Open Foundations · Illinois

Coleman Foundation Inc

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 363025967. It paid $8.9M across 182 grants in 2024, a median of $50K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$8.9M
paid in 2024
182
grants paid
$50K
median grant
23%
to first-time recipients
$182.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
The Coleman Foundation Inc
Address
651 W Washington Blvd 306, Chicago, IL, 60661
Phone
3129027120
Email
grants@colemanfoundation.org
Form the request should take
We invite organizations who share the Foundation's goals to submit an initial approach through a concise letter of inquiry (LOI), including: - A brief description of the organization - A synopsis of the program to be proposed - A clear statement of program/grant objectives and how they will be evaluated - An estimate of the size grant to be proposed or range of proposed funding - A statement of how the program/project will be sustained following the grant period - Contact name and information, including the e-mail address of the project manager for further communication
Submission deadline
The Foundation accepts letters of inquiry throughout the calendar year.
Restrictions on awards
Grants are made only to organizations that are certified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as tax exempt, non-profit organizations, 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(1), and that are not private foundations. No grants can be made to individuals. The Foundation's primary geographic focus is the Chicago metropolitan area. Only programs within the United States will be considered, which excludes all international programs. For more information please visit www.ColemanFoundation.org

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202522949349100012. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

developmental disabilitiesintellectual developmentaldiscretion boardmade discretionpublicly-supported charitiesqualified publicly-supportedboard membersmembers qualified

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 182 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Chicago Community FoundationIL$250,000General Operating Support - Entrepreneurship
2South Side Healthy Community OrganizationIL$250,000General Operating Support - Health
3Growing Season-illinois IncIL$200,000Grants made at the discretion of Board Members to qualified publicly-supported charities
4The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisIL$200,000General Operating Support - Health
5Saint Anthony HospitalIL$150,000General Operating Support - Health
6University of ChicagoIL$130,000General Operating Support - Health
7Chicago Urban LeagueIL$125,000General Operating Support - Entrepreneurship
8Little City FoundationIL$125,000General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
9West Side ForwardIL$125,000General Operating Support - Entrepreneurship
10Matching Gifts - Details Available Upon RequestIL$116,508Program Support
11Allies for Community BusinessIL$100,000General Operating Support - Entrepreneurship
12Cancer Support CenterIL$100,000General Operating Support - Health
13Center for Disability and Elder Law IncIL$100,000General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
14Chicago Abortion FundIL$100,000Other - General Operating Support
15Equal HopeIL$100,000General Operating Support - Health

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020168$15.1M
2021162$8.4M
2022224$9.5M
2023205$7.8M
2024182$8.9M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Illinois83%
California4%
District of Columbia3%
New York2%
Massachusetts1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Alison FitzgeraldDirector · 2024
Esther BarronDirector · 2024
Laura a LaneDirector · 2024
Patricia K Yuzawa-rubinDirector · 2024
R Michael FurlongDirector · 2024
Thomas D TrinleyCFO/COO · 2024
Walter Abrego BarrientosDirector · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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