Ensure the Minds Matter Chicago

Help us to keep empowering high-potential, low-income students through personalized support and guidance.

Minds Matter of Chicago (MMC) is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Minds Matter is a volunteer-led organization. Almost all of our contributions are directed toward our students' success.

To cover the expenses of summer programs, study materials, and college applications, MMC must raise $10K per student per school year.

Our impact on the community is only as strong as the financial support we receive.

When we have enough funds, we can support every student.

In our current state, we are forced to turn away eager applicants from the program each year due to limited resources.

Make a direct impact in the community!

Every $2,500 donated makes college a closer reality for a student in the MMC program, by supporting the cost of their participation for one year. Your donation goes directly to books, supplies, and summer program tuition costs. We measure the effectiveness of donations by tracking SAT/ACT score improvement, vocabulary improvement, and increases in writing and critical thinking skills. Our ultimate benchmark is celebrating our students’ acceptance to summer academic programs and full-time, four-year colleges and universities.
Strengthen your Chicago community:
Our students attend Chicago inner-city schools and come from families with an average combined household income of $25,562. Yet, they maintain an average 3.5/4.0 grade point average.

Connect your Corporate Brand to "Doing Good":

Increasingly, the professionals you seek to hire and retain care about their company's give-back position in the local community. With your participation, you and your employees are supporting an organization with a proven track record. Plus, our roster of volunteers come from a wide variety of leading local firms and graduate schools, including: AST DewTour, AT Kearney, CDW, Deloitte, DRW Trading Group, Ernst & Young, GTCR Golder Rauner, Google, HSBC, Kaplan, KPMG, McDonald’s, Nielsen, Northwestern University, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Pritzker Realty, Sears Holdings, Skyline Capital Management, and the University of Chicago. Reinforce your firm's reputation as a leader.

Join the ranks of our current prominent donors:

Over our 15-year history, Minds Matter Chicago is fortunate to have a history of being supported by a number of generous Chicago organizations including the Boeing Foundation, Battle Family Foundation, Cressey Foundation, Ernst & Young, GTCR Golder Rauner, Irwin Foundation, Lawyers Lend-a-Hand, Levi Strauss, Madison Dearborn Partners, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Saul & Devorah Sherman Fund, and Trukenbrod Foundation.

To learn more about corporate sponsorship, please email us at: info@mindsmatterchicago.org.