Current Grant Recipients
Our Chicago White Sox Charities
Annual Grant Recipients receive year-to-year (annual) support.
COMMITTED CONTRIBUTIONS: Organizations that receive support annually
Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities
Lemont, IL
Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities (CBCC) raises money in support of the cancer research, education, and patient care programs at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Children's Memorial Hospital, with more than $12 million being donated since the organization's founding in 1970.
Inner City Youth Baseball (ICYB)
Chicago, IL
The mission of the ICYB Program is to provide a safe and structured recreational baseball programming during the summer months to participants 9-12 years of age that do not have the financial resources and support to participate in similar programming.
Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the annual Survivor's Walk and Celebration which provides a unique opportunity to celebrate survivorship among cancer survivors, their families and friends and all those who have been touched by cancer.
Special Children's Charities
Chicago, IL
Grant is used to purchase uniforms for Special Olympic athletes and coaches for the Chicago Special Olympics Spring Games. More than 3500 athletes competed in this year's Spring Games.
White Sox Amateur City Elite
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the development of the next generation of African-American baseball stars by providing youth from under-served communities the opportunity to play baseball in a highly competitive travel baseball environment.
ANNUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS: Organizations that receive a one-time grant
Advocate Charitable Foundation
Pediatric Oncology Survivorship in Transition Program (POST)
Oak Lawn, IL
POST provides health education and assessment, patient support and the tools needed to ensure life-long medical care for the survivors of childhood cancer and their families.
After School Matters
Chicago, IL
Grant supports After School Matters( ASM) Sports37 baseball apprenticeship programs for Chicago teens. These apprenticeships are hands-on, interactive programs led by skilled professionals.
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Chicago, IL
Grant support of the Small Miracle Program (SMP). The SMP was developed with the purpose to brighten at least one moment of one day by fulfilling a wish for a pediatric cancer patient.
Cabrini Green Tutoring Program
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the one-on-one tutoring program that benefits children in the Cabrini Green community and surrounding neighborhoods.
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center
Chicago, IL
The CCAC is a collaborative agency (includes the four government agencies responsible for responding to allegations of child abuse in Chicago) that coordinates the investigations of child sexual abuse and provides treatment and advocacy services to children and families.
Chicago Project for Violence Prevention
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the "CeaseFire" program which campaigns to stop urban violence in the Chicago area.
Chico Carrasquel Foundation
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the cultural exchange trips. Activities include baseball clinics, historical/cultural trips for children and chaperones to the baseball museum in Caracas, Venezuela and other significant historical destinations.
Children's Memorial Foundation
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago which will ensure that every child who comes to this special institution receives the very best medical treatment in a uniquely compassionate setting.
CYC/Elliott Donnelley Center
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the Health Education and Physical Fitness program.
Easter Seals of Metropolitan Chicago
Chicago, IL
Grant supports students at the new Therapeutic School and Center for Autism Research.
Emergency Fund
Chicago, IL
Grant provides immediate financial assistance to help low-income Chicago area individuals and families who have experienced a major crisis or transition.
Gad's Hill Center
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the Club Learn, and educational support and enrichment program for elementary school children from Chicago's economically distressed Pilsen, North Lawndale and Back of the Yards Communities.
Girls in the Game
Chicago, IL
Funding supports the spring semester of the after school program and the 2009 Summer Camp.
Holy Cross-Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
Chicago, IL
Grant supports and expands the parish's mentoring program and development of a new program that addresses proper nutrition, physical fitness and positive thinking.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation
New York, NY
Grant will be used to underwrite a Jackie Robinson scholarship to be awarded to a Chicago-area college student.
Juvenile Protective Association
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the agency's comprehensive and highly-sensitive treatment and counseling services for distressed families and vulnerable children who struggle with abuse and neglect.
Literature for All of Us
Evanston, IL
Grant supports the Children's Literature for Parenting program which educates pregnant and parenting teens about the importance of early childhood literacy.
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation (MCSF)
Alexandria, VA
Grant will be used to underwrite MCSF scholarships to be awarded to Chicago-area college students.
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the aftercare program which provides services and support to aid residential and non-residential students in achieving a successful transition into independent living.
Michael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation
Chicago, IL
Grant to support research focused on identifying a molecular signature for malignant pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCN).
Moyer Foundation
Camp Erin Chicago
Grant supports Camp Erin, a week-long bereavement camp designed for children ages 6-17 who have experienced the death of a loved one.
Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the Museum's bi-annual Family Day events for the Science Minors Clubs.
Near West Side Community Development Corp
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the West Haven Sports Club and the summer baseball/basketball initiative.
Noble Networks Charter Schools
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the baseball programs at the Network's two newest campuses - UIC College Prep and Gary Comer College Prep.
Nuestro Futuro
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the agency's Latino Heritage Endowment Fund which provides grants to Latino non-profit agencies that have been identified as those that offer solutions or strategies to assess important issues in the Latino community.
Project Exploration
Chicago, IL
Grant supports youth development programs that increases scientific literacy in low-income minority youth and girls.
Ray Graham Association
Downers Grove, IL
Grant supports the Bednorz Children's Respite Home which provides respite care for families with developmentally disabled children.
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the Caring for Kids Program which provides accessible exercise, sports and recreation activities for children with disabilities.
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the Science and Math Excellence (SAME) Network's College Preparatory Enrichment Program (CPEP).
Sara's Inn
Oak Park, IL
Grant supports the Children and Teen Program which provides intervention and prevention services to children and teens who are witnesses of domestic violence.
Spectrios Institute
Wheaton, IL
Grant supports the "Seeing is Believing" program which provides low vision services and prescriptive optical devices to visually impaired children in Chicago Schools.
St. James Social Center
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the St. James Food pantry delivery program for homebound seniors.
Tax Assistance Program
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the Higher Education Access Initiative which helps low-income students access critical financial aid for postsecondary education.
Teen Living Programs
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the Stable Housing Program which provides youth with a series of interconnected programs and services that develop tools necessary to build self-sufficient lives, and to create a safety net to prevent a return to homelessness.
Thresholds
Chicago, IL
Grant supports a full-time Education and Employment Specialist for the agency's Youth Adult Program, which serves youth who have severe and persistent mental illness.
University of Chicago Protective Services Kids Club
Chicago, IL
Grant supports the Kids First Clinic, a comprehensive program of coordinated primary care for abused and neglected children.
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