2022
Impact Report
A Letter From the Executive Director
Anajah Roberts
Executive Director
Teach for America Greater Chicago–Northwest Indiana
St. Louis ’10
When I accepted the role of Executive Director in April, I immediately thought about my mother who was a Chicago Public Schools teacher for 32 years. Before she passed away, she dedicated her career to empowering generations of new teachers to create for their students access to an excellent and equitable education.
Our communities face unprecedented challenges today as we strive to recover from the pandemic’s devastating impact on education amidst opportunity gaps that previously existed. I know my mom would be proud of the work I am doing—in partnership with you—to be a part of rebuilding the education system for our kids in Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana.
Despite the devastating effects the pandemic has had on student growth, I hold on to hope. Our coalition of over 3,000 corps members and alumni are having a daily profound impact on students and communities across Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Teach For America is making a difference by preparing a pipeline of diverse, equity-oriented leaders for high impact education roles. We work closely with our partners to test, implement, and share promising practices to spur innovation across the education ecosystem. We build coalitions to make systems-level changes. We were made for a moment such as this.
Teach For America’s multi-faceted approach has played a vital role on the path to progress and we can’t do it alone. It will take a broad and diverse coalition of people united around common purpose and shared values: no single solution or organization is sufficient to bring about an equitable and excellent education for all children. We each have a role to play in ensuring that all students in our community are on a path to economic mobility and a future filled with possibility. I’m proud to share my mom’s dream for a more equitable education system and I invite you to join me in continuing our work to make it a reality.
Our Scale and Impact
Since 2000, Teach For America’s network of leaders has worked with families and students to expand educational opportunity in Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana.
Our Greatest Challenge
Educational inequity is still our greatest challenge, especially in the wake of the pandemic.
Our Plan
We will develop leaders, ignite our leaders to solve educational inequity, and influence change within our communities.
We need the sustained commitment of the philanthropic sector to build an education system that prepares students for economic and social mobility.
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Donors
We are deeply grateful to all of our supporters who continue to make the pursuit of educational equity for all students possible.
We’re proud to list in alphabetical order everyone who made a financial contribution to Teach For America Chicago-Northwest Indiana between June 1, 2021 and July 1, 2022. We’re extremely thankful for the contributions of time, wisdom, financial resources, and more from our network of supporters.
Additional thanks to our Auxiliary Board, Leadership Circle and Board of Directors ↗
Abbott
AbbVie
Pallavi Abraham
Accenture
Adtalem Global Education
Owen Alexander
Allyn Foundation
Cody Andrews
Heather Anichini and Brennan Young
Anonymous
Helen and Michael Arkes
Quiaria Asiedu
B. T. Rocca Jr. Foundation
Baird
Alice Baldwin
Rebecca and Dmitry Balyasny
The Bansal Family Fund
Barclays
William Barrett
David Beck
Olivia Bedi
The Bekkerman Family Fund
Nicole Bennett
Olga and Robert Bensman
David J. Berger
George Bermingham
Kendra E. Berner
The Bill Bass Foundation
Cheyane Bligen
Bluhm-Wolf Charitable Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
Elliana and Craig Bondy
Sonja Boone
Barbara Bostian
Boston Consulting Group, Inc
Mary and Chip Brennan
The Brinson Foundation
Chris Brummett
Jean and William Buckley
Jacolyn and John Bucksbaum
Heather Buford
Cissy and Willard Bunn
Shahzeb Butt
Colin Campbell
Richard Campbell
Rachel Cantor
Jenna Carlson
Catherine Mouly and LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
Carney Family Foundation
Sunny and Gery Chico
Hilary and Arati Chidi
Ishwara Chrein
Tracy-Elizabeth Clay
CME Group Foundation
Maria Coar
Lindy Hirschsohn and Chris Coetzee
Matthew Cogan
Mandi Cohen
Will Coleman
Collegis Education
Kevin Conwell
Loretta and Robert Cooney
Costco Wholesale
Joshua Cowin
The Crown Family
Ms. Cindy J. Cruise and Mr. Stephen A. Cruise
Andrew Cupps
Elizabeth and Kent Dauten
Andrew Davis
Kimberly DeBeers
Cate and Jim Denny
Martin DiLoreto
Benjamin Dionne
Andrew Don
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Carissa Economos
Charles Edelstein
Linda and Joe Erlinger
Barrett Eynon
Jenny and Mark Fennell
The Marshall and Jamee Field Family Fund
Mary and Paul Finnegan
Finnegan Family Foundation
Katherine and John Fox
Karen and Jim Frank
AJ Frey
Stanley Friedell
Jennifer Friedes
Lina Fritz
Lauryn Fullerton
Kristen Galvin
Jill Garling and Thomas Wilson
Kevin Gates
Marcus Gavino
GCM Grosvenor
Gies Foundation
Glasser and Rosenthal Family Foundation
David Gordon
Gorter Family Foundation
Jessalyn Gotsdiner
The Grainger Foundation
Granite Creek Capital Partner
Christine Gratz
Garrett Gray
Noah Gray
Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel, Jr.
Robyn and David Grossberg
Steven Grosso
Mary and David Grumhaus
Daniel Guerin
Patricia and William Hagenah
Lisa Hairston
Denise and Daniel Hamburger
George Haramaras
Harris Family Foundation / Stephanie and John Harris
Bev and Warren Hayford
Tionna Haynes
Patty and Craig Henderson
Doug Henry
David Hiller Charitable Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation
Jocelyn and Timothy Hirsch
Josh Hoen
Suzy and Walter Holzer
Martina Hone
Karen Houghton
Amy Chi-Yun Huang
Whitney Huffsmith
Jin-Soo Huh
Abby and PJ Huizenga
Siobhan and Evan Hunter
I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation
IG Group
ITW
Seth and Trudy Jacobson
Jade Jenkins
Tomorris Jocelyn
John and Loretto Giving Account
Chase Johnson
The Joyce Foundation
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Daniel Kach
The Kapoor Family Fund
Michael Kasang
Cara Kaye
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keiser Donor Advised Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Connie and Dennis Keller
The Kemmerer Family Foundation
Alexandra Kier
Patricia Killinger
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Jennifer L. Kirmes
Laura Knittle
Lynda and Gregory Kolb
Emily and John Kos
Kovler Family Foundation
Liam Krehbiel
Megan Kuehl
David Lakin
Tom Lane
Claudia Larrea
Mary Theresa Lau
Eugene Lee
Lucy and Kenneth Lehman
Peter Levy/M. Block & Sons, Inc.
Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation
Caryn Lichtenberg
Bridget Liesman
Francis Liesman
Paula and John Lillard
Pamela Lannert
Stephanie and Greg Lowe
Candice E. Lucas
Evie and Randy Lyon
Derek Maleh
Greer and Brian Malkin
The Malkin Family
Malott Family Foundation
Rika and Joe Mansueto
Luke Marker
Molly Mattaliano
Karen and Robert May
McCormick Foundation
James McDaniels
McGraw Foundation
Kyle McHugh
Sandi McKean
Kennon McKee
Ashley and Matt McKee
Joan and Andrew McKenna
Ryan McNamara
Christian Mewaldt
Logan Millizer
Michael Mo
Jason Mueller
Vinay Mullick
Kim Nemirow
Jodi Newmark
Laura Nicolescu
Amanda and Ray Niro, Jr.
Michele Chaffee and Adam Nordin
Karin M. Norington
Megan and Matt Norton
Gerald Nowak
Kay and Michael O’Halleran
Jose Ochoa
Katherine Olson
Cathy and Bill Osborn
Kristine A. Palka
Jia Pan
Cole Parker
Mary and Robert Pasquesi
Mary Ann Patterson
Natasha Patterson
The Paulson Family Fund
Perkins Malo Hunter Foundation
Jody and Sanford Perl
Molly and Jim Perry
Soukprida Phetmisy
Austin Piech
Polk Bros. Foundation
Pritzker Traubert Foundation
Qualcomm Corporate Giving
John Raitt
Dorisa Ramos
Michael Reed
Daniel Reinberg
Reynolds Family Foundation
Mimi and Steve Ritchie
Agustin Rizo
Linnea and George Roberts
Dante Roldan
Melissa Root
Irene Rosenfeld and Richard Illgen
Cindy and Jim Rowe
Jeanne and John Rowe
Brittany Rustad
Robert Ryan
Cari and Michael Sacks
Kate San Juan
Mara Schanfield
Rebecca Scheidler
Jill and Mark Schwartz
Marie Schwartz
Best Portion Foundation / Tim Schwertfeger and Gail Waller
Michelle and Jeffery Seifman Family Gift Fund
Jacob L. Shapiro
David and Susan Sherman Philanthropic Fund
Dharini and Prashant Shukla
Marcus Siegmund
Jeremy Sieker
Julie and Brian Simmons
Akshay Singh
Patrick Singler
Kathleen and James Skinner
Kelly and Michael Small
The Smart Family Foundation of Illinois
Carly Smith
Paula Sneed and Lawrence Bass
Aneesh Sohoni
State Farm
Linda Stawicki
Steans Family Foundation
Matthew Steinmetz
Stepan Company
Holly Hayes and Carl W. Stern
Jackie Stevens
Sadie Stockdale
Kathe Stoepel
Whitney Stoepel-Brewer
Katie Stpeters
Jessica Sullivan-Wilson
May and Edward Swan
Elizabeth Swanson
Scott Swanson
Ardis Tabb
Larah & Drew Tannenbaum
Elizabeth Taylor and James Kaplan
Tobey and John Taylor
Braden Tilghman
Aubrie Tossmann
TransUnion
Lori Turner
Kenneth and Amy Viellieu
Patrick Vihtelic
Marilyn and David Vitale
Rachel Walton
Brandi Watts
Benjamin Wax
David Weinberg and Jerry Newton
Sarah Weitzman
Adam Wexner
Eric White and Nathan Aslinger
Josh Williams
Robert and Erin Wilson
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Pamela Witmer
Emilee and Brian Wolfe
Debora Wren
Michael D. Wright
Jeff and Cindy Yingling
Robin and Mike Zafirovski
Jessica Zander
Zell Family Foundation