Community

Greater impact and opportunity for all.

Organizations have a responsibility to take an active role in building the communities that they live and work in. At Inspire11, we take that responsibility seriously. We work, play, and contribute in the communities where we are based—sharing our time and expertise with others who do the same. Not because our offices are there, but because it’s home.

The power of eleven

Organization supported

Dollars committed

Partners

Blessings in a Backpack

Blessings in a Backpack mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children across America who might otherwise go hungry.

Evans Scholars Foundation

As the nation’s largest scholarship program for caddies, the Evans Scholars Foundations has helped thousands of hardworking young men and women get to college since 1930.

Big Shoulders Fund

The Big Shoulders Fund provides direct support to schools with demonstrated need through ongoing financial contributions, the facilitation of leadership and after-school programs, and ongoing learning opportunities for both educators and students.

Make-A-Wish

Since being founded locally in 1985, Make-A-Wish Illinois has granted more than 18,000 wishes and continues its mission to share the power of a wish® with children in all 102 counties across the state.

Tutoring Chicago

Tutoring Chicago specializes in helping students achieve success during distance learning by providing weekly 1:1 tutoring sessions to 1,000+ students (1st-8th grade) in Chicago.

Storybolt

StoryBolt is a corporate inclusion training company. They are passionate about storytelling to create empathy and impact at scale. Their team of educators, film producers and HR specialists develop science-backed methods for soft skills training.

Wildflyer Coffee

Wildflyer is a specialty coffee company dedicated to providing job stability to youth experiencing homelessness. Focused on compassionate service, building community, and providing the skills needed for youth to spread their wings.

The Ronald McDonald House

Inspire11 has partnered with the Ronald McDonald House of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana for over 3 years in a variety of ways.

Initatives

Building future organizations

Macro impact through micro loans

We envision a more equitable society where everyone can be self-sufficient and thriving. That’s why we invest holistically in communities and organizations without access to traditional funding opportunities.

The Inspire11 Macro Impact through Micro Loans program is aimed at promoting equity in Chicago by providing three local entrepreneurs with up to $15,000+ in funds and professional services to help grow their businesses. The program specifically targets communities and entrepreneurs who might have a difficult time with traditional funding sources; this includes businesses run by minorities, women, and immigrants.

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Empowering future game-changers

The Eleven Scholarship

We believe that true innovation and radical impact are only achieved when people with a diversity of cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds and life experiences are given equal opportunity to education and application of their talent.

The Eleven Scholarship supports underrepresented minorities and first-generation college students to secure access to higher education. In addition to financial support, we pair each recipient with an Inspire11 mentor aligned to their field of study.