Thousands of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Chicago rely on access to inclusive programs to participate, connect, and thrive. Your support makes that access possible.
Nearly 70% of SCC participants live at or below the poverty level.
Your gift helps fund year-round programs across parks, schools, and community organizations throughout Chicago.
Provide key resources to our community every day by turning your donation into a monthly recurring gift. It allows you to easily and consistently support this community, and as part of the High Five Club, you’ll have unique opportunities to connect and see your gift at work!
Matching gifts are a great way to increase the impact of your support! You can use this form to see if your company matches donations to Special Children’s Charities.
Securities can be given to Special Children’s Charities electronically or through certified mail. You must contact your broker or bank to initiate the transfer.
If giving electronically,
You can transfer stocks or bonds from your brokerage or investment account to us.Â
Bank of America NA
Account Number: 291024587910
Routing Number: 081904808
If giving via certified mail,
If you hold securities in certificate form, please mail the unsigned stock certificate(s) along with a signed stock power for each certificate. You may obtain this power from your broker or bank.Â
Please mail all certificates to:
C/O Tapeca Carthan
Special Children’s Charities
2 E 8th St., Suite 2M
Chicago, IL 60605
To give to Special Children’s Charities via your IRA, please contact your IRA custodian directly. The giving process varies depending on your financial institution. Special Children’s Charities’ Federal Tax ID number is 23-7026774.
If you already have a DAF, you can request a grant distribution through your DAF sponsor, using Special Children’s Charities’ Federal Tax ID number: 23-7026774.
If you prefer to send a check, gifts can be mailed to Special Children’s Charities directly at the following address:
C/O Tapeca Carthan
Special Children’s Charities
2 E 8th St., Suite 2M
Chicago, IL 60605
Make a lasting impact by including Special Children’s Charities in your planned giving. Your gift can be a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate or the remainder after all other provisions are specified. Please work directly with your estate planner to make this gift. Special Children’s Charities’ Federal Tax ID number is 23-7026774.
If you have named Special Children’s Charities in your will, please let us know by contacting Ann Hartnett at ann.hartnett@specialchildrenscharities.org.
Special Children’s Charities partners with Chicago companies to expand inclusive athletics, arts, and enrichment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
As Chicago’s leading funder of inclusive recreation and enrichment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, SCC invests in programs that open doors to participation, connection, and belonging across the city.
Throughout the year, Special Children’s Charities hosts an array of exciting events offering an opportunity to support our efforts while connecting with our community. We welcome you to join us for our next event!
This year, over 300 members of Team SCC will be running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon to help support our mission. The spirit of accomplishment, inclusion, and joy that are a key part of the marathon experience are what we strive to provide for thousands of our program participants in all 77 Chicago neighborhoods. With your help, we are creating a more inclusive Chicago–one mile at a time.
The Associate Board of Special Children’s Charities is a dynamic group of young professionals dedicated to supporting the organization’s mission by planning and participating in fundraising and volunteering events throughout the year.
Access to recreation, arts, cultural experiences, and therapeutic programming should not depend on income or ability.
Yet for many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, it does.
Your support removes financial barriers and ensures these opportunities remain accessible to those who need them most.Â
in more than 250
schools, parks, and
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Your gift helps SCC remove financial barriers and expand access to special recreation, art therapy, cooking classes, cultural outings, and other life enrichment programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Chicago.
Sample Impacts of Individual Donations:
Special Children’s Charities provides free, year-round programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across all 77 Chicago neighborhoods. Nearly 70% of participants live below the poverty line, so removing financial barriers is essential to ensuring access, inclusion, and joy.
Give to Special Children’s Charities this Giving Tuesday and help us meet our fundraising goal of $10,000!
