Top Chicago, IL Social Impact Companies (121)
ReloShare, Inc. is a seed-funded, B2B2C tech startup headquartered in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood with remote staff nationwide. ReloShare aims to innovate what emergency housing can look like through the elimination of barriers that have long plagued the social services field through our products: Safe Stays and The Grove. Safe Stays is a groundbreaking hotel booking application that provides safe and secure accommodation in 16,000+ hotels nationwide for survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, crime victims, and other vulnerable populations. As of December 2024, over 700 agencies nationwide use Safe Stays for their hotel booking needs. Our newest product, The Grove, is a real-time, inter-agency tool that will help direct service providers streamline and simplify finding available shelter space. As a for-profit, mission-driven c-corp, we offer a unique opportunity to advance your career AND make a tremendous impact on society.
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 financial system.
OppFi is a tech-enabled, mission-driven specialty finance platform that broadens the reach of community banks to extend credit access to everyday Americans. We have been an Inc. 5000 company for six straight years, a Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ for four consecutive years, and the seventh fastest-growing company in Chicagoland in 2021 as measured by Crain’s Chicago Business based on a five-year growth rate. We were listed on the Forbes America 2021 list of America’s Best Startup Employers and the Built In’s 2024 Best Places to Work in Chicago. OppFi maintains an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and maintains a 4.5/5 star rating with more than 21,000 online customer reviews, making it one of the top customer-rated financial platforms online.
Founded in 2012, Pangea started with a mission to revolutionize the remittance industry by providing customers a powerful, easy-to-use mobile application to send money internationally. Since then, we have grown to offer additional products and services to help underbanked immigrants gain financial independence. Pangea operates as an independent subsidiary under Enova International (NYSE: ENVA). Also headquartered in Chicago, Enova is a leading financial technology company offering accessible credit to millions of customers. Together, Pangea and Enova are on a mission to help hardworking people get access to fair financial services.
Carrot Fertility is the leading global fertility care platform, serving people of every age, race, income, sex, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, and geography. Trusted by hundreds of 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. Whether there is a need for care through fertility preservation, male-factor infertility, pre-pregnancy, IVF, pregnancy and postpartum, adoption, gestational surrogacy, or menopause, Carrot supports members and their families through many of the most memorable and meaningful moments of their lives.
VelocityEHS is a new kind of ESG | EHS software company, helping you reach your environmental, social, and governance goals faster. Our VelocityEHS platform delivers simple and intuitive solutions that are more affordable, faster to implement, and that provide the best user experience. Backed by unparalleled customer support, our well-designed solutions engage your end users, making it easier for you to collect quality data, manage risks, and focus on being an ESG | EHS leader. Trusted by more than 19,000 customers and millions of users from every industry to help improve performance, VelocityEHS is among the largest and fastest growing ESG | EHS companies in the world. The company is headquartered in Chicago, with additional locations in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Tampa, FL; Toronto, Canada; Cork, Ireland; London, England and Perth, Australia. Online at http://www.ehs.com
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 operate. We take pride in a company culture that encourages personal and professional growth, and in a workplace where our people feel a sense of ownership and belonging.
With more than 13.5 million monthly active users in virtually every country in the world, Grindr has grown to become a fundamental part of the LGBTQ+ community since its launch in 2009. The company continues to expand its ecosystem to enable gay, bi, trans, and queer people to connect, express themselves, and discover the world around them. Since 2015 Grindr for Equality has advanced safety, health, and human rights for millions of Grindr users and the global LGBTQ+ community in partnership with more than 100 community organizations in every region of the world. Grindr is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York City. The Grindr app is available on the App Store and Google Play.
Soul Jedi is on a mission to uplift, inspire, and transform lives by blending mental health, comedy, public speaking, spirituality, and therapy into a powerful and engaging experience. We aim to create a safe, thought-provoking, and entertaining space where people can explore self-improvement, seek truth, and find healing. Through a mix of digital content, live events, books, and community-driven initiatives, we strive to make personal growth accessible, relatable, and impactful—all while keeping it fun and engaging.
Elevate K-12 is passionate about creating high-quality teaching and learning opportunities for teachers and students. We are on a mission to make high-quality instruction available to all students, irrespective of where they live, bringing equality to education. We take pride in creating value and opportunities for children and women.
Double Good is a company built on creating joy and helping others. By reimagining product-based virtual fundraising, we help expand organizations' missions by giving back 50% of every dollar sold. We make ultra-premium popcorn sold through our simple-to-use software. We've helped raise over $200 million to support organizations nationwide that tilt the playing field for all kids. Double Good is not a popcorn company nor a digital company. It is a team of makers, designers, and problem-solvers dedicated to simplifying fundraising challenges and enabling communities to thrive. The soul of Double Good lies in the mission of creating and sharing joy. We built our fundraising platform on the idea that connecting with supporters should be simple, approachable, and effective. The funds raised go on to relieve the high costs of education, extra-curricular activities, community engagement, and athletic development. We partner with purposeful organizations to benefit students and athletes facing physical, intellectual, and financial challenges. Our goal is to amplify marginalized voices and push the boundaries of access to academic and athletic activities by contributing experiences, equipment, and educational opportunities to the communities that crave them the most.
Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) has grown and evolved since our founding in 2002, adapting fearlessly to meet the complex challenges of 21st-century worldview diversity. We have gone from running interfaith youth programs in church, mosque, and synagogue basements to shaping a national narrative about the power and potential of civic religious pluralism while focusing on the society-transforming power of higher education. We believe in the essential contributions of countless religious and philosophical traditions that affirm the dignity and justice for every human being. IFYC affirms and supports work for racial equity and is committed to the transformation of America into the promise of what it can be but has not yet been. At IFYC, we’re ever adapting and changing. We look for people who set audacious goals and love that one workday may not be like the next. We are serious about our vision of an America where people of different faiths, worldviews, and traditions bridge divides, work towards racial equity, and find common values to build a shared life together. We seek to attract and retain a team of staff comprised of the diverse identities we need to achieve our vision, including minority religious groups and people of color
Benchmark Analytics is a leading software provider of human capital solutions to the law enforcement marketplace and offers agencies across the U.S. an integrated tracking, analysis and reporting software solution for personnel management and early intervention. Our products include Benchmark Management System®, First Sign® Early Intervention and C.A.R.E. | Case Action Response Engine®. We are uniquely qualified to assist agencies in two fundamental ways. First, we are a software and a research organization that marries evidence-based practices with easy-to-use applications that embed those practices. Secondly, we founded the “National Police Early Intervention and Outcomes Research Consortium” to support police departments in evaluating, monitoring and delivering interventions that support struggling officers so they can get back on track. We were formed as a result of research conducted by the University of Chicago which began in 2010. This research focused on utilizing performance data of officers to understand officers that needed incremental supports. This initial research and code based that was created over a 7-year window at the University of Chicago was transferred to Benchmark Analytics in 2017 to commercialize in the law enforcement marketplace. Benchmark Solutions, LLC was formed in 2017 to continue the work of the University of Chicago researchers and build on the initial code base utilized by departments. At this critical juncture in policing with the national focus on police reform, we remain committed to our mission of transforming police force management through an all-in-one software platform that provides a 360° holistic view of every officer —in police departments of every size. Together with our Consortium partners, we are conducting national studies to better understand and address the exact issues cities and departments are tasked with resolving.
We are a cinematic production company in Chicago, founded and led by an Emmy Award-Winning Producer. We harness more than twenty years of broadcast storytelling experience to help people and companies share their stories with the world.
Augmented Intelligence seeks to transform the social services sector by unlocking the power of artificial intelligence and natural language processing (NLP) to improve operations and practice, drive quality improvements, and help social services agencies more effectively partner with healthcare systems to improve the wellbeing of their communities.
DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education. To date, teachers at 83% of all the public schools in America have posted classroom project requests on our site. Projects range from paper and markers for a poetry writing unit to violins for a school recital. More than 4 million “citizen philanthropists” have supported such projects, channeling books, field trips, technology, and other resources to more than 40 million students nationwide. In all, we’ve generated $1 billion for learning experiences designed by our country’s most dedicated public school teachers.
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 amazing food and materials that provide sustainable choices and nurture the planet.
Our mission is to replace politics with problem solving. And it starts with having “bubble-busting” conversations. Our vision is to coach and empower everyday Americans to participate directly in civic decision-making at all levels of government.
At GetFrank.com, we build software for unionizing workers and labor organizations to manage and grow their organizing efforts. We are intently mission-driven to provide products that empower workers to have a voice in collection action to improve their workplace.
Impact Engine is a venture capital and private equity firm investing in companies driving positive impact in economic empowerment, education, environmental sustainability, and health.
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