Each year, through the generous financial contributions to the Annual Fund, Friends of Whitney Young provides funding to a variety of clubs, sports, organizations and classrooms for needs that are not covered by CPS. For the 2018-2019 school year 28 funding requests were met. We were able to provide funding to the 7th grade Environmental Science, literacy software support for English Language Learners, funding for the Anti-Bias workshop and a lighting console for the Whitney Young Auditorium to name a few.
Additionally, we fund other important programs around the school such as the Freshman Connection, Teacher Appreciation Day and Coffee with Kenner.
Below is the complete list of school clubs, organizations, teams and classroom projects that were funded through this year’s grant funding process.
| Name of Club/Organization/Class | Project Type and Description | Funding Category |
| 7th Grade Environmental Science | Specialized polarizing microscopes for science lab projects | Classroom Projects and Improvements |
| Biology, Forensic Science, Environmental Science | Digital camera that enables the teacher to project slides onto classroom screens and improve instructional performance. | Classroom Projects and Improvements |
| AP World History, Global Issues/Global Citizenship, & Girl Up | Oversize, walk-on map of Asia. | Classroom Projects and Improvements |
| Bilingual Education | Literacy software support for English Language Learners. | Classroom Projects and Improvements |
| School Nurse | Hoyer Lift to assist students with transferring needs. | Classroom Projects and Improvements |
| Science Olympiad | Registration fees for Science Olympiad team to attend meets, and funds for building materials. | Clubs and Organizations |
| Model United Nations | Model UN team’s delgate fees for the Columbia University Mondel UN Conference and Exposition. | Clubs and Organizations |
| Physics Team | Scientific caclulators for use by the Physics team. | Clubs and Organizations |
| Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Mock Trial Team | Registration fees for four mock trial competition events. | Clubs and Organizations |
| Whitney Young Aerospace Club/ Illinois TARC Team | Various rocketry model supplies and registration fees for competitions. | Clubs and Organizations |
| Chess Team | Supplemental training by a chess master for the chess team. | Clubs and Organizations |
| Project Blanket | Fleece material to make blankets for the homeless community in Chicago | Clubs and Organizations |
| Fair Trade Club | Bring students to the Fair Trade Campaign National Conference taking place in Chicago in March of 2019. Whitney Young will be recognized as the second high school in Illinois to be designated a Fair Trade School. | Clubs and Organizations |
| Guys and Dolls Dance Company | Registration fees for Guys and Dolls Dance Company to attend the Illinois High School Dance Festival. | Fine & Performing Arts |
| Whitney Young Bands | New chamber music for the various band groups. | Fine & Performing Arts |
| Guitar Program | Additional stage lighting to side rooms and within the primary rooms. | Fine & Performing Arts |
| Orchestra | Updated music scanning and OCR softward for use by the music department and clubs. | Fine & Performing Arts |
| Whitney Young’s Mariachi Los Delfines | Various mariachi band instruments for Los Delfines, Whitney Young’s mariachi band. | Fine & Performing Arts |
| Whitney Young Cheerleading | Cheer mats | Sports |
| Boys’ and Girls’ Swim Team | Power towers for swimming pool. | Sports |
| Athletics | Digital scoring table. | Sports |
| Whitney Young Softball | Equipment and uniforms for the softball team. | Sports |
| Boys and girls track and field | Ten hurdles for use by the track teams on the new athletic field | Sports |
| Girls Basketball | New warm-up suits for the girls’ basketball team. | Sports |
| Whitney Young Soccer (Boys and Girls) | Two new outdoor soccer goals for new athletic field. | Sports |
| Boys and Girls Swimming | Stretch cords for the swim teams for building strength and conditioning. | Sports |
| Boys and Girls Swimming | Long belt slider cord for swim team strengthening. | Sports |
| Boys and Girls Swimming | New set of racing lane lines for swim teams. | Sports |