Support
Partners
The Chicago Freedom School is grateful to its many funders and partners for their ongoing support and dedication. This support is essential to the realization of our goal of providing a space where young people can develop as leaders in affecting social change.
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
- Arcus Foundation
- Art and Social Change Funding Circle
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Chicago Sun-Times Charity Trust
- CME Foundation
- Cricket Island Foundation
- Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust
- Girl’s Best Friend Foundation
- Google Grants
- Illinois Humanities Council
- Leo S. Guthman Fund
- Polk Bros. Foundation
- Woods Fund of Chicago
SPECIAL THANKS
The establishment of the Chicago Freedom School would not have been possible without a generous legacy grant from the Girl’s Best Friend Foundation. Our ongoing work to strengthen the field of youth-led social change is supported with a five-year grant from the Cricket Island Foundation (2009 – 2013).
The Chicago Freedom School is proud to partner with the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media, Columbia College Chicago for support of our youth-led partnership with the Kigali Freedom School in Kigali, Rwanda. We are also happy to partner with WBEZ’s Vocalo.org as we document the action plans of the Freedom Fellows. In addition, CFS works with the Neighborhood Writing Alliance, an organization that provides opportunities for the families of CFS youth to express themselves through writing and performance across the city of Chicago.
CFS is also extremely grateful to the many individuals who have pledged their support through personal donations and in-kind gifts.
Donate
The Chicago Freedom School relies on the support of individuals just like you. Your contribution, no matter the size, will help CFS continue to be a resource for youth and adults across Chicago.
Please choose to be a Partner in Freedom today.
Or mail your donation along with the contribution form to our address.
The Chicago Freedom School is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Your donations are tax-deductible by the fullest extent of federal law.
Membership
Please consider becoming a member of the Chicago Freedom School. Members can be individuals or organizations. A CFS member has pledged work in solidarity with our organization as we create effective, integenerational alliances for social change. Members enjoy many benefits including:
- Free access to the lending library
- Annual networking events
- Free adultism trainings, and more!
Become a member of the Chicago Freedom School today!
Special Events and Giving Opportunities
Civil Rights Trip to the Deep South
Please consider supporting a group of youth and adults as they embark on a 5-day journey to the Deep South to visit sites, memorials and museums connected to the Civil Rights Movement. CFS will travel with youth from the Sunflower Country Freedom Project (based in Mississippi) to sites in Jackson, MS, Selma, AL, Montgomery, AL, Birmingham, AL and Memphis, TN. The trip is scheduled to take place July 19 – 24, but we need your help to make it a reality. Become a sponsor of this trip today.
Or donate in the amount that you choose:
Thank you!