Nonprofits in Chicago
Drivers and businesses on Lunar can pick these nonprofits.
- After School Matters — Pays Chicago public high school teens to learn arts, sports, STEM and leadership skills.
- Art Institute of Chicago — Cares for about 300,000 works of art and welcomes visitors in Grant Park.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago — Matches young people with volunteer adult mentors across the Chicago area.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago — Offers kids safe clubs with sports, homework help and mentoring across Chicago.
- Brookfield Zoo Chicago — Runs the zoo in Brookfield and supports wildlife conservation around the world.
- BUILD Chicago — Offers violence prevention, mentoring and after school programs to West Side youth.
- Center on Halsted — Runs an LGBTQ+ community center in Lakeview with health, youth and senior programs.
- Chicago Botanic Garden — Grows a 385 acre public garden in Glencoe and teaches plant science and conservation.
- Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness — Organizes and advocates to end homelessness, with legal aid for unhoused students.
- Chicago Public Media — Runs WBEZ public radio and the Chicago Sun-Times as a nonprofit newsroom.
- Chicago Scholars — Guides first-generation students from Chicago through college and into careers.
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra — Performs orchestral music at Symphony Center and brings concerts to schools.
- Chicago Veterans — Helps veterans move into civilian life with job help, education support and camaraderie.
- Chinese American Service League — Serves Chinese American families and immigrants with childcare, jobs and senior care.
- Common Pantry — Runs a choice food pantry and nutrition programs on Chicago's North Side.
- Connections for the Homeless — Prevents and ends homelessness in Evanston and nearby suburbs with shelter and housing.
- Deborah's Place — Provides housing and support services for women experiencing homelessness.
- DuSable Black History Museum — Preserves and shares African American history and art in Washington Park.
- Erie Neighborhood House — Offers childcare, youth programs, citizenship and computer classes to immigrant families.
- Field Museum — Studies and shows natural history, from SUE the T. rex to ancient Egypt.
- Friends of the Chicago River — Restores habitat, organizes cleanups and advocates for a healthier Chicago River.
- Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance — Supports the historic West Side conservatory's plants, programs and neighborhood work.
- Greater Chicago Food Depository — Distributes food through 800+ pantries, shelters and programs across Cook County.
- Griffin Museum of Science and Industry — Runs a hands-on science museum in Jackson Park, home of the U-505 submarine.
- Honor Flight Chicago — Flies veterans free of charge to visit their memorials in Washington, D.C.
- Howard Brown Health — Provides affirming health care and services with a focus on LGBTQ+ Chicagoans.
- Legal Aid Chicago — Gives free civil legal help to Cook County residents living in poverty.
- Lincoln Park Zoo — Runs a free zoo in Lincoln Park and leads wildlife science and conservation work.
- Lurie Children's — Funds care, research and family support for children at a Streeterville hospital.
- Lyric Opera of Chicago — Stages opera and musicals downtown and brings music education to Chicago schools.
- Meals on Wheels Chicago — Delivers meals to homebound seniors and adults with disabilities across Chicago.
- Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans — Provides housing and supportive services to homeless and at-risk veterans.
- NAMI Chicago — Runs a free mental health helpline, support groups and education in Chicago.
- National Museum of Mexican Art — Shows Mexican art and culture free of charge in Pilsen.
- Northern Illinois Food Bank — Distributes food to pantries and programs across 13 northern Illinois counties.
- Nourishing Hope — Runs food pantries, meal delivery and social services on Chicago's North Side.
- Openlands — Protects land and water, plants trees and connects people to nature across the region.
- PAWS Chicago — Rescues, treats and rehomes cats and dogs, and runs a low cost spay and neuter clinic.
- Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana — Houses families near the hospital while their children receive medical care.
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company — Produces new plays at its Lincoln Park campus and runs programs for teens.
- The Anti-Cruelty Society — Finds homes for pets, offers low cost vet care and investigates cruelty cases.
- The Chicago Lighthouse — Serves people who are blind or visually impaired with care, training and jobs.
- The Morton Arboretum — Runs a 1,700 acre tree museum in Lisle and leads tree science and planting work.
- Thresholds — Provides housing, treatment and job support for people with serious mental illness.
- United Way of Metro Chicago — Funds neighborhood networks and runs the 211 helpline across Chicago and suburbs.
- Youth Guidance — Runs school counseling programs like Becoming a Man and Working on Womanhood.