The Chicago Bears have taken a major step by providing $200K in aid following the severe storms and flooding across Chicago’s south suburbs and Northwest Indiana. They have joined the likes of the Indianapolis Colts and the NBA’s Indiana Pacers in this good deed.

At least 150,000 people in Northwest Indiana were affected by flooding and storms and were without power, according to ABC7.

The Bears have split their donation amount, “with $100,000 provided to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago and $100,000 to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gary,” according to ESPN’s senior NFL insider, Adam Schefter.

“Both organizations are helping address immediate and ongoing needs in affected communities, including food, clothing, housing assistance and other recovery resources where many families remain without power, displaced from their homes and face a long rebuilding process,” Bears officials said in a written release. 

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The franchise has always had the community at the heart of their operations. They have a $25,000 grant via Bears Care to the Riverbend Food Bank to help supply meals in the Quad Cities region.

The Bears have been involved in contributing to local food banks, medical research, and emergency disaster response across Illinois and Northwest Indiana since 1995, when they entered into a partnership with the fund of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation in 1995, founding their charitable arm called Bears Care, which later incorporated as an independent organization in 2006.

Bears Care has distributed over $34.7 million dollars to over 200 community organizations since 2006, helping and giving assistance to those in the Chicagoland area.

The Bears, though, aren’t the only team that has coordinated with different organizations to help, with the Indianapolis Colts, the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, and the G League’s Noblesville Boom all giving a joint donation of $250K, straight to the American Red Cross.

Amid the donation, both organizations also had a few words to say for the Bears.

The Chicago Bears receive praise from charity organizations

The organizations that the Bears have donated $100K each to have also responded to the deed, being thankful.

“We deeply value and respect the longstanding philanthropic leadership of the Chicago Bears organization,” Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago CEO Sally Blount said in a statement.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is working directly with the families in the affected areas of Illinois. Meanwhile, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gary are aiding families across Northwest Indiana.

“We are incredibly grateful to the Chicago Bears organization for their generous support,” the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gary Executive Director Terry Seljan said in a statement. “And for the care and concern they have shown for our Northwest Indiana community.”

The Bears recently released their community report as well, showcasing the list of things the franchise has done in fiscal year 2025-2026. The Bears raised $2.8 million to invest in “youth football, women’s cancer initiatives, education, and community programs in underserved neighborhoods.”

Furthermore, over 2,600 students participated in 25 clinics hosted by the Monsters Flag Clinics program through Bears Care. More than 7,000 girls participated in flag football at the high school level, of whom 56 have been selected for the Chicago Bears Girls Flag Football All-State team.

The Bears have been avid supporters of their neighborhoods and are planning to shift to Hammond as their new location for home games. Earlier, on June 5, the Bears announced they would move their home stadium from Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, to Hammond, Indiana, after the board of directors voted to approve the change.

While there’s no specific timeline for the project, the Bears fans won’t have to worry about a name change, though, as chairman George H. McCaskey has confirmed the team’s name will stay the same.

The Bears, with a rich history of supporting charitable organizations across Indiana and a move to the state, will surely delight fans across Indiana.