• We are a community based charity that deals with the support to those living with the disease of addiction and we  receive
    funding from a variety of sources including you, the general public.
  • Our work is dedicated to improving the lives of those in need through housing and other support functions.
  • Our recipients are both individual and organization based.
  • Our success story is available to anyone who has interest in knowing us.
  • We utilize a number of volunteers to help us operate, thus keeping program costs and overhead down so as to make sure
    the greatest possible percentage of your donation reach the recipients.
  • A large percentage of our recipients are from the Military Veterans community where we support them in the areas of
    housing for Homeless Veterans, employment help through our paid volunteer programs such as Veterans Can, and job
    search counseling and support.
As seen above The Grand Experiment
Charities administered a donation to
sponsor 10 children in the local First Tee
Camp for Kids
Please visit the rest of our site to find out more.
We welcome your support

The Grand Experiment
is a 501(c)3 public charity administered by and for the recovery/homeless communities of the City of Chicago and surrounding area
including, Cook County/Lake County, Illinois USA

    WELCOME          
The Grand Experiment Charities, Inc.
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Awakening

A   New

Spirit
CORPORATE PHONE:
(224) 627-7694 or (224) 538-1689
From Left to Right:  Our Manager of
Logistics-Darnell Sitton; Our President
and Founder-Robert(Bob)Colson; Our
Vice-President and Director of
Operations-Laurence(Larry)J. Wolf Sr.,
at the Waukegan and Lake County
Social Services Expo.
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Who We Are!
The Grand Experiment Charities would like to extend an invitation to you to help us
provide our support through various services.  Without public support, the individuals
who have made strides towards becoming productive citizens in our community have a
longer and harder road to achieving success.  We ask you to think about the fact that
persons achieving success with the help of our programs will be able to contribute to the
economics and vitality of our community sooner rather than continually cycling back
taking from it through repetitive siphoning public and social service funds and services
that, as a tax payer, you already are paying a too high cost for.
Corporate email:  
thegrandexperiment@yahoo.com
How You Can Help!
So, with that said, here is what we need:

  • Corporate/Business donations of any monetary amount.
  • Financial support through personal donations of : $10         $20         $50         $100         $500
  • Any other amount you choose to provide.            
  • Professional Services from doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants,  counseling, and day care services for children.
  • Other services such as gift cards for shoes or food, and transportation passes from Metra, CTA, or Pace.
  • Goods, such as furniture, large and small appliances,  household goods, personal hygiene items, canned goods, new
    clothing, and other items too numerous to list here.
  • Automobiles, Trucks, Bicycles, Computers, Televisions, DVD players, VCR's, Office Furniture, etc.

All items donated will be inventoried, and distributed to those based on prioritizing need.  You will receive an
acknowledgement for your support via postal mail and all your donations are tax deductable to the full extent
of the law.

For financial donations, please use our convenient                                   buttons found throughout our website or if
you prefer, make your checks payable to:  'The Grand Experiment Charities, Inc.'  and mail to The Grand
Experiment Charities, Inc.  PO Box 9088  Waukegan, Illinois 60079-9088

For other donations, please contact us via phone at 224-627-7694 or 224-538-1689; or email us at our contact
page here on the website.

We also have a growing need for volunteers to help inventory and distribute goods, and provide transportation
to services and outings.  If you would like to help please call us to set an appointment for our volunteer
screening process.
TGECI In Action