Funding Area
Health
High-quality, culturally-competent physical, mental, and behavioral health care is crucial to leading a productive and fulfilling life.
Schreiber Philanthropy aims to enhance the availability and accessibility of high-quality, culturally competent mental and physical healthcare, with a focus on underserved communities, so all people can live happy and healthy lives.
Grantee Spotlight
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
As parents of eight children, and grandparents to 18 grandchildren, John and Kathy Schreiber have a deep connection to Lurie Children’s. They have been funding Lurie Children’s for more than a decade, and - over the years - have developed a mission-aligned partnership, focused on enhancing access to Lurie Children’s outstanding care. In 2022, Schreiber Philanthropy made a $25M commitment to help launch the Schreiber Family Center for Early Childhood Health and Wellness, which focuses on the most important years of development, starting in the womb to age five. The “center without walls” encompasses initiatives that touch many different aspects of early childhood, from supporting expectant parents to enhancing training for the early childhood workforce. Though many of our programs benefit children throughout the Chicagoland area and beyond, the Schreiber Family Center includes a special focus on Chicago’s South and West Sides, and will also support the Austin Community Health Hub. All programs are evidence-based and are rooted in community partnership and evaluation, informing best practices to be shared across the country.
Grantee Spotlight
Josselyn
Josselyn provides inclusive and equitable mental health care for anyone in need, especially people who’ve historically had difficulty accessing it. Their work is deeply aligned with Schreiber Philanthropy’s values, and the organization has been in our portfolio since 2017. While based in northern Cook County, Josselyn recognized the deep need for services in Lake County. As a result, Schreiber Philanthropy helped support their expansion to Waukegan in 2019. The timing couldn’t have been better, as the need for culturally-competent mental health services skyrocketed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since that expansion, the demand Josselyn’s services in Lake County has increased even more. The organization continues to expand its staff in Waukegan, and – in 2023 – Schreiber Philanthropy helped support the organization’s expansion to Western Lake County. We also worked together to launch an innovative workforce cultivation effort, designed to provide student loan repayment for mental health-related master’s degree Josselyn employees working in Lake County.
Grantee Spotlight
Lawndale Christian Health Center
In 2014, John and Kathy were introduced to the amazing leaders, physicians, nurses, and staff at Lawndale Christian Health Center in North Lawndale. Their goal is to provide exceptional care for their community, in spite of the socioeconomic and racial disparities that have plagued North Lawndale and its neighboring communities. After years of relationship building, Schreiber Philanthropy increased its support of LCHC in 2020 and 2021 as the Federally-Qualified Health Center navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout those difficult years, the leadership at LCHC continued to dream big, and in 2022, John and Kathy made a $5M grant to support the construction of a teaching health center, where their residents could be more effectively trained for their future in community health work. At the same time, the Schreibers made a $1M commitment to build an endowment to support some tuition reimbursement for their family medicine residents, with the goal of supporting a staff that represents the community.
Impact
Without access to high-quality, affordable healthcare, the path toward economic stability is nearly impossible to navigate. For the past two decades, John and Kathy have invested in physical, mental, and behavioral healthcare in Chicago and in Lake County.
Since 2005
$70M in Grants
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