MISSION
The mission of the Chicago Engineers' Foundation is to inspire youth to explore engineering and to create pathways that empower young people to become the next generation of engineers.
SUPPORTING STUDENTS
Programs
Since 1969, the Chicago Engineers' Foundation has empowered future engineers with scholarship awards.
In addition to awards, the organization provides a variety of K-12 activities and career development activities for students.
Over 5 Decades, Nearly $3 Million in Awards to More Than 3,000 Future Engineers!
HISTORY
The Chicago Engineers’ Foundation of the Union League Club evolved from the Chicago Engineers’ Club, an organization established in 1903 as a professional, social and networking group for the Chicago engineering community.
In 1963, Robert Bacon, President of the Chicago Engineers' Club, and Douglas Flood, an attorney, founded the Chicago Engineers' Club Foundation. It operated independently of the Chicago Engineers' Club, and presented its first Incentive Awards to students in 1969. The Chicago Engineers' Club Foundation merged into the Union League Club of Chicago in 1975 as an independent organization, and became the Chicago Engineers' Foundation of the Union League Club later that year. Chicago Engineers' Foundation remains one of three independent 501c(3) foundations with a home at the Union League Club of Chicago.
Over more than 100 years, engineers and leaders from the Engineers’ Club, and its later iterations, generously volunteered their time, talents, and enthusiasm to support others in the engineering community. It is a true privilege to honor decades of networking and philanthropy all dedicated to Chicago’s engineers, from the organization’s beginnings as a professional club to a proud member of the Union League Club of Chicago now dedicated to empowering Chicago's next generation of engineers.
SINCE 1969
History Book
Chicago Engineers' Foundation has a written history compiled by historian Stephen Hoover and other dedicated volunteers. Enjoy this look at how Chicago Engineer's Foundation began from a professional association with thanks to many engineering professionals who make up the past, present, and future of Chicago's engineering community.
