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Helping Chicago nonprofits increase their impact through technology

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The Thierer Family Foundation’s mission is to increase the impact of nonprofit organizations by helping them leverage innovative ideas and technology in order to be more effective, efficient and sustainable.

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We believe that by combining technology with the necessary funding and expertise, we can enable organizations to be more effective, more efficient and more sustainable… in turn allowing them to do more good.

As such, we focus our grant making on projects that leverage technology to help improve operations and enhance the organization’s ability to deliver on its mission.

Want to learn more about our grant programs, criteria, and how to apply? Click the button below!

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Impactful

Has a significant impact on the organization and/or their ability to deliver on their mission

Innovative

Leverages a forward-thinking approach that provides a creative solution to the challenge

Strategic

Leverages a big picture view of the problem / solution and features a well-defined business plan to ensure success

Sustainable

Able to be self-supported by the organization beyond the Impact Project timeline

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