The mission of Active Transportation Alliance is to make bicycling, walking and public transit so safe, convenient and fun that we will achieve a significant shift from environmentally harmful, sedentary travel to clean, active travel.

Founded in 1985 by community activists and physicians, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago is a local and national leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS. It collaborates with community organizations to develop and improve HIV/AIDS services, fund and coordinate prevention, care and advocacy projects, and champion effective, compassionate HIV/AIDS policy.

Together with its millions of supporters, the American Cancer Society (ACS) saves lives and creates a world with less cancer and more birthdays by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures and by fighting back.

Since 1899, The Anti-Cruelty Society has been committed to serving the needs of companion animals and the humans who care for and about them. In addition to receiving and caring for thousands of animals each year, it provides a wide variety of services and resources, including an adoption program, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, a rehabilitation and treatment center, a low-income clinic, humane education/community outreach, cruelty and abuse investigations, rescue, and more.

Aspiritech is a non-profit organization, headquartered in metropolitan Chicago, that provides meaningful employment opportunities to individuals with Asperger's syndrome and high functioning autism (HFA).

Back On My Feet (BOMF) is a non-profit organization that promotes the self-sufficiency of homeless populations by engaging them in running as a means to build confidence, strength and self-esteem. Through the running program, the organization provides a community that embraces equality, respect, discipline, teamwork and leadership. The members participate in a comprehensive program that offers connections to job training, employment and housing.

Bridge Communities is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide services and opportunities that inspire and affect change for homeless families.

Through its vision and dedication, Center on Halsted became a reality in 2007, bringing a wide array of LGBT organizations and resources in Chicago together to collaborate, share resources and extend their reach. The Center serves as a catalyst for the LGBT community that links and provides community resources and enriches life experiences.

With more than 150 singing members backed by a small army of volunteers, the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus (CGMC) delivers a distinctive brand of entertainment that keeps its audience coming back again and again. CGMC's members log thousands of hours annually to accomplish an ambitious schedule of performances, fundraisers and charitable appearances.

Chicago HOPES (Heightening Opportunity and Potential for Educational Success) is an initiative of the Chicago Public Schools Department of Educational Support for Students in Temporary Living Situations (STLS) which empowers students to succeed academically despite the challenges of homelessness.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is a musical force in Chicago and around the world with more than 109 talented musicians, internationally renowned conductors, two award-winning composers-in-residence and more than 150 performances and events each year.

Children International's mission is to bring real and lasting change to children living in poverty. In partnership with contributors, it reduces the children's daily struggles, invests in their potential and provides them with the opportunity to grow up healthy, educated and prepared to succeed and contribute to society.

Children's Memorial Hospital's (CMH) vision is inspired by the courage of children and families. It is sustained by the extraordinary contributions of compassionate, knowledgeable and dedicated staff and volunteers, and built upon a strong tradition started in 1882 of providing unsurpassed health care for children.

Critical Mass is a bike ride, plain and simple. The ride takes place on the last Friday of every month (in Chicago anyway). Critical Mass is open to all, and it welcomes all riders to join in a celebration of riding bicycles. Why? Because bikes are fun!

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation seeks to prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, prevention and treatment programs.

The mission of the Gay Games is to promote equality through the organization of the premiere international LGBT and gay-friendly sports and cultural event known as the Gay Games.

Girls in the Game provides and promotes sports and fitness opportunities, nutrition and health education, and leadership development to enhance the overall health and well-being of all girls.

Heifer's mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth. By giving families gifts of livestock and training, the organization gives families a hand-up, not just a hand-out, and empowers them to turn lives of hunger and poverty into self-reliance and hope.

The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential and positivity their lives will reach if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone and it WILL get better.

The Jewish United Fund (JUF)/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago is one of the largest not-for-profit social welfare institutions in Illinois and the central address of Chicago's Jewish community. JUF provides critical resources that bring food, refuge, health care, education and emergency assistance to 300,000 Chicagoans of all faiths and two million Jews around the world.

Classically trained to the highest standards, The Joffrey Ballet expresses a unique, inclusive perspective on dance, proudly reflecting the diversity of America with its company, audiences and repertoire, which includes major story ballets, reconstructions of masterpieces and contemporary works. Founded by visionary teacher Robert Joffrey in 1956, The Joffrey Ballet has become one of the most revered and recognizable arts organizations in America and one of the top dance companies in the world.

Lyric Opera of Chicago, founded in 1954, is one of the world's greatest opera companies. It is renowned internationally for its artistic excellence and financial strength. Each season, Lyric audiences enjoy the world's greatest singers in visually spectacular productions.

For more than 50 years, the McCormick Foundation has been serving the needs of our children, communities and country. As one of the nation’s largest public charities, it has granted more than $1 billion to organizations in local communities across the country.

Mercy Home for boys and girls is a long-term residential home for troubled and hurting young men and women, ages 11 to 21. Its mission is to give children in need a safe place to live and realize their full potential.

Audubon’s mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. For more than a century, Audubon has built a legacy of conservation success by mobilizing the strength of its network of members, chapters, Audubon centers, state offices and dedicated professional staff to connect people with nature and the power to protect it.

The National MS Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now, to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn't.

The Night Ministry connects with Chicago's vulnerable youth and adults, providing basic supplies, self-care supplies, free health care, housing and supportive services for youth, referrals to other resources and more. It offers services at the moment of need on the street, through a mobile health bus, its shelter and supportive services programs for homeless youth.

PAWS Chicago is the city’s largest no kill humane organization, focused on implementing solutions to end the killing of
 homeless pets. Since PAWS Chicago’s founding in 1997, the number of homeless dogs and cats killed annually has dropped more than 50 percent.

The Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative (PACPI) was established in 2000 by Pediatric AIDS Chicago to help eliminate the transmission of HIV/AIDS from mother to child. PACPI is a collaborative enterprise that brings together public and private institutions and community-based organizations into a coordinated continuum of primary and secondary prevention and care to achieve its goal, the elimination of pediatric AIDS in Illinois.

Since 1892, the Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild places and the planet itself. It is the oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States.

The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.

For more than 25 years, Starlight Children’s Foundation has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering injuries by providing entertainment, education and family activities that help them cope with the pain, fear and isolation of prolonged illness.

Teen Living Programs offers homeless youth a new home and a community of comprehensive support with a focus on education, vocation, counseling, health care, nutrition and life skills.

Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) empowers people living with HIV through peer-led programming, support services, information dissemination and advocacy. It also provide services to the broader community to increase HIV knowledge and sensitivity and to reduce the risk of infection.

The Trevor Project is determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources including a nationwide, 24/7 crisis intervention lifeline, digital community and advocacy/educational programs that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone.

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) was founded more than 60 years ago, in 1949, by parents of children with cerebral palsy. Today, UCP is a leading service provider and advocate for children and adults with disabilities. Since its inception, UCP has been committed to change and progress for persons with disabilities and strives to ensure the inclusion into every facet of society, from the Web to the workplace, from the classroom to the community, to ensure a life without limits for people with disabilities.

WBEZ is part of Chicago Public Media (CPM), which serves the public interest by creating and delivering diverse, compelling content that informs, inspires, enriches and entertains. Through a broad range of media platforms, CPM connects diverse audiences in its service area and beyond to one another.

Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. It is changing the world one woman at a time.