CELEBRATION AWARDS
PAST RECIPIENTS
Meet the past award winners of YNPN's annual Celebration awards, in the categories of Young Nonprofit Professional of the Year, Nonprofit of the Year, Supervisor of the Year, and Associate Board of the Year.

2019 YOUNG NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
Margaret Smith

2018 YOUNG NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
Maria Balata

2019 SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR
Katharine Slover

2018 SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR
Xochitl Cruz

2019 ASSOCIATE BOARD OF THE YEAR
Breakthrough Young Professionals Board

2018 ASSOCIATE BOARD OF THE YEAR
Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter Junior Board

2019 NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR
La Casa Norte

2018 NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR
Cradles to Crayons
*Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, YNPN Chicago did not host Celebration in 2020
Past winners also include:
Art Institute of Chicago
buildOn
Cara
Community Memorial Foundation
Chicago High School for the Arts
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Chicago Sinfonietta
Chicago Urban League
Illinois Action for Children
Institute on Disability and Human Development at UIC
North Park University, Axelson Center
North Shore University Health System
One Million Degrees
Open Books
Pierce Family Foundation
TEAM Englewood