GIGIS PLAYHOUSE INC
Educate. Inspire. Believe.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Educational Programs
GiGi's Playhouse offers free one on one tutoring in literacy, math, and speech to increase success in school using best practices that maximize achievement.
Career Development
GiGi's Playhouse offers goal-oriented programs for adults that focus on the development of self-confidence, real-world skills, health and wellness, and career skills. Our Confident U, Healthy U, Whole U philosophy increases quality of life and job opportunities.
Therapeutic Programs
GiGi's Playhouse offers dozens of therapeutic-based programs that provide vital gross motor, fine motor, developmental, fitness, and speech & language skill development.
Global Acceptance
GiGi's Playhouse breaks down barriers and changes the way the world sees individuals with Down syndrome by fostering acceptance and hope for everyone through our #GenerationG campaign.
Where we work
Awards
Chicagoian of the Year-Nancy Gianni 2009
Chicago Tribune
House Resolution 183 2013
Illinois House of Representatives
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of speech therapy sessions performed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Therapeutic Programs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Hours of literacy instruction delivered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Educational Programs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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GIGIS PLAYHOUSE INC
Board of directorsas of 11/16/2023
Bret Bowerman
Troy Cowdrey
Tim Boundy
Adam Earl
Steve Baker
Brianna Simopoulos
Brian Langan
Michael Wohlwend
Farzin Sharyari
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Transgender Identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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