Thank you for all your contributions in 2022!

We want to kick off 2023 and follow up on our year-end fundraising message by expressing our gratitude! Last year, so many people made STOP possible: our members, staff, board, partners, allies, heck, even our targets! We get to celebrate so many of you at events like our gala, holiday party, summer barbecue, and hope to see you all back at those this year!

Since we just asked you to give not only your time but your money, we want to dedicate a message to saying thank you to everyone who made STOP possible through their donations last year.

So THANK YOU to the 234 people who made a total of 972 donations to us in 2022. Thanks especially to the 85 of you who donated to us monthly! Because we could count on you every month, we could plan the sustained work we needed to build up to big victories.

We also want to especially thank everyone who gave when it wasn’t so easy to give. Of course big gifts help too, but we are strongest when we all pitch in what we have. Your contributions because you believed – even if you did not have plenty to give – mean the world to us.

Finally, we are deeply appreciative of the groups who gave to us this year. Your backing year after year is fundamental to our movement. Thanks to:

• Albert Pick, Jr. Fund

• Alternatives, Inc.

• Ben & Jerry's Foundation

• Catholic Campaign for Human Development

• Chicago Community Trust

• Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund

• Cricket Island Foundation

• Crossroads Fund

• Field Foundation of Illinois

• RRF Foundation for Aging

• Wieboldt Foundation

• Woods Fund Chicago

STOP’s tenants, mental-health members, and youth are glad to be going into 2023 with you!