Chicago Thrives

Launching extraordinary futures in the Windy City

Our program prepares and supports high-achieving underrepresented students across Chicago to get into the nation’s Top 100 colleges – and graduate with the career skills and experience they need to thrive at the most innovative companies.

What’s at stake in Chicago?

Today there are 2,500 low-income students of color in Chicago with the academic qualifications to get into top colleges. To succeed at top colleges, these talented students deserve our full support — but there simply aren’t enough city-wide programs to support them all.

That’s why, as part of our strategic national expansion to serve as many students of color as possible, Thrive Scholars is proud to now call Chicago home.

Thanks to our Supporters in Chicago

Our expansion to Chicago would not be possible without the generous seed funding from key corporations and foundations. By supporting Chicago’s most talented and ambitious students of color today, they’re helping them to become the professional, business, and civic leaders of tomorrow.

*These companies also participate in our Corporate Sponsorship Program.

Some of the colleges Thrive Scholars attend