The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Chicago

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The goal of this organization are the private foundations that make grants based on charitable endowments. Because of their endowments, they are focused primarily on grantmaking and generally do not actively raise funds or seek public financial support. These are the most common type of private foundation. They are generally endowed, usually from a single individual or family. Private foundations are considered family foundations if relatives or the original donor are still active on the board of trustees or in the operation of the foundation.

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PROJECT: VISION'S MISSION IS TO HELP YOUTH OF CHICAGO'S CHINATOWN, BRIDGEPORT, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING THEM WITH TOOLS FOR EDUCATIONAL, PERSONAL, AND CIVIC DEVELOPMENT.

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EMPOWER, EDUCATE, AND EMPLOY PEOPLE TO CHANGE LIVES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES.

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THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED ARE PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON ISSUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION, CONSUMER PROTECTION, GOVERNMENTAL AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND OTHER ISSUES AFFECTING THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLIONOIS AND ELSEWHERE.

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The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.

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CREATE, PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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PRISON JOURNALISM PROJECT (PJP) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT, NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HEADQUARTERED IN CHICAGO, THAT TRAINS INCARCERATED WRITERS TO BECOME JOURNALISTS AND PUBLISHES THEIR STORIES. IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, PJP IS DEDICATED TO 1) EDUCATING INCARCERATED WRITERS IN JOURNALISM, 2) OPERATING A DIGITAL PUBLICATION TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT INCARCERATION, THE PRISON SYSTEM, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND 3) CREATING AND PUBLISHING EDUCATIONAL PRINT MATERIALS AND A TEXTBOOK. WE AIM TO DEVELOP THE FIRST NATIONAL NETWORK OF PRISON CORRESPONDENTS AND HELP SHAPE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS BEHIND WALLS.

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THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ADVANCES THE CREATIVE ARTS COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ARTISTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES A COLLECTIVE SPACE TO EXPAND THEIR PRACTICE AND STRENGTHEN THEIR LEADERSHIP.

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The goal of this organization are the private foundations that make grants based on charitable endowments. Because of their endowments, they are focused primarily on grantmaking and generally do not actively raise funds or seek public financial support. These are the most common type of private foundation. They are generally endowed, usually from a single individual or family. Private foundations are considered family foundations if relatives or the original donor are still active on the board of trustees or in the operation of the foundation.

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We could not find a description of this organization.

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The goal of this organization are the organizations whose members are followers of Islam, the religious faith and cultural system that is based on the belief in Allah as the sole deity, in Mohammed as the prophet of Allah and in the Koran as the revelation of Allah to Mohammed and the divinely authorized basis for the religious, social, civil, commercial, military and legal regulations of the Islamic world.

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The goal of this organization is to provide human services where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.

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TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HUMANITARIAN AND SUSTAINABILITY SECTORS HAVE THE RIGHT LEARNING AT THE RIGHT PLACE AND THE RIGHT TIME THROUGH: COLLABORATION, MAXIMIZING THE POWER OF THE SECTOR DOING THINGS TOGETHER; LOCALIZATION, STRIVING TO SERVE PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE TOOLS, LANGUAGE AND OTHER CAPABILITIES; ACCELERATION, SEEKING THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT THROUGH INNOVATIVE MODELS TO EXTEND THE NETWORK, REACH AND IMPACT OF LEARNING: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR PARTICIPATION, FORGING PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO DELIVER BEST-PRACTICE SOLUTIONS AT A FRACTION OF THE COST.

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TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, SCIENTIFIC, OR LITERARY PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THOSE DESIGNED TO INVOLVE COLLEGE STUDENTS AND OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE, SUCH AS COURSES IN ROMAN CATHOLIC DOCTRINE, PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY COURSES, YOUTH SEMINARS, SPORTS ACTIVITIES, CLASSES IN ASCETICAL AND ETHICAL FORMATION.

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THE MISSION OF ALTUS ACADEMY (THE ACADEMY) IS TO DEVELOP STUDENTS WITH THE STRENGTH OF CHARACTER AND ACADEMIC PREPARATION TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGE, AND BEYOND. THE ACADEMY IS A PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES A HIGH QUALITY COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION FOR ITS STUDENTS IN GRADES ONE THROUGH EIGHT.

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TO CREATE A JUST & FLOURISHING SOCIETY BY PROMOTING TEACHING THAT IS JOYFUL, HUMANIZING, & FOCUSED ON EQUITY. SINCE 2003, WE HAVE WORKED WITH THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS TO ADVANCE THE TEACHING PROFESSION IN SERVICE OF STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

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TO SUPPORT THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES

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COMMUNITY SERVICES DAILEY ARRAENDEMNETS TEACHING OF QURAN AND COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SADAQA OR ZAKAT FOR POOR