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Mission: See part i line 1.
Programs: Financial assistance - the fund provides scholarships and other financial support to economically disadvantaged chicago area students allowing them to attend leading private and parochial high schools in the chicago area and top boarding schools across the country. During the 2016/2017 and 2015/2016 school years, the fund served 404 and 373 scholars, respectively.
summer opportunities, including the caddie program - the objective of the summer opportunities program is to present scholars with summer job opportunities, internships, cultural and study abroad programs, sports programs and community service programs. As part of the summer opportunties program, the fund provides summer golf caddie employment opportunities for scholars. Scholars live in college dorms and caddie at nearby country clubs, earning income, gaining work experience and developing life skills.
college counseling - the fund works with scholars throughout their four years in high school and most intensively in their junior and senior years, assisting the scholars as they search for an appropriate college and for funding to help pay for that college.