Top Illinois Social Impact Companies (97)

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...

VelocityEHS is a new kind of EHS software company, helping you reach your environmental, health, safety and sustainability goals faster. Our VelocityEHS platform delivers simple and intuitive solutions that are more affordable, faster to implement, and that provide the best user experience.

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...

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.

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...

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...

STEAMe's digital and data platform powers workforce development pathways to employment, connects system partners, simplifies workflows, and helps get the right person, to the right training, and the right job, so people and communities can flourish.

HowToFund (HTF), previously known as HowDoWe, is a SaaS company that helps schools and nonprofits maximize their fundraising efforts. We build free donation pages that match the look of the organization's website, helping them to raise money for their fundraisers, track incoming donations, automatically send receipts and thank you's, and much more.

Tgthr Collective is a growth and impact partner for purpose-driven businesses. We're passionate about building a radically better future. We partner with purpose-driven businesses to accelerate their growth while maximizing impact.

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...

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...

enterN is transforming the early-career hiring process by eliminating the biases embedded in traditional resume-based recruiting. By shifting the focus to verified skills and cultural fit, enterN provides a more equitable and effective way for employers to identify top talent among college students, recent graduates, and entry-level job seekers. Resumes introduce significant opportunities for implicit bias before the hiring process even...

mRelief provides an easy-to-use platform through web and text messaging that enables Americans to find out if they qualify and enroll in the SNAP (food stamps) program. Our mission is to transform access to social services for the inherent dignity of all people. We have served over 1,000,000 families.

Percent Pledge powers customized social impact programs, helping businesses of any size authentically improve employee engagement, employee retention, and employer brand. Our easy-to-use platform and dedicated social impact experts offer a single source for everything from donations and volunteering to charity vetting and impact reporting.

The Invisible Institute is an innovative, non-profit journalism production company based on the South Side of Chicago. We work to enhance the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable. Among the tactics we employ are investigative reporting, multimedia storytelling, human rights documentation, the curation of public information, and the orchestration of difficult public conversations. Our work coheres around a...

Youth sports and extracurricular activities are becoming more expensive, and every day it’s pricing out more and more families from the critical benefits of participation. The technology we’re building solves this problem in an industry that has yet to be disrupted.

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.

Mass Interact is a Google Trusted Agency - Enhance your presence across Google with a premium-quality 360-degree Google virtual tour powered by Street View technology. We help you optimize your business for conversions and specialize in 360° Virtual Tours and digital marketing.

Highland is a digital product consultancy in Chicago. We specialize in customer research, digital product design, custom web applications, and mobile app development. We believe that what we create should make it a little bit better to be alive: for us, our clients, and their customers.

LEAP Innovations' mission is to transform learning into a holistic, tailored experience—designed to prepare, empower and inspire all learners to ignite their unlimited potential. Think of us as the R&D hub for education innovation, bringing the best learning science and technology here to pilot, research and scale.