Education, Outreach and Prevention (Chicago Children's Advocacy Center Grant)

Education, Outreach and Prevention (Chicago Children's Advocacy Center Grant) is sponsored by Oberweiler Foundation. This grant supports the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center's Education, Outreach and Prevention team. The goal is to facilitate trainings, conduct awareness-raising activities, and collaborate with partners to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report sexual abuse in children.

Our Funding - Chicago Children's Advocacy Center ChicagoCAC is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Just as our work to help children and families heal from abuse is a public-private partnership, our funding represents a mix of private and government sources. In our 2025 fiscal year (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025), our revenue was $12,284,491 .

We receive funding from government sources and private sources, including individuals, grants and our special events. The numbers below are unaudited and exclude the net effect of in-kind contributions and contributed services. Our annual reports highlight the successes of our programs and departments while demonstrating our responsible spending, while our Form 990s account for our spending in a given tax year.

We invite you to explore our latest annual report to learn how we’re building a safer, more compassionate Chicago for children and families. View Annual Reports & 990s Our work to help children and families heal from abuse is made possible by public-private partnerships. We are grateful to receive funding from government grants, generous individuals and the following private foundations.

For more information about our funding, please contact info@chicagocac.

org Chicago Department of Family & Support Services Chicago Department of Public Health Cook County Justice Advisory Council Health Resources & Services Administration Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Illinois Department of Human Services National Children’s Alliance Office of the Illinois Attorney General Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice Victims of Crime Act Foundation and Corporate Partners: Anonymous Private Foundation (2) Paul M.

Angell Family Foundation Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Brighton Park Neighborhood Network Bright Promises Foundation Chicago White Sox Community Fund, a McCormick Foundation Fund Crown Family Philanthropies The Duchossois Family Foundation George M.

Eisenberg Foundation for Charities Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable Trust Grant Healthcare Foundation Heartland Children’s Foundation The Hearst Foundation, Inc. John R. Houlsby Foundation John D. and Catherine T.

MacArthur Foundation Robert R. McCormick Foundation People’s Gas Community Fund The John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation Selah Way Foundation/The Foundation United Speiser Family Foundation United Way of Metro Chicago Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Willow Springs Charitable Trust W. P.

& H. B. White Foundation If your safety is threatened or you are facing immediate danger, please call 911 or head to your nearest emergency room or police station.

To report suspected child abuse in Illinois, call 1-800-25-ABUSE ( 1-800-252-2873 ). For 24/7 support related to domestic violence, call the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline, 877-863-6338, or chat with a Hotline advocate by visiting the website, the-network. org.

For 24/7 support related to sexual violence, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline, 800-656-4673, or chat with a Hotline advocate by visiting the website, online. rainn. org.

Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center is battling abuse and restoring the lives of children in our community. Your donation helps put their future within reach. To report suspected abuse in Illinois, call 1-800-25-ABUSE ( 1-800-252-2873 ).

If a child is in immediate danger, also call 911 . Outside of Illinois, call 1-800-422-4453 .