Helen V Brach Foundation

To provide nutritious food through new and established programs to meet increased demand across 13 counties

To support K-12th grade Spiritual Formation Program for Lakota students for 2024-2025 school year

For the needs of mission dioceses, including support of religious education and faith formation programs, building churches and facilities

To support the Access Living Youth Institute to give youth with disabilities the tools they need to live independent lives

For general operating support in Fiscal Year 2025

For the Dept. of Animal Health, Welfare and Science supporting scientific initiatives in animal welfare and daily care of animals

To support the Saint Ignatius- 1055 Roosevelt Building athletic training space to provide medical examination areas and equipment

To support the Food Purchase for Hunger Relief Initiatives so community members have access to healthy food

To support the Brach Scholars-Leaders in Ministry program for exceptional students pursuing graduate degree in theology

For the Brach Hardship Fund the St. Catherine of Siena Center and the Caritas Veritas Symposium

For Chicagoland Affordable Housing Development Preservation Initiative which will work to increase the number of units available

For Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen operating expense, Canterbury House outreach, aid for asylum seekers, and Eucharistic Revival Program

To provide need-based scholarship assistance to students, which needs are presently greater because of increased enrollment

For Egan Hope Scholars program for low-income students from a public high school, especially first-generation, and committed to social justice

To support ACE graduates as mentor teachers and provide financial aid so no student will be turned away

To purchase new Samsung tablets for use by the teaching faculty and staff for teaching in a hybrid classroom model

To support the Advancement Office to meet the schools development, marketing and recruitment goals

To provide financial support to students who have financial need and have lost their tax credit scholarship

For ACT prep, professional tutoring and therapy, and construction renovations for boys and girls homes

To support rapid response litigation and advocacy to protect wildlife biodiversity and habitat in the Great Lakes region

To modernize two classrooms including soft carpet squares, mobile personalized desks and chairs, and custom whiteboards

To provide scholarship support for the young men in the class of 2026 at the Academy

For wrap around care and assistance given to asylum seekers in Chicago including those sent by the State of Texas

To support general operations for the Theaters 2024/2025 Season

For Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen operating expense, Canterbury House outreach, aid for asylum seekers, and Eucharistic Revival Program

To support policy work and education to reduce hunger in the United States and to work with churches for those in need

Matching Grant

To support general operating expenses for various mental and behavioral health programming and services

For care and rehabilitation of hooved animals impounded under Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act, and shelter and supervision of animals

To support wraparound programming to enable clients transitions from survival to self-sufficiency, including supportive housing

To address the homelessness crisis, providing homelessness prevention, meals, emergency shelter, temporary rent assistance

To support restoration and protection of migrating Whooping Cranes, the worlds rarest crane species

For operating support to continue to provide high-quality college preparatory education to students of limited means

To assist with expenses of horse care for 23 therapy horses, and the compensation of certified therapeutic riding instructors

To give Chicagos youth an excellent education regardless of their families ability to afford tuition

To support the Office of Hispanic Ministry, which provides salary and benefits for the Director, and outreach to Hispanic community

To support We Are Scientists program which fosters wildlife and ecosystem science skill development for students at eight Catholic schools

Matching Grant

To support the Brach Internship Program to place student interns where their contributions are enhancing the community

To support the financial aid fund for families who apply and qualify for additional financial assistance

To underwrite needed updates to the church, including computer upgrades, new lighting, hymnals, an AED and training

For program expenses of diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders for children and adults at its no-fee Ludden Clinic

To provide scholarships - opportunities for academic excellence- for the neediest students who depend on financial assistance

To support the One Dream, All In Campaign for the Future of DePaul College Prep

To provide scholarship aid for low-income students at Lewis University and the Writing and Tutoring Center at St. Augustine College