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Success Stories

Big Shoulders Fund is committed to serving inner-city Catholic schools in Chicago effectively, efficiently and with transparency.

Success Stories


Gallagher Scholars Become 1st Generation College Students
Monday, June 11, 2012
The Pedroza Family shares the importance of being a Gallagher Scholar and how the Big Shoulders Fund changed their lives forever.
 
Big Shoulders Fund Laying the Foundation for Limitless Possibilities
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Alumna Helen Tewelde, MD, shares her thoughts on how a quality Catholic school education provided in part by the Big Shoulders Fund challenged her to push the envelope with her education.
 
Patron, Principal Working to Transform St. Ethelreda School
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
After a successful career as the co-founder of a thriving software company, Bill Krieger wanted a new challenge that would test his entrepreneurial skills while making an impact on a charitable cause.
 
Big Shoulders’ Formula for Saving Catholic Schools: Patrons
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
On the surface, Gina Spraggins and Lindy Keiser have little in common and the two have never even met. While neither is Catholic, they are deeply committed to Chicago’s inner city Catholic schools.