providers in order to assist children in Lake County who are in crisis or trouble; raise awareness of children's needs; link needs with community resources; and provide volunteer opportunities, as well as creating benefits and making opportunities available that cannot be obtained anywhere else.
Bernie's Book Bank (2013 Philanthropy Awards)Philanthropy Award: Education (Local)
Mission: To significantly increase book ownership among at-risk infants, toddlers and school-age children throughout the Chicago area by collecting, processing and redistributing new and gently used children's books.
Literature for All of Us (2013 Philanthropy Awards)Philanthropy Award: Arts
Mission: Literature for All of Us brings the rewards of reading and writing to teen parents and other young people in underserved neighborhoods through book groups led by trained volunteers. "We open doors by opening books."
