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The Big Shoulders Fund is a Chicago-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to offer financial support for schools with demonstrated needs, which provides a quality, values-based education for Chicago's children. Founded in 1986 by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin and a group of Chicago businessmen, the organization has a Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator [1] and, in 2008 became a member of the FADICA. [2]
The mission of the Big Shoulders fund is to assist schools with demonstrated needs in the Chicagoland area and Northwest Indiana. [3] The funds raised by Big Shoulders are given to schools to support a variety of educational mediums, including scholarships and enrichment, operational improvements, academic programs, and leadership development.
In January 2020, The Big Shoulders Fund spent $47.5 million and the archdiocese provided $44.9 million to 30 Catholic schools based mainly on Chicago's western and southern sides. [4]
In June 2020, on Father's Day afflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers delivered 10,000 meals through 10 separate locations across Northwest Indiana. [5] [6]
Big Shoulders Fund supports the following areas
Schools
Graduation Rates
Scholarships
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The Big Shoulders Fund is a Chicago-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to offer financial support for schools with demonstrated needs, which provides a quality, values-based education for Chicago's children. Founded in 1986 by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin and a group of Chicago businessmen, the organization has a Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator [1] and, in 2008 became a member of the FADICA. [2]
The mission of the Big Shoulders fund is to assist schools with demonstrated needs in the Chicagoland area and Northwest Indiana. [3] The funds raised by Big Shoulders are given to schools to support a variety of educational mediums, including scholarships and enrichment, operational improvements, academic programs, and leadership development.
In January 2020, The Big Shoulders Fund spent $47.5 million and the archdiocese provided $44.9 million to 30 Catholic schools based mainly on Chicago's western and southern sides. [4]
In June 2020, on Father's Day afflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers delivered 10,000 meals through 10 separate locations across Northwest Indiana. [5] [6]
Big Shoulders Fund supports the following areas
Schools
Graduation Rates
Scholarships