Did you know that NLEN hosts team building experiences via Sweet Beginnings? From apiary adventures to corporate mentorships, we welcome teams from Chicagoland and beyond.
Corporate Sponsors & Donors
The generosity of corporate sponsors and donors allows NLEN to push the limits of our impact.
CORPORATE SPONSORS
Making the most of your impact
NLEN is proud to work with a variety of corporate partners and donors all over the country. Together with these partners, we have strategically strengthened our mission to help citizens achieve significant career milestones, regardless of their background.
Depending on your corporate team’s position and preferences, NLEN can map out sponsorship opportunities, major gifts, and everything in between. No gift is too big or too small for NLEN to transform into making a difference in the lives of our North Lawndale community.
NLEN’s corporate partners have included:
A to C
- Accenture, LLP
- Allstate
- Amazon
- Amtrak
- AT&T
- Bank of America
- Berlin Packaging

- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- BMO Harris Bank
- Boeing Company
- Capital One LLC
- CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
- Cinespace

- Clayco
- ComEd (An Exelon Company)
D to M
- Damron Corporation

- Deloitte
- Discover Financial Services
- Hilton Hotels
- Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

- iHeart Media
- J.P. Morgan Chase
- Jackson Financial Inc.
- Jackson National Life
- Jewel-Osco
- Lincoln Park Zoo
- Mariano’s
- McDonald’s
- McMaster-Carr Supply Company
- Microsoft
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
O to W
- Old National Bank
- Peoples Gas
- Thrivent

- US Bank
- Vaco
- Walgreens
- Whole Foods Market
- Wintrust
NLEN’s civic and philanthropic partners have included:
A to G
- American Research Institutes (AIR)

- CCT- Peoples Gas Community Fund

- CCT/CCF- We Rise Together

- CEDA LIHEAP

- Center for Housing and Health

- Chicago Transit Authority
- Cinema/Chicago
- Comptroller State of Illinois - DCEO

- Cook County JAC

- DCEO - JTED

- Elevate Energy

- Evolve
- Goodwill Industries of SE Wisconsin, Inc

- Greater Chicago Food Depository

I to P
- IDES (Illinois Dept of Employment Security)

- IDHS: Illinois Youth Investment Program

- Jewish United Fund

- LISC Chicago

- Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

- MacArthur Foundation
- Malnati Foundation

- MIGMIR Fund

- O’Hare International Airport
- Old St. Patrick's Church

- Paul M. Angell Foundation

- PolicyLink
- Polk Brothers Foundation

- Pritzker Traubert Foundation
S to V
- Skills for Chicagoland's Future

- State of Illinois
- State of Illinois DCEO - CEJA

- State of Illinois Human Services

- State of Illinois IYIP
- Steans Family Foundation

- The Chicago Community Trust
- The City of Chicago
- The Field Foundation of Illinois
- The Laz Parking Charitable Foundation

- UIC School of Public Health

- United Way for Greater Atlanta

- United Way NYC

- United Way of Metropolitan Chicago

- US Bank Foundation

- Vivo Foundation

NLEN’s community parters have included:
- Discovery Learning Center

- Lawndale Christian Legal Center

- North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council

- Sweet Beginnings LLC

- the beelove® cafe

- UCAN Chicago

- Wellness West
- West Side Wellness (WSHEC)
CORPORATE EXPERIENCES
Plan a team outing at NLEN.
Change lives in North Lawndale.
Your investment makes it possible for individuals with barriers to employment to move forward on their pathway to self-sufficiency and brighter futures.