Open Foundations · Illinois

Coleman Foundation Inc

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 363025967. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $7.8M across 205 grants in 2023, a median of $12K each.

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$7.8M
paid in 2023
205
grants paid
$12K
median grant
18%
to first-time recipients
$182.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
The Coleman Foundation Inc
Address
651 W Washington Blvd 306, Chicago, IL, 60661
Phone
3129027120
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

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202442929349100009. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

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

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 205 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1ClearbrookIL$489,250Program Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
2The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisIL$200,000General Operating Support - Health
3The Hap FoundationIL$200,000General Operating Support - Health
4University of Chicago Medical CenterIL$200,000General Operating Support - Health
5Keystone AllianceIL$191,000Program Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
6Cares (chicago Association for Research and Education in Science)IL$160,000General Operating Support - Health
7Osf Healthcare Little Company of Mary Medical CenterIL$160,000General Operating Support - Health
8Equal HopeIL$150,000General Operating Support - Health
9Chicago Urban LeagueIL$125,000General Operating Support - Entrepreneurship
10Urban Autism SolutionsIL$125,000General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
11Ada S Mckinley Community Services IncIL$120,000General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
12Center for Independence Through Conductive EducationIL$120,000General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
13El Valor CorporationIL$120,000General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
14Infant Welfare Society of ChicagoIL$120,000General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
15The Arc of IllinoisIL$120,000General Operating Support - Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

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

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Illinois90%
California2%
District of Columbia2%
Massachusetts1%
Michigan1%

Who decides

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

Alison FitzgeraldDirector · 2023
Esther BarronDirector · 2023
Laura a LaneDirector · 2023
Patricia K Yuzawa-rubinDirector · 2023
R Michael FurlongDirector · 2023
Shelley a DavisPresident · 2023
Thomas D TrinleyCFO/COO · 2023
Walter Abrego BarrientosDirector · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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