Chicago, Illinois · EIN 366059408. 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 $10.7M across 295 grants in 2024, a median of $25K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202620759349101002. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 295 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ywca Northwestern Illinois | IL | $1,156,480 | PROJECT - FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PROGRAM |
| 2 | United Way of Champaign County | IL | $556,440 | PROJECT - FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PROGRAM |
| 3 | Sicf Southern Illinois Community Foundation | IL | $430,444 | PROJECT - FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PROGRAM |
| 4 | United Way of Central Illinois | IL | $346,135 | PROJECT - FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PROGRAM |
| 5 | 10 Individuals - Details Upon Reque | IL | $250,000 | LEADERS FOR NEW CHICAGO |
| 6 | Half Step | IL | $200,000 | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| 7 | Alt Space Chicago | IL | $100,000 | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| 8 | Enrich Chicago | IL | $100,000 | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| 9 | The Chicago Community Foundation | IL | $100,000 | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| 10 | True Star Foundation | IL | $100,000 | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| 11 | Uprising Theater | IL | $100,000 | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| 12 | Alternative Newsweekly Foundation | IL | $75,000 | CAPACITY - FUNDING TO INCREASE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPABILITIES OR EFFECTIVENESS |
| 13 | Borderless Magazine Nfp | IL | $75,000 | CAPACITY - FUNDING TO INCREASE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPABILITIES OR EFFECTIVENESS |
| 14 | Chicago Artists Coalition | IL | $75,000 | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| 15 | D-composed Gives | IL | $75,000 | OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 176 | $4.1M |
| 2020 | 180 | $3.7M |
| 2021 | 165 | $4.1M |
| 2022 | 164 | $4.3M |
| 2023 | 264 | $9.7M |
| 2024 | 295 | $10.7M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
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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