October 11, 2023
Chicago Beyond Announces Partnership with JustLeadershipUSA
Chicago Beyond today announced a $450,000 investment in JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to de-carcerating the United State
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October 29, 2024
Chicago Beyond Hosts National Justice Convening
October 29, 2024
On October 21-22, 2024, Chicago Beyond hosted its inaugural National Justice Convening, a Conversation on Holistic Safety in Corrections, in Chicago. Sta
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August 2, 2023
New Multiyear Investment with Centro Sanar
Chicago Beyond, a philanthropic organization that works to ensure all young people and community members are free to live full lives, today announced a $1.
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March 7, 2023
Filling the Foster Care Gap with Tech
SXSW EDU 2023 On March 7, 2023 Shruti Jayaraman, Chicago Beyond's Chief Investment Officer, joined Shanté Elliot, founder of TasselTurn, and Marvell Joine
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December 3, 2022
Illinois Keeping the Spotlight on Uplifting the Wrongfully Convicted
Acknowledging the gross injustice of wrongful convictions, the Chicago Sun-Times lauded the work of Life After Justice, a Chicago Beyond Multi-Year Investm
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November 30, 2022
Chicago Beyond Invests $3.2 Million in Life After Justice
Chicago Beyond, an impact investor that works to ensure all young people have the opportunity to live a free and full life, announced today its $3.2 millio
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November 30, 2022
Philanthropic Group to Invest $3.2 Million to Overturn Unjust Convictions, Support Exonerees
Chicago Beyond awarded 3.2 million to the nonprofit Life After Justice to partner with them in overturning wrongful convections and supporting exonerees wi
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May 26, 2022
Chicago Beyond Partners with TasselTurn to Increase Education Equity for Foster-Involved Youth
Chicago Beyond, an impact investor that works to ensure all young people have the opportunity to live a free and full life, today announced its partnershi
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May 2, 2022
A Safe House in Chicago Provides More Than Shelter
Next City In early 2017, Chicago Beyond, Chicago CRED, and IMAN partnered to create the Youth Leadership Home – a safe place for young men to live and co
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July 26, 2021
Modern Healthcare: Hospitals tackling gun violence as a public health issue
Our partner Healing Hurt People Chicago (HHPC) was recently highlighted in Modern Healthcare that looked into all numerous exampled of “wraparound serv
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September 13, 2016
A Niche Mission for Youth
Inside Philanthropy Following Chicago Beyond’s first Innovation Challenge, Inside Philanthropy wrote about our model and investment recipients. This arti
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August 23, 2016
Chicago Beyond Announces Winners of First Innovation Investments
Chicago Tribune Chicago Beyond announced $2.7 million of investments in three programs that work with young fathers, youth that have experienced incarcerat
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