HERStory 100 was held in honor of Women's History Month.
$5,000 were up for grabs at the event.
Three women representing different nonprofits from Chicago's West, South and Southeast Sides were at the event. Each had ten minutes to pitch why they needed the funding for their programs.
The winning teacher received the highest reward of $4,000.
Sam Elster, who is a teacher at Dulles Elementary in Woodlawn, took home the top prize.
Elster plans to use some of the money to setup a transportation fund for her students.
The two other educators, from John Marsh Elementary on the Southeast Side and Corkery Elementary in Little Village, won $500 each.