Sliding Scales
If you feel the scales below do not properly reflect your financial circumstances, please email [email protected] or call 312.971.7119 so we can discuss your financial needs further.
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Core Program
Household Income Cost Less than $30,000 $75 $30,000-$39,999 $100 $40,000-$44,999 $125 $45,000-$49,999 $150 $50,000-$54,999 $175 $55,000-$59,999 $225 $60,000-$64,999 $275 $65,000-$69,999 $325 $70,000-$74,999 $375 $75,000-$79,999 $425 Over $80,000 $450 |
IMPACT for Girls Program
Household Income Cost Less than $30,000 $50 $30,000-$34,999 $75 $35,000-$39,999 $100 $40,000-$49,999 $125 $50,000-$54,999 $150 $55,000-$59,999 $175 $60,000-$69,999 $225 Over $70,000 $250 |
Advanced Program Pricing
Varies by program type
Varies by program type
Can you offer financial support to someone else?
Donors have made it possible to offer a sliding scales, payment plans, and other discounts so that any woman or girl can take a program, regardless of her economic circumstances. Please considering donating to IMPACT Chicago's sliding scale, if you are able.
What determines the cost of the course?
Our costs include: Insurance for full contact programs; instructor salaries; equipment purchase, maintenance and storage; space rental; printed materials; and associated registration costs. Generous donations of volunteer time and money have made it possible to keep individual tuition under $400 for the Core Program and under $200 for IMPACT for Girls even though the costs are higher than tuition charged. Unless earmarked otherwise, we direct all donated monies toward the Core Program and IMPACT for Girls to keep tuition low and to be able to offer financial assistance. For Advanced Programs, we offer an annual event under cost (e.g. Anniversary Celebrations, Polishing Your IMPACT Skills) and we offer a limited number of reduced course tuition for other Advanced Programs.
Late Registration, Cancellation, and Transfer Fees
Late Registration
Your full payment secures your spot in a course. Full payment is due 14 days prior to the first day of the program. A late fee of $20 is added if payment is received fewer than 14 days prior to the first day of the program.
Cancellation
To cancel your registration and receive a refund, we require written (email) notice no less than 14 days prior to the first day of the program. If a student cancels their enrollment within the 14-day window before the course start date or does not attend or complete the course in which she is enrolled, there is no refund.
Transfers
To transfer your enrollment to a program other than the program for which you originally registered, we require written notice at least 14 days prior to the first day of the program and a $50 transfer fee. The balance of the tuition will be applied to the new course. If you request a transfer within the 14-day window, the transfer fee is $150.
If you have extenuating circumstances (e.g, illness, funeral), please provide a doctor’s note or other documentation to our Registration Coordinator and we will work with you to transfer your registration to another course or determine some other acceptable course of action.
Employer Sponsorships
Some employers will sponsor their female employees or reimburse them for taking an IMPACT self-defense program. If your company offers a tuition reimbursement program, check to see if an IMPACT program would be eligible. When approaching your employer regarding this type of funding, here are some things to address:
Donors have made it possible to offer a sliding scales, payment plans, and other discounts so that any woman or girl can take a program, regardless of her economic circumstances. Please considering donating to IMPACT Chicago's sliding scale, if you are able.
What determines the cost of the course?
Our costs include: Insurance for full contact programs; instructor salaries; equipment purchase, maintenance and storage; space rental; printed materials; and associated registration costs. Generous donations of volunteer time and money have made it possible to keep individual tuition under $400 for the Core Program and under $200 for IMPACT for Girls even though the costs are higher than tuition charged. Unless earmarked otherwise, we direct all donated monies toward the Core Program and IMPACT for Girls to keep tuition low and to be able to offer financial assistance. For Advanced Programs, we offer an annual event under cost (e.g. Anniversary Celebrations, Polishing Your IMPACT Skills) and we offer a limited number of reduced course tuition for other Advanced Programs.
Late Registration, Cancellation, and Transfer Fees
Late Registration
Your full payment secures your spot in a course. Full payment is due 14 days prior to the first day of the program. A late fee of $20 is added if payment is received fewer than 14 days prior to the first day of the program.
Cancellation
To cancel your registration and receive a refund, we require written (email) notice no less than 14 days prior to the first day of the program. If a student cancels their enrollment within the 14-day window before the course start date or does not attend or complete the course in which she is enrolled, there is no refund.
Transfers
To transfer your enrollment to a program other than the program for which you originally registered, we require written notice at least 14 days prior to the first day of the program and a $50 transfer fee. The balance of the tuition will be applied to the new course. If you request a transfer within the 14-day window, the transfer fee is $150.
If you have extenuating circumstances (e.g, illness, funeral), please provide a doctor’s note or other documentation to our Registration Coordinator and we will work with you to transfer your registration to another course or determine some other acceptable course of action.
Employer Sponsorships
Some employers will sponsor their female employees or reimburse them for taking an IMPACT self-defense program. If your company offers a tuition reimbursement program, check to see if an IMPACT program would be eligible. When approaching your employer regarding this type of funding, here are some things to address:
- Self-Defense Training Increases Productivity – Self-defense training is an important benefit for female employees to enhance their job performance because self-defense training increases women's confidence in decision-making, problem solving, and crisis management. (Ozer and Bandura 1990).
- Self-Defense Training Reduces Employees' Risks of Violence – Women who have had self-defense training are less likely to experience sexual assault than women who have not had the training (Hollander 2014).
- Self-Defense Training Reduces Workers' Turnover and Health Costs – Each rape costs approximately $151,423 and interferes with women's ability to work (DeLisi, 2010; Lyron 2002). Fifty percent of sexual violence victims had to quit or were forced to leave their jobs in the year following their assaults due to the severity of their reactions (Ellis, Atkeson, & Calhoun, 1981). Violence and abuse constitute up to 37.5% of total health care costs, or up to $750 billion (Dolezal, McCollum, & Callahan, 2009).