On Monday, Chance the Rapper announced in a press conference at an Elementary School in his native West Chatham neighborhood that he will be donating $1 million to Chicago Public School for arts and enrichment programming. He broke the news after a disappointing meeting with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to raise funds for the kids.

As reported by Forbes, the 23-year-old singer and musician, whose real name is Chancellor Bennet, stated that the governor gave him vague responses when the two discussed of veto $215 million, which was originally meant for CPS. "Gov.Rauner could use his powers to help Chicago children to get the resources required to acquire their God-given right to learn," said the "No Problem" rapper.

According to CNN, the million dollar charity will come from the ticket sales of his forthcoming tour across the country, which will be coordinated with AEG, Live Nation, Ticketmaster and independent promoters. Along with the charity, Chance's non-profit organization, Social Works, will also provide $10,000 to Chicago schools beginning with Westcott Elementary School for every $100,000 raised.

"Without the money, schools will have to cut school years short by 13 days and lay off staffers. This means thousands of kids will have no adult supervision in June activities, which could be very harmful. It isn't about politics or posturing. It's about taking care of the kids and everyone knows what is going on in Chicago," said the three-times Grammy winner who is a father of a 17-month old daughter. He further asked people to join his campaign and help the children of Chicago, reports US Magazine.

Chance received praise all over social media for his philanthropy and contribution, but the most notable one was of former first lady and Chicago resident Michelle Obama, who tweeted, "Thanks, Chance the rapper for giving back to the Chicago community, which gave us too much. You are an example of the power of arts education."