Skender Cares

Skender Charitable Giving

Skender has a long history of giving back and continues its philanthropic legacy by supporting dozens of non-profit organizations through volunteering, charitable giving and civic participation. With a concentration on supporting education, health and affordable housing initiatives, Skender has donated nearly $8 million to 300+ organizations since 2010. Our history of compassion includes charitable contributions to:

A Safe Haven Foundation
Accion Chicago
ACE Mentor Chicago
Advocate Charitable Foundation
Advocates for Urban Agriculture
After School Matters
AIA Chicago
All Chicago
All Stars Project, Inc.
Almost Home Kids
Alzheimer’s Association
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Red Cross
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Foundation
Anti-Defamation League
Arbor View PTC
Archeworks
Arts Refreshing the Soul
Aspire
Association House
Athletes Without Limits
Back on My Feet
Bank of America Heartland Alliance
Bear Necessities
Bears Care
Bernie’s Book Bank
Beyond Sports Foundation
Big Brothers Big Sisters Metro Chicago
Big Shoulders Fund
Building Owners and Managers Association Chicago
Bounce Children’s Foundation
Box It Foundation
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Bradley University Fund
Breakthrough Urban Ministries
Bridges from School to Work
Bright Pink
Bunker Labs NFP, Inc.
Cadence Health Foundation
Cal’s Angels
Cara Program
Casa Central
Casa San Juan Diego
Catholic Charities
Catholic Church Extension Society
CBRE Cares
Center for Community Arts Partnerships
Center for Enriched Living
Center for Independence Through Conductive Education
Chicago Academy for the Arts
Chicago ACE Mentor Program
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Chicago Artists Coalition
Chicago Bar Foundation
Chicago Cares
Chicago Charity Clays
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Chicago Gateway Green
Chicago House
Chicago Latin American Soccer Association
Chicago Office Leasing Brokers Association
Chicago Police Memorial Fund
Chicago Public Media
Chicago Rehab Network
Chicago Scholars
Chicago Waldorf School
Chicago Women In Architecture Foundation
Chicago Yacht Club
Chicago Youth Programs
Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity
Children at the Crossroads Foundation
Children’s Oncology Services
Chinese Mutual Aid Association
Christian Heritage Academy
Citizen Schools Illinois
City of Hope
Comer Children’s Hospital
Common Threads
Communities in Schools Chicago
Community Health
Community Housing Advocacy
Community Ventures
Concordia Place
Cornucopia Services
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Cradles to Crayons
Commercial Real Estate Executive Women of Chicago
Cycle for Survival
Deborah’s Place
DePaul University
Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids
Dog Tag Brewing Foundation
Dominican University
Down Syndrome Association
East Village Youth Program
Easter Seals/Metro Chicago
Edge Alliance, Inc.
Edward Foundation
Elderly Housing Development
Embarc Chicago
Epstein Community Foundation
Esperanza Health Centers
Evans Scholars Foundation
Evanston Arts Center
Every Mother Counts
Federation of Women Contractors
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
First Tee – Greater Chicago
Forest Preserve Foundation
Foundations of Music
Franciscan Sisters of Chicago
Frankie Lemmon Foundation
Friends of Prentice
Friends of the Chicago River
Genesys Works Chicago
Geneva Foundation
George Lockerbie Liver Cancer
Gilda’s Chicago Club Chicago
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago Northwest Indiana
Girls in the Game
Glenwood Academy
Goodman Theatre
Greater Chicago Chapter Association of Legal Administrators
Greater Chicago Food Depository
GRIP Outreach for Youth Foundation
Habitat for Humanity Chicago
Habitat for Humanity Lake County
Hanul Family Alliance
Hazleton Integration Project
Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo
Heartland Alliance
Help Funding Inc.
Henricksen’s Smash Ping Pong
Healthcare Engineers Society of Northern Illinois
Hispanic American Construction Industry Association
HFS Chicago Scholars
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation
Holiday Heroes
Hostelling International USA
Housing Opportunities for Women
Illinois Network of Charter Schools
Illinois College Advising Group
Illinois Green Alliance
Illinois Housing Council
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois YMCA Youth and Government
Impact Grants Chicago
Indiana University Health Foundation
Inner City Education
Inner City Impact
Instituto del Progreso Latin
Integrated Facilities Solution
Ivy League
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Jesse White Foundation
Junior Achievement of Chicago
Kevin Renderman Courageous Heart Scholarship
Kids Fit Foundation
KLEO Community Family Life Center
Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago
Language Empowers All People
La Casa Norte
Ladder Up
Latin School of Chicago
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Lincoln Park Zoo
Links – North Shore Youth Health Service
Local Initiatives Support Corporation Chicago
Little City Foundation
Little Heroes League
Little Wish Foundation
Liv for A Cure
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Strike Against Cancer
Loyola University Chicago
Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois
Lymphoma Research Foundation
Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation
Mothers Against Senseless Killings
Making Magic NFP
Marquette University Center
Marwen
Meals on Wheels
Mercy Foundation Chicago
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
Mercy Housing Lakefront
Michael J. Fox Foundation
Midtown Educational Foundation
Misericordia
Mobile Care Foundation
Music Will
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Miami Valley Down Syndrome Association
NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association Chicago
Naperville Sunrise Rotary
National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) DuPage County
National Alliance on Mental Illinois (NAMI) Chicago
National Psoriasis Foundation
Navy Pier, Inc.
Navy Seal Foundation
Nazareth Academy
Near West Little League
Neighborhood Housing Services
New Horizon Center
Noah’s Hope
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Memorial Foundation
Northwestern Settlement
Norwegian American
Notre Dame Club of Chicago
Old St. Patrick’s Church
OneGoal
One More Wave
Open Heart Magic
Opera-Matic
Opportunity Knocks
Orchard Village
OSF Healthcare Foundation
Over the Rainbow Association
Partners for Progress, NFP
Pat Tillman Foundation
Pathways to Adventure Council
Patriot Education Fund
Paws Assisting Wounded Warriors
Peace and Education Coalition
Pitch In
Posse Foundation
Project Color Corps
Purple Asparagus
Ravinia Festival
RCCS Cancer Society
Reading in Motion
Recovery on Water
Refugee One
Resurrection Development Fund
Restoration Ministries, Inc.
Resurrection Development Foundation
Rett Syndrome Association
Revive Center For Housing and Healing
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Robert Libby Benefit Fund
Roosevelt University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Rush University Medical Center
Salute, Inc.
School of the Art Institute
SGA Youth and Family Services
Shedd Aquarium
Shoe Box Project
Sinai Children’s Hospital
Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc.
Snow City Arts
Solid Rock Carpenters
SOS Children’s Villages
Special Olympics Illinois
Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Starlight Children’s Foundation
Steppenwolf Theater Company
Susan G Komen Foundation
Team Bright Side, Inc.
The Branch Community Church
The Care Group
The Center for Enriched Living
The Chicago Foundation
The Chicago Help Initiative
The Chicago High School for the Arts
The Dream & Believe Foundation
The Field Museum
The Field School
The Geanco Foundation
The Goldie Initiative
The Honor Foundation
The John Buck Company Foundation
The Junior Council
The Legacy Guild
The Michael Matters Foundation
The Neiheisel Education
The Trust for Public Land
The Well Resource Center
Together We Cope
Traffick Free
Tullman Foundation for the Arts
Tutoring Chicago
United Way Northwestern Medicine
United Way of Metro Chicago
Urban Initiatives
S. Green Building Council Illinois Chapter
USO Illinois
VOCEL
West Central Association Inc.
West Loop Community Organization
Whitney’s Walk for Life
Windy City Rev Ups
Wood Family Foundation
Woodlawn Community – Southeast Chicago Commission
World Sport Chicago
YMCA of Metro Chicago
Young Chicago Authors
Young Life South Side Chicago
Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago