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About the Nonprofit

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Ole A. Thorp Scholastic Academy, a K-8 CPS magnet school located on Chicago’s Northwest side, takes academic excellence seriously and strives every day to be one of the premier schools in Chicago.  

Friends of Thorp is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization run by Thorp parents dedicated to making Thorp the best school on the Northwest Side. Thanks to the support of community partners and families like yours, over the last nine years, we have raised funds to build our kids their dream playground, enhance our amazing but outdated auditorium and improve our school kitchen so our kids can have freshly-prepared meals. Now we need your support to improve our outdoor activity space and add a new artificial turf, open play yard and walking path for our children to enhance their physical activity without fear of injury.