G iving Tuesday was launched in 2012 as a charitable counterpart to the holiday shopping extravaganzas known as Black Friday and Cyber Monday. When New York City’s 92nd Street Y created the fundraising

event with the United Nations Foundation, they could only hope and dream that its impact would spread far and wide. Now, those hopes and dreams are fully realized, with nearly 40,000 organizations participating. Crain’s Custom Media is proud to promote the Giving Tuesday campaigns of the fine Chicago-area nonprofits you see here. Please consider supporting them with your money, time or other resources on this Giving Tuesday and beyond.

Help us build a playground at ALLENDALE where kids learn…

grow…heal and PLAY!

Serving youth and families with serious emotional, mental

and behavioral health challenges for over 120 years.

allendale4kids.org

Supporting educational and cultural programs of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum;

fostering scholarship and promoting historical literacy.

alplm.org

Providing a continuum of integrated, quality and preventive

health care services to children and their families, enabling

them to lead healthy and productive lives.

infantwelfare.org

Committed to closing the achievement gap by creating high-impact school leaders

who accelerate student achievement.

accelerateinstitute.org

Feeding the hungry this holiday season. Your $60 buys food and

toiletries for one person.

arkchicago.org

Providing Chicago’s teens with opportunities to explore and develop

their talents, while gaining critical skills for college, careers and beyond.

afterschoolmatters.org

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A caring community resource for children, youth and families.

auntmarthas.org

Advancing community and securing the health and well-being of the LGBTQ people of Chicagoland.

centeronhalsted.org

Helping to save lives from breast and ovarian cancer by empowering

women to know their risk and manage their health proactively.

brightpink.org

Mobilizing volunteers to build a stronger, more

unified Chicago.

chicagocares.org

For more than 100 years, Catholic Charities has been there for

anyone in need. Every 30 seconds, someone counts on Catholic Charities on their journey to

self-sufficiency.

catholiccharities.net

Uniting public, private and community partners to ensure the safety, health and well-being of abused children.

chicagocac.org

Providing high-quality choral education to 5,000 youth citywide and using music to unite diverse people and build communities.

ccchoir.org

Providing hope and opportunity to our city’s

children, youth and adults who face the challenges of poverty.

chicagolights.org

Organizing and advocating to prevent and end homelessness, because we believe housing is a

human right in a just society.

chicagohomeless.org

Building strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter– because everyone deserves a

decent, affordable home.

chicagolandhabitat.org

Developing diverse, promising young artists through intensive arts

training and a complete college preparatory curriculum.

chiarts.org

Recruiting, inspiring and mobilizing emerging leaders to empower at-risk

Chicago Public School students to reach their highest potential.

cityyear.org/chicago

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Promoting choice, independence and inclusion for people with

disabilities.

Empowering people. Creating possibilities.

envisionunlimited.org

Changing the way the world views Down syndrome and sending a global message of acceptance

for all.

gigisplayhouse.org

Enhancing the lives of older adults by providing life enrichment programs,

supportive resources, healthcare, research and education.

cje.net

Providing children ages 0-12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items

they need to thrive.

cradlestocrayons.org/chicago

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myforefront.org

Ensuring that anyone impacted by cancer is empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action and sustained

by community. Our innovative program, including more than 300 FREE activities each month, is an

essential complement to medical care.

gildasclubchicago.org

Supporting auto collision repair educational programs to create qualified, entry-level employees

and connect them with an array of career opportunities.

CollisionEducationFoundation.org

DMSF provides high school scholarship assistance and programmatic support to

bright, hard-working Chicago students from economically

disadvantaged backgrounds.

dmsf.org

The country’s largest nonprofit treatment provider specializing in substance use disorders for men,

women and adolescents.

gatewayfoundation.org

Proudly serving individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and their families,

since 1954 via a broad range of personalized, lifelong services.

glenkirk.org

Providing highly individualized education and life strategies for

students with complex learning disabilities.

coveschool.org

Changing the way the world defines and views

disabilities by making profound, positive differences in people’s

lives every day.

eastersealschicago.org

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Giving all kids the lifelong benefi ts of sports and physical activity by

providing equipment, apparel and footwear to those most in need.

goodsports.org

Improving the well-being of the communities we serve by

providing accessible, high-quality healthcare.

heartlandhealthcenters.org

Providing food for hungry people while striving to end hunger in

our community.

chicagosfoodbank.org

Creating equitable access to opportunity through technology job skills training and leadership

development.

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icstars.org

For over 20 years, helping individuals with autism reach their full potential. Programs

foster social, communication and independent living skills at every

stage of life.

havedreams.org

With a tradition embedded in social work, preparing scholars

and practitioners to serve diverse communities.

icsw.edu

The largest organization in North America devoted to supporting

cancer research in Israel.

icrfonline.org

Providing help, healing and caring services infused with Jewish

values to strengthen lives in our community.

jcfs.org

Helping critically ill babies by removing the financial burden of parking fees, giving every family the opportunity to be with their

child each and every day.

jacksonchance.org

Giving all generations of Jews a unique voice in building a prosperous

future for the land of Israel and its people.

jnf.org

Accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat type 1 diabetes (T1D)

and its complications.

jdrf.org/illinois

Providing vital mental health services to over 2,000 vulnerable children and families each year so

they can to reach their full potential.

jpachicago.org

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Elevating the impact of mentoring today so more kids reach their

potential tomorrow.

ilmentoring.org

Sharing life with children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

through a full continuum of care.

misericordia.org

Enhancing potential and supporting communal inclusion for people

with disabilities through education, recreation, vocational and residential

opportunities.

Special Needs. Extraordinary Opportunities.

keshet.org

The leader in comprehensive ALS care in Chicagoland, providing

individualized care, local community support and hope through

scientific research.

lesturnerals.org

Providing healing for children and families in need since 1887.

mercyhome.org

Keeping America’s runaway, homeless and at-risk youth safe

and off the streets.

1800runaway.org

Founded in 1970, Lakeview Pantry is Chicago’s largest food pantry,

distributing over 1.4 million meals to the North Side’s most vulnerable

residents every year.

lakeviewpantry.org

Dedicated to conquering all blood cancers by funding research

into their causes and cures, and enriching the quality of life of

those touched by these diseases.

allbloodcancers.org

Creating stable, vibrant and healthy communities by developing, financing

and operating affordable, program-enriched housing for families, seniors and people with special needs who

lack the economic resources to access quality, safe housing opportunities.

mercyhousing.org/lakefront

Conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.

nature.org/illinois

A network of 10 college prep elementary schools providing

4,000 low-income students with the academic foundation and

ambition to earn a college degree.

learncharter.org

Empowering vibrant, grace-filled living across all generations.

A not-for-profit system of life plan communities and senior services.

lutheranlifecommunities.org

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Providing housing, health care and human connection to

youth and adults experiencing homelessness or poverty.

thenightministry.org

A grassroots movement mobilizing individuals and organizations to heal,

educate, and empower youth and women in the fight against slavery.

saltandlightcoalition.com

Leading the Northern Illinois community in solving hunger

by providing nutritious meals to those in need through innovative

programs and partnerships.

solvehungertoday.org

Preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and meeting human needs in His

name without discrimination.

salarmychicago.org

Serving underserved students through relationship-driven

personalized tutorials during the school day, generating impressive

academic results.

sagainnovations.org

Providing year-round sports training and athletic competition

in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with

intellectual disabilities.

soill.org

Building a robust and nationally-recognized pipeline of under-represented students

who, because of UNCF support, become highly-qualified

college graduates.

uncf.org/chicago

Providing housing, integrated services, education and advocacy to

end domestic violence.

wingsprogram.com

Fighting for the health, education, financial stability and safety of every person in every

neighborhood across the Chicago region.

LIVEUNITEDchicago.org

Supporting women and other diverse business owners throughout their

entrepreneurial journey to fuel economic growth and strengthen

communities.

wbdc.org

Heightening the inherent power of sports and unifying diverse stakeholders to develop and

support Chicago youth.

urbaninitiatives.org

Working to achieve gender equity and inclusion through services that help women and families

find personal and financial empowerment.

ywcachicago.org

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