Overview
Help Us Empower Communities and Change Lives.
Since 1916, the Chicago Urban League has worked to achieve equity for Black families and communities through social and economic empowerment.
Our mission lives through the well-informed pursuit of the following strategies: Ensuring access to quality education, Preparing individuals for work, Supporting community-based investment, Advocating for policies and programs that ensure Black participation in economic and social mainstreams, and Ensuring access to health and wellness education and services.
Help us empower communities and change lives for the next 100 years!
Your Support Makes a Difference
Your financial contribution allows us to sustain and expand the difference we make.
By supporting our mission, you are standing up for the unequivocal right to economic access and opportunity. Join us as we seek to engage the next generation of Chicago’s leaders and prove that a stronger Black community is a better Chicago!
Does your employer match your donations? You may be able to increase the impact of your donation by submitting it for a matching gift.
Planned Giving
All donors of planned gifts to the Chicago Urban League are providing lasting benefits that will be felt among Chicago’s Black communities for generations to come.
These gifts help sustain the Chicago Urban League’s work and helps donors create a permanent legacy. In addition, the value of a planned gift may include tax benefits and possibly some return of income. Your lawyer, accountant or financial advisor can provide further information on the benefits of planned giving.
