A NON-PROFIT, PRIVATE FOUNDATION

The Swiss Benevolent Society of Chicago is a non-profit, private foundation organized under section 501©(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

History

The Society was founded in 1872, shortly after the destructive Great Chicago Fire, and was designed at first to help members of the Swiss Community of Chicago weather the hardships inflicted upon them by the fire.

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Featured Events

Swiss Club Event – Stammtisch

April 12 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm CDT

Mural Unveiling in Lucerne – Sister Cities – Chicago/Lucerne

April 19 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

Swiss Club: Birds & Biers – Milwaukee WI

May 4 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm CDT

Senior Monthly Meetings

May 14 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT

Swiss Club: Swiss Sunday Brunch at the Lake

June 16 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm CDT

Swiss Club: June Stammtisch – German Fest

June 22 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm CDT

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Support Activities

  • Monthly stipends for citizens of Swiss descent who are elderly or who have disabilities
  • Funding of senior member gatherings
  • Scholarship grants for students of Swiss descent having permanent residence in the Greater Chicago area, the State of Illinois or parts of Wisconsin, awarded by annual competition
  • Support for summer language study at Concordia Language Villages
  • Funding assistance for special events of a cultural or other nature that are directly related to our Swiss heritage or that benefit the Chicago area Swiss Community at large, as allowable by tax laws
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Language Immersion

The Swiss Benevolent Society of Chicago sponsors scholarship awards for a one-week virtual online language immersion experience in French, German, or Italian at the Concordia Language Villages in northern Minnesota.

Scholarships