Mission: We uniquely select, train, and mentor academically ambitious students from under-resourced communities to complete college and become the next generation of leaders who will transform their neighborhoods and our city. Overview: Chicago Scholars is a 501(c)(3) foundation, formed in 1996 to help under-resourced and academically ambitious Chicago high school students attend and graduate college. During this 20-year period, we have developed and refined our seven-year college to career access and success program to serve 2,500 students who have attended 313 highly rated colleges in the U.S. Chicago Scholars is nationally recognized for its best practices model. We are growing to serve 4,000 students by 2019. EDUCATION + MENTORSHIP + LEADERSHIP = TRANSFORMATION