Top Chicago, IL Social Impact Companies (93)

OppFi is a leading tech-enabled digital finance platform that works with banks to provide financial products and services for everyday Americans. Through a transparent and responsible platform, which includes financial inclusion and excellent customer experience, the Company supports consumers who are turned away by mainstream options to build better financial health. OppFi maintains an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau...

Pangea is a digital money transfer platform that makes sending money abroad simple, reliable, and cost-effective. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, we’ve helped millions of people send money securely and efficiently, empowering financial freedom across borders. We serve a global customer base with a mobile-first platform that offers low fees, competitive exchange rates, and fast*, secure delivery. Our work...

Over the last 15 years, we’ve grown from a startup to a market-leading organization with over 150 team members, and we’ve created an award-winning culture that makes this company an amazing place to work. We've been ranked on multiple best places to work lists including the 2024 BuiltInChicago rankings.

VelocityEHS is more than a software company - we’re a team of expert problem solvers passionate about making the world a safer, more sustainable place to work. We simplify complex challenges through innovation, collaboration, and smart technology that drives real impact. At VelocityEHS, you’ll join people who care deeply about doing meaningful work, growing together, and helping companies around the...

Invenergy is a leading global privately-held developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions. We are headquartered in the Chicago and have 2000+ employees across the Americas, Europe and Asia. We have successfully developed over 175 projects, including wind, solar, and natural gas power generation as well as advanced energy storage facilities. We are innovators at heart — we design, build and...

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks across the United States that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., serves as the nation's central bank. The role of the Federal Reserve System, since its establishment by an act of Congress in 1913 , is to foster a strong economy and a stable...

The Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC) is a member-driven non-profit​, nonpartisan organization that cultivates technology-based economic development throughout Illinois.​ Authorized by state statute in 1989 as Illinois’ technology adviser, we serve as a convener, catalyst, and champion for Illinois’ research, science, and technology communities. By providing our members and partners with a shared voice, the ISTC delivers measurable economic impact...

City Bureau is a nonprofit civic journalism lab serving Chicago's South and West Sides.

LuminAID develops innovative, solar-powered products for humanitarian relief aid, outdoor recreation, and your home.

Nature’s Fynd is a groundbreaking food tech company born out of NASA-supported research on extremophiles in the geothermal pools of Yellowstone National park. Our novel fermentation technology produces a sustainable source of complete protein using only a fraction of the resources required by traditional agriculture. As the challenge to feed the world’s expanding population grows, our mission is to create...

Bridge Legal's software platform, Bridgify, automates marketing, intake, casework up, and business intelligence for consumer law firms and their funders. We believe that individuals should have an equal opportunity to access the justice system to exercise their rights as large corporations have. We believe that if people are unaware of their rights or are unable to protect their rights, then...

Aspiritech is a non-profit based in metropolitan Chicago. We aim to solve employment challenges of autistic adults by providing jobs as QA analysts. Our services include manual and automated testing, data analysis and validation, and accessibility testing. Aspiritech provides quality affordable QA services while making a meaningful social impact.

We focus solely on the first years of a child’s life — starting even before birth — to have the most significant impact on children and families, especially those living in under-resourced communities. For nearly 40 years, we have worked directly with children and parents, providing doula and home visiting services and quality center-based care that ensures children are ready to...

STIGMA is a mental health community that uses asynchronous messaging to connect you with people who share your lived experience. It is NOT a public social media site. There are no public profiles, no comment threads, no influencers... in other words, no vanity. This is a safe space to practice talking about your mental health.

PiN is a renewable energy company disguised as an online gamification platform via website and mobile apps. PiN is a social enterprise that is a hybrid between online and mobile games and penny auctions. Users can win prizes through skills games, initially trivia games, with renewable energy advocacy and education built in before each game.

City Tech reinvents cities. We convene cross-sector leaders to tackle urban problems that are too big for any one group to solve on its own. We remake essential city services and infrastructure using advanced technology and then expand these solutions to other cities. To learn more, visit www.CityTech.org.

At NowPow, we use technology to power entire communities by connecting people with the vital services they need to stay well, meet basic needs, manage with illness and care for others.

Carrot is the leading global fertility, family-building, and lifelong hormonal healthcare platform providing care for everyone, everywhere. Trusted by more than a thousand multinational employers, health plans, and health systems, Carrot's comprehensive clinical program delivers industry-leading cost savings for employers and award-winning experiences for millions of people worldwide. From maternity through menopause and pre-pregnancy through parenting, Carrot is dedicated to...

Parliament Collective Intelligence is a burgeoning data impact consultancy helping to transform how we attend to social sector problems in public education, mental health, workforce and community development, technology access, and data-informed philanthropy. We help our clients do better at using data and technology to achieve their missions and drive progress on the social issues they care about most. Just...

Motion is an independent creative agency that builds the brands of tomorrow by uncovering the cultural truths of today. With creative, content, public relations and branding at our core, Motion is filled wall-to-wall with curious thinkers, problem solvers and strategic storytellers, partnering and building relationships with brands to create what makes them truly move. For more information, visit www.agencyinmotion.com.