Entrepreneur turned philanthropist Pete Kadens and money manager Ted Koenig didn’t waste any time approaching the candidate they wanted to run their new and boundary-pushing nonprofit. The ...

"If you're sitting here in this room today, tuition, room and board, books and fees will be paid for you, and you will go to college for free," philanthropist and businessman Pete Kadens told them ...

Toledo, Ohio — It's safe to say no school assembly has ever been more life-altering, after businessman Pete Kadens announced he would pay tuition, room and board, books and fees for the seniors at ...

Chicago businessman Pete Kadens appeared Sunday on 60 Minutes, where he spoke about his charity, Hope Chicago, which will cover the cost of in-state college tuition for thousands of underprivileged ...

Illinois father Pete Kadens retired from a thriving career at just 40 years old, but his work is hardly over. As a dedicated philanthropist, Kadens has become devoted to transforming the lives of ...

Gift Article. 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. For three days during his senior year of high school, ...

A $1 billion college-promise program for Chicago high schoolers launched in February with celebrations at the five schools where philanthropy will pay tuition for graduates as well as a parent or ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — It was the moment and announcement of a lifetime for Scott High School seniors and their families after Pete Kadens, an Ottawa Hills native, announced he would pay for them to go to ...

Pete Kadens, previously co-founder and CEO of the cannabis consumer goods company Green Thumb Industries, has a blunt metaphor for the mental health care landscape in the U.S. “It’s a shit sandwich,” ...

Toledo, Ohio — A little over four years ago, seniors at Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, walked into their school gym for an assembly, and then received the surprise of a lifetime. "If you're ...