It is with extreme excitement that we, along with the Northwestern University Dance Marathon, announce that Compass to Care has been chosen as the primary beneficiary for 2021!  WATCH THE REVEAL EVENT ON FACEBOOK LIVE

According to the press release from NUDM, each year many deserving charities submit remarkable applications to be NUDM’s primary beneficiary. The NUDM Executive Co-Chairs narrow this list down and present it to the executive board. The board conducts several rounds of interviews, keeping the needs of both Northwestern and the beneficiary in mind. Through lengthy deliberation and additional interviews, the primary beneficiary is chosen. As a result of these efforts, Compass to Care was selected unanimously by the entire Executive Board!!!! 

If you are unfamiliar with NUDM, it is one of the largest independent student-run philanthropies in the country and has raised MORE THAN $1 MILLION for its beneficiaries in each of the past nine years. Compass to Care has applied to be the NUDM Beneficiary for the past six years and has made it to the interview round of the application process two times prior to this year.  

“Though it is certainly a long-shot to have 22 individuals come to a unanimous decision to choose your organization over the many amazing organizations that apply, I have always hoped that someday we would find a group that would fall in love with our mission and we would be named the beneficiary.  And that day has come,” commented Compass to Care founder, Michelle Ernsdorff-May. 

“This decision to choose Compass to Care as the NUDM 2021 Beneficiary will change our organization forever.  It will give us the opportunity to invest in our growth, with the goal of supporting 100% of the children who meet our beneficiary profile within five years.  I have cried so many tears thinking about what this funding will truly mean for children and families across the United States. My heart is overwhelmed with gratitude for Ayesha Goswamy & Cami Steppe, the NUDM 2021 Co-chairs, and the entire executive committee for choosing to fuel the fight against childhood cancer via Compass to Care,” added Ernsdorff-May.   

NUDM 2021 will be held March 5-7, 2021 on the Norris University Center East Lawn at 1999 Campus Drive at Northwestern’s Evanston campus.   NUDM is seeking corporate sponsors for the events leading up to, and including, the dance marathon.  For more information, please contact the Corporate Relations Co-chairs, Nicholas Abushacra and Seth Humerick, at corporate@nudm.org. Donations are also being accepted online at https://fundraise.nudm.org/nudm2021

For more information on NUDM, please contact Lindsey Lubowitz and Cate Wolfen, NUDM Marketing and Media Co-Chairs at marketing@nudm.org.