CHICAGO EDUCATION ADVOCACY COOPERATIVE
EIN 84-4211875 · Alliances & Advocacy - Education (B01)
What they do
We Provided Bilingual Enrollment Support for 18 Newly Arrived CPS Students In South Chicago, Achieving 100% School Placement Within Appropriate Grade Levels, While Delivering Weekly Trauma-informed Wellness Workshops Reaching Over 45 Youth to Support Their Transition Into CPS Through Culturally Grounded Care. We Reduced Access Barriers By Distributing Free CTA Passes to 32 Students and Securing Laptops and Mobile Hotspots for 28 Learners Across City Colleges of Chicago, CPS Night School, and Alternative Programs. We Offered One-on-one College Access Support to 16 Undocumented High School Students, Mentored 14 College Students Through The ELEVATE Fellowship, and Supported An Additional Cohort of 12 South Side College Students With Stipends, Mentorship, and Wellness Check-ins to Promote Persistence. We Strengthened Family and Community Engagement By Providing Spanish-language Literacy Support to 15 Parents, Hosting Weekly Drop-in Hours Assisting Over 60 CPS Families, and Convening Five T
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (4)
BENJAMIN DRURYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CONNIE DRURYTRUSTEE
LINDSEY BERRYTRUSTEE
MERARY FLORES GALINDOTRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2020
- Location
- 1156 E 61ST ST, CHICAGO, IL 60637-2664
- County
- Cook
- In care of
- % BENJAMIN DRURY
- Primary officer
- Benjamin Drury, Executive Director
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Alliances & Advocacy - Education (B01)
- IRS tax category
- Alliances & Advocacy - Education