The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to honoring the lives of our fallen Chicago Police heroes. The Foundation provides support and financial assistance to the families of Chicago Police Officers who were killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty. We have already completed (and now maintain) the nation’s finest police memorial in Gold Star Families Memorial and Park located on our lakefront. Now the Mission Beyond the Memorial continues the tradition of loyalty and generosity of the Chicago Police Department and focuses on the needs of the men and women of this great department, and their families.

• ensure that the financial needs of the families of Chicago Police Officers killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty are met

• provide financial assistance to the families of active-duty officers who die or suffer from a serious illness

• stay vigilant in opposing the parole of anyone convicted of killing a Chicago Police Officer

• Offer a $25,000 standing reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone shooting or shooting at a Chicago Police Officer

Here is what the Mission Beyond the Memorial will do every year:

• Provide up to $100,000 immediately to the family of a Chicago Police Officer who is killed in the line of duty*

• Pay the tuition of the sons and daughters of all police officers killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty from pre-school to College and beyond

• Provide up to $3,500 at the beginning of the school year for clothing and school supplies for the sons and daughters of all police officers killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty

• Provide $10,000 right away to the family of any active police officer who dies. This money is for the family’s immediate expenses, such as bringing relatives in from out of town

• Provide $1,000 to a Chicago Police Officer who files for disability

• Pay the medical insurance premium for police officers who are terminally ill

• Continue to support “Get Behind the Vest” by providing replacement vests to Chicago Police officers

Each December, the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation along with Santa and Mrs. Claus visit the homes of the children of police officers who were killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty and bring them presents. To see photos of last year’s Operation Santa go to the Memorial website.