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Our Mission and Values

Our Mission

We address systemic inequity by backing solutions led by those closest to the issues.

OUR VALUES

    • ALWAYS EQUITABLE
      People in our communities face unimaginable obstacles to achieving their fullest human potential. So, we must fight for equity, not equality.
    • INCESSANTLY URGENT
      The simple fact is that lives are literally at stake right now. The unacceptability of the situation requires our relentless bias to action in order to accelerate our impact.
    • ENDLESSLY CREATIVE
      To dramatically impact the lives of our youth and communities, we must employ imagination to augment or replace the usual, typical, and predictable.
    • STUBBORNLY AUDACIOUS
      Entrenched challenges require disruptive ideas boldly applied. We must be unafraid to embrace risks.
    • UNCOMPROMISING INTEGRITY
      How we achieve our mission is equally as important as our mission. We must do right by our youth, our communities, our partners, our teammates and ourselves.
  • ALWAYS EQUITABLE
    People in our communities face unimaginable obstacles to achieving their fullest human potential. So, we must fight for equity, not equality.
  • INCESSANTLY URGENT
    The simple fact is that lives are literally at stake right now. The unacceptability of the situation requires our relentless bias to action in order to accelerate our impact.
  • ENDLESSLY CREATIVE
    To dramatically impact the lives of our youth and communities, we must employ imagination to augment or replace the usual, typical, and predictable.
  • STUBBORNLY AUDACIOUS
    Entrenched challenges require disruptive ideas boldly applied. We must be unafraid to embrace risks.
  • UNCOMPROMISING INTEGRITY
    How we achieve our mission is equally as important as our mission. We must do right by our youth, our communities, our partners, our teammates and ourselves.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

To actualize our vision, we strive to notice differently, relate differently, and work differently, both as a funder and an organizational partner. 

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OUR PHILOSOPHY

To actualize our vision, we strive to notice differently, relate differently, and work differently, both as a funder and an organizational partner. 

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OUR STORY

Chicago Beyond was founded in 2016, but our story began years earlier at a high school on Chicago’s South Side. Explore our evolution and enjoy an interactive journey through our history. 
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