Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago (CRFC) strengthens American democracy by providing elementary and secondary students with hands-on learning about the Constitution to prepare them for informed civic engagement. Nonprofit and nonpartisan, CRFC designs and conducts local, national, and international programs that emphasize current and historical controversies involving rights and responsibilities, law, and policy. CRFC was founded in 1974 and is an independent 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.