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- EIN 36-4117530
- 312-784-3300
- 247 S State St Ste 700 Chicago IL 60604 USA
- www.chicagoscholars.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Education, Higher Education, Scholarships, Scholarships & Student Financial Aid, Secondary & High Schools, Youth Development Programs
Mission: We uniquely select, train, and mentor academically ambitious students from under-resourced communities to complete college and become the next generation of leaders who will transform their neighborhoods and our city.
Target demographics: young leaders get to, through and beyond college and into careers. Through college counseling, mentoring, and by providing a supportive community to our Scholars through each phase of our program, we ensure that they reach their full potential as students and leaders.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 5,000
Geographic areas served: Chicago
Programs: 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.