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Join us as we mark this milestone year with a special event celebrating 25 years of Chicago Scholars!
We will be celebrating with a Hybrid event with an In-Person Reception at City Hall, 838 West Kinzie Street, Chicago as well as a Virtual Broadcast.
***VACCINE POLICY FOR IN-PERSON EVENT***
Upon entry to the event all patrons, staff, and performers must present proof of vaccination (Physical Card or Photo of your vaccination card). Masks are required for all staff and all patrons indoors.
We will continue to monitor the current Covid-19 situation. Location and benefits are subject to change should state and/or local guidelines regarding large gatherings change in response to future infection rates.
If possible, kindly consider check or wire transfer payment for gifts of $5,000+.
Please make checks payable to:
Chicago Scholars 25th Anniversary Celebration
c/o PJH & Associates, Inc.
205 West Wacker Drive
Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60606
Event Contact: Gina Scalise
About Chicago Scholars
Founded in 1996 by then Chairman of Nuveen Investments, Tim Schwertfeger, and his wife Gail Waller, Chicago Scholars provided a onetime award of $1,000 to a graduating senior nominated from every public, private and parochial high school in Chicago. The intent of the program was to highlight talent regardless of the student’s high school or neighborhood. Before long, the Foundation caught the attention of Manny Sanchez and Gery Chico, whose Chicagoland Scholarship Fund helped young Hispanic students realize their dreams of college education, and in 2002 the two organizations merged to become Scholarship Chicago. Meanwhile, on Chicago’s North Shore, an innovative program called College Bound founded by childhood friends Gary Caplan and Lee Gordon, was working in a parallel direction but focusing primarily on workshops, personal mentoring, and paid internship opportunities. In 2005, Scholarship Chicago merged with College Bound to further support young people on their pathway to college and careers – Chicago Scholars was the result.
Today, Chicago Scholars is the largest college access and success program in Chicago serving more than 5,000 Scholars and Alumni each year in our seven-year program. Committed to moving the dial for Chicago’s youth, the organization works to develop deep collaborations with community-based organizations and has a national network of more than 150+ selective enrollment and ivy league college and university partners.