Organizations Filed Purposes:
CHICAGO SCHOLARS IS TRANSFORMING THE LEADERSHIP LANDSCAPE OF OUR CITY BY RESOLVING THE FUNDAMENTAL BARRIERS TO SUCCESS FOR ACADEMICALLY DRIVEN, FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH COLLEGE COUNSELING, MENTORING, AND BY PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY TO OUR SCHOLARS THROUGH EACH PHASE OF OUR PROGRAM: COLLEGE ACCESS: LAUNCH, COLLEGE PERSISTENCE: LIFT AND COLLEGE TO CAREERS: LEAD, WE ENSURE THAT THEY REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS STUDENTS AND LEADERS.
WE UNIQUELY SELECT, TRAIN, & MENTOR ACADEMICALLY AMBITIOUS STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO COMPLETE COLLEGE & BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS WHO WILL TRANSFORM THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS & OUR CITY.
CHICAGO SCHOLARS OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE SEVEN-YEAR PROGRAM LASTING FROM THE SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE AND CAREER THAT HELPS ACADEMICALLY AMBITIOUS AND TALENTED FIRST GENERATION AND LOW-INCOME YOUTH DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, GRADUATE FROM THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE, AND PREPARE FOR THEIR CAREERS. CHICAGO SCHOLARS PROVIDES EMPLOYERS WITH A QUALITY, DIVERSE AND COLLEGE-EDUCATED WORKFORCE. EACH YEAR CHICAGO SCHOLARS WORKS TO IMPROVE ITS PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS. TO DATE, MORE THAN 4,800 CHICAGO SCHOLARS ARE IN OR HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. 86% OF THE CLASS OF 2025 ARE LOW-INCOME AND 77% ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS REPRESENTING 110 CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOLS. 95% OF THE CLASS OF 2024 HAS INDICATED WHERE THEY PLAN TO ENROLL IN FALL 2020. HISTORICALLY 95% OF SCHOLARS MATRICULATE ON-TIME, AND 96% OF SCHOLARS PERSIST INTO THEIR SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE AND 83% EARN THEIR DEGREES WITHIN 6 YEARS. OVERALL THE SCHOLARS HAVE ATTENDED OR GRADUATED FROM MORE THAN 500 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dominique Jordan Turner | CEO | 40 | $285,026 |
| Brooke Mckean | PRESIDENT AND COO | 40 | $165,587 |
| Jeffrey Beckham | VP OF PARTNERSHIPS | 40 | $138,722 |
| Khadeejah Lasuc-Lewis | VP OF TALENT & TRAINING | 40 | $129,174 |
| Rachael Accavitti | VP OF PROGRAMS | 40 | $102,208 |
| Steve Wohl | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Nate Ulery | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Kathryn Thomas | PAST CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| Brian Sims | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Suzanne Shier | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Rex Sessions | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Tim Schwertfeger | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Manny Sanchez | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Nick Pritzker | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Katherine Mann | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Phyllis Lockett | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Maria Lin | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Gerald Lewis | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Joey Lansing | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Greg Kranias | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Suzy Kahn Weinberg | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Dan Hoffenkamp | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Reggie Hill | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Lee Gordon | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Kourtney Gibson | CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| Barack Echols | VICE CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| Wai Yee Cheng | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Kris Carey | VICE CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| Gary Caplan | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Rick Blair | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Raj Bhatia | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Liz Berrill | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
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