Chicago, Illinois · EIN 366108775. 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 $9.2M across 390 grants in 2024, a median of $5K 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 202621339349101392. 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 390 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Barack Obama Foundation | IL | $250,000 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER |
| 2 | Metropolitan Family Services | IL | $200,000 | FOR THE METROPOLITAN PEACE ACADEMY AND THE RAPID EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (READI) |
| 3 | New Venture Fund | DC | $150,000 | FOR CONNECTING FOR IMPACT: TEACHER LEADERSHIP AS A DRIVER OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN CHICAGO |
| 4 | Chicago Community Foundation | IL | $125,000 | FOR THE CHICAGOLAND WORKFORCE FUNDER ALLIANCE |
| 5 | Esperanza Health Centers | IL | $125,000 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE CHICAGO SAFETY NET LEARNING COLLABORATIVE |
| 6 | Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | IL | $125,000 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| 7 | Leading Educators Inc | IL | $125,000 | FOR CHICAGO SCHOOL BASED SUPPORTS: ACCELERATING STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPING TEACHER LEADERS |
| 8 | Teaching Lab | DC | $125,000 | FOR IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPING TEACHER LEADERSHIP THROUGH SKYLINE IMPLEMENTATION IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| 9 | Teach Plus Incorporated | IL | $125,000 | FOR CHANGE AGENT & CHANGE AGENT FOR SCHOOL LEADERS |
| 10 | The Leadership Academy Inc | NY | $125,000 | FOR THE CHICAGO PARTNERSHIP FOR STUDENT-CENTERED LEADERSHIP |
| 11 | Uic College of Education Center for Urban Education Leadership | IL | $125,000 | FOR THE CENTER FOR URBAN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP'S SUPPORT TO CPS NETWORK CHIEFS |
| 12 | University of Chicago Consortium on School Research | IL | $125,000 | FOR SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CULTIVATE FRAMEWORK AND FOR THE CONSORTIUM INVESTOR COUNCIL |
| 13 | University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work Policy and Practi | IL | $125,000 | FOR THE NETWORK FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS: FOSTERING PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP AND WHOLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT |
| 14 | Health and Medicine Policy Research Group | IL | $120,000 | FOR STRENGTHENING ENTRY POINTS AND CAREER PATHWAYS FOR A SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE |
| 15 | New Leaders | NY | $120,000 | FOR CHICAGO PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE: STRENGTHENING SCHOOLS, EMPOWERING LEADERS |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 353 | $8.8M |
| 2020 | 339 | $8.7M |
| 2021 | 359 | $9.2M |
| 2022 | 354 | $9.3M |
| 2023 | 396 | $9.8M |
| 2024 | 390 | $9.2M |
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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