Illini 4000 Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsIllinois, United States2-10 Employees
Illini 4000 is a student‑run nonprofit organization based in Champaign, Illinois, rooted at the University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign. Each summer, it organizes a cross‑country bicycle ride conducted to raise funds for cancer research and patient support services, while documenting the cancer experience through interviews collected for its Portraits Project. The group aims to increase awareness about cancer and to support patients and research, operating within the nonprofit sector to mobilize student volunteers around these efforts. The organization reflects its roots in higher education and focuses on engaging peers and communities across the country in a charitable, impact‑oriented activity.