Empower Illinois works to improve access to quality education that is the best fit for every child, in every neighborhood.
Our mission is to expand quality education options for low-income and working-class families of Illinois.
Beginning in 2018, Empower Illinois will provide service as a new statewide scholarship granting organization, being built to serve the state’s private school system and the children who gain access to it as a result of the new $100,000,000 "Invest in Kids" annual scholarship tax credit law.
Schools, charities and communities can participate with our SGO and empower your school to make a difference in providing equal access to high-quality education in your neighborhood. Through the Illinois Tax Credit Scholarship program, low-income and working-class families are given the opportunity to consider whether a private school might be a better educational fit for their child.
Education philanthropy in Illinois makes up less than 1% of K-12 spending. Empower Illinois wants to change that.
Students only get one chance at a quality education, and financial constraints shouldn’t affect that. When you donate to Empower Illinois, you allow a child to receive a high-quality education that will prepare them for a successful future.
They can’t do it without you.