How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact person
- On file
- Phone
- On file
- Mailing address
- On file
- Form and materials
- On file
- Deadlines
- Continuous
- Restrictions
- Must be organization exempt under sec 501(c)(3)
Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$19,251,491
- Grants listed
- 568
- Assets, end of year
- $334,286,239
-
Tax year 2023
$24,504,571
- Grants listed
- 676
- Assets, end of year
- $319,274,988
-
Tax year 2022
$26,591,438
- Grants listed
- 717
- Assets, end of year
- $324,694,311
-
Tax year 2021
$32,493,316
- Grants listed
- 778
- Assets, end of year
- $344,052,954
-
Tax year 2020
$32,320,203
- Grants listed
- 818
- Assets, end of year
- $329,136,356
-
Tax year 2019
$24,470,225
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $309,874,989
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Illinois Immigrant Funders CollaborativeChicago, IL
Special Projects
$250,000 -
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL
Special Projects
$250,000 -
Big Shoulders FundChicago, IL
Education
$250,000 -
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL
Special Projects
$250,000 -
Navy Pier IncChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$250,000 -
Window to the World CommunicationsChicago, IL
Special Projects
$200,000 -
Shriver Center on Poverty LawChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$180,000 -
Erie Family Health CenterChicago, IL
Health
$170,000 -
Chicago Community Loan FundChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$160,000 -
WBEZChicago Public MediaChicago, IL
Special Projects
$160,000 -
Tapestry 360 HealthChicago, IL
Health
$150,000 -
UIC Community Engagement and Neighborhood Health PartnershipsChicago, IL
Health
$150,000 -
Fund for Safe and Peaceful CommunitiesChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$150,000 -
Chicago Public Education FundChicago, IL
Education
$140,000 -
Mercy Housing LakefrontChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$135,000 -
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL
Health
$125,000 -
University of Chicago Urban Education InstituteChicago, IL
Education
$125,000 -
Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLUChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$125,000 -
Ingenuity Incorporated ChicagoChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$120,000 -
ForefrontChicago, IL
Special Projects
$115,000 -
Leading Educators IncChicago, IL
Education
$112,000 -
Chicago Jobs CouncilChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$110,000 -
AIDS Foundation of ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$100,000 -
Museum of Science and IndustryChicago, IL
Education
$100,000 -
Kids First ChicagoChicago, IL
Education
$100,000 -
ThresholdsChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$100,000 -
Arts Work Fund for Organizational DevChicago, IL
Special Projects
$100,000 -
IcirrChicago, IL
Special Projects
$100,000 -
Neighborhood Housing Services of ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$100,000 -
Chicago Community FoundationChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$100,000 -
AmptChicago, IL
Initiatives
$100,000 -
Youth GuidanceChicago, IL
Education
$100,000 -
University of ChicagoNetwork for College SuccessChicago, IL
Education
$100,000 -
Metropolitan Family ServicesMerrionette Park, IL
Education
$100,000 -
Youth GuidanceChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$90,000 -
Jane Addams Resource CorporationChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$90,000 -
Bickerdike Redevelopment CorpChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$90,000 -
Chicago Shakespeare TheaterChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$90,000 -
Teach For AmericaNew York, NY
Education
$80,000 -
Posse FoundationNew York, NY
Education
$80,000 -
Deborah's PlaceChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$80,000 -
Cabrini Green Legal Aid ClinicChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$80,000 -
All Chicago Making Homelessness HistoryChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$80,000 -
Chicago Public Library FoundationChicago, IL
Special Projects
$80,000 -
NepOakland, CA
Education
$80,000 -
Crossroads FundChicago, IL
Special Projects
$80,000 -
University of Chicago Inclusive Economy LabChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$80,000 -
NewRoot Learning InstituteChicago, IL
Education
$80,000 -
Impact for EquityChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$80,000 -
Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL
Health
$80,000 -
Metropolitan Family ServicesMerrionette Park, IL
Strong Communities
$80,000 -
Christopher HouseChicago, IL
Special Projects
$76,000 -
Skills for ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$75,000 -
Cara CollectiveChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$75,000 -
Sinai Health SystemChicago, IL
Health
$75,000 -
ChalkbeatNew York, NY
Education
$75,000 -
Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL
Matching
$75,000 -
University of Chicago-Dept of MathChicago, IL
Education
$72,000 -
After School MattersChicago, IL
Strong Families
$70,000 -
Chicago Foundation for WomenChicago, IL
Special Projects
$70,000 -
Joffrey BalletChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$70,000 -
Legal Aid ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$68,000 -
Christian Community Health CenterChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$68,000 -
Housing Opportunities for WomenChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$68,000 -
Center on HalstedChicago, IL
Strong Families
$65,000 -
Elevate EnergyChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$65,000 -
Museum of Contemporary ArtChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$65,000 -
Howard Brown Health CenterChicago, IL
Strong Families
$65,000 -
National Museum of Mexican ArtChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$65,000 -
RefugeeOneChicago, IL
Strong Families
$65,000 -
CommunityHealthChicago, IL
Health
$65,000 -
John G Shedd AquariumChicago, IL
Matching
$65,000 -
Chicago Zoological SocietyBrookfield, IL
Education
$64,000 -
Chicago Coalition for the HomelessChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$64,000 -
CarplsChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$64,000 -
Primo Center for Women and ChildrenChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$64,000 -
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services FoundationChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$64,000 -
The Night MinistryChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$64,000 -
Renaissance Social ServicesChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$64,000 -
Uniting VoicesChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$60,000 -
Year Up IncBoston, MA
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
Family FocusChicago, IL
Education
$60,000 -
BuildChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
Marwen FoundationChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$60,000 -
Shirley Ryan AbilityLabChicago, IL
Strong Families
$60,000 -
One Million DegreesChicago, IL
Education
$60,000 -
Life SpanChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
National Immigrant Justice CenterChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NY
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
Women EmployedChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
Latinos ProgresandoChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
Allies for Community Business IncChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
Economic Security ProjectNew York, NY
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
Ladder UpChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
Acclivus IncChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
Ascend JusticeChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$60,000 -
City Year ChicagoChicago, IL
Education
$60,000 -
Urban GatewaysChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$56,000 -
New LeadersNew York, NY
Education
$56,000 -
Corporation for Supportive HousingNew York, NY
Strong Communities
$56,000 -
Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the LawChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$56,000 -
Court Theatre FundChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$55,000 -
Mikva ChallengeChicago, IL
Strong Families
$55,000 -
The Chicago Urban LeagueChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$55,000 -
Alexian Brothers Bonaventure HouseSaint Louis, MO
Strong Communities
$55,000 -
Logan Square Neighborhood Association IncChicago, IL
Education
$55,000 -
Brighton Park Neighborhood CouncilChicago, IL
Education
$55,000 -
Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature MuseumChicago, IL
Education
$52,000 -
IgniteChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$52,000 -
DePaul University - College of LawChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$52,000 -
The Boulevard of ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$52,000 -
DePaul Institute for Housing StudiesChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
Elevated ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
UcanChicago, IL
Health
$50,000 -
Working Credit NFPChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
St Leonard's MinistriesChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
Hyde Park Art CenterChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$50,000 -
International Neighborhood CollaborativeChicago, IL
Strong Families
$50,000 -
Chicago Funders Together to End Homelessness (CFTEH)Chicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
Chicago SurvivorsChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
North Lawndale Employment NetworkChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
HIRE360Chicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
Women's Justice InstituteChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
Children's Home & Aid Society of IllinoisChicago, IL
Strong Families
$50,000 -
Firebird Community ArtsChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
Communities UnitedChicago, IL
Education
$50,000 -
AmptChicago, IL
Special Projects
$50,000 -
LYTE CollectiveChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
Equal HopeChicago, IL
Health
$50,000 -
Metropolis Strategies NFPChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
La Casa NorteChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the LawChicago, IL
Initiatives
$50,000 -
Chicago Community FoundationChicago, IL
Initiatives
$50,000 -
Chicago Funders Together to End Homelessness (CFTEH)Chicago, IL
Initiatives
$50,000 -
United Way of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL
Special Projects
$50,000 -
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY
Special Projects
$50,000 -
Albany Park Theater ProjectChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$50,000 -
Jewish Council on Urban AffairsChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
Illinois Partners for Human ServiceChicago, IL
Special Projects
$50,000 -
Partnership for College CompletionChicago, IL
Education
$50,000 -
Southwest Organizing ProjectChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
Gads Hill CenterChicago, IL
Strong Families
$50,000 -
Institute for NonViolence ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$50,000 -
Junior Achievement of ChicagoChicago, IL
Matching
$50,000 -
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Education
$50,000 -
The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisChicago, IL
Education
$50,000 -
Loyola University of ChicagoChicago, IL
Education
$50,000 -
Juvenile Protective Association (JPA)Chicago, IL
Health
$48,000 -
Infant Welfare Society of ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Families
$48,000 -
Mujeres Latinas En Accion IncChicago, IL
Strong Families
$48,000 -
Greater West Town Community Development ProjectChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$48,000 -
AlternativesChicago, IL
Strong Families
$48,000 -
Chicago Horticultural SocietyGlencoe, IL
Strong Communities
$48,000 -
Children's Home & Aid Society of IllinoisChicago, IL
Strong Families
$48,000 -
Metropolitan Tenants OrganizationChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$45,000 -
Lester and Rosalie Anixter CenterChicago, IL
Health
$45,000 -
Playworks Education EnergizedOakland, CA
Health
$45,000 -
Uptown People's Law CenterChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$45,000 -
Healthy Schools CampaignChicago, IL
Health
$45,000 -
Merit School of MusicChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$44,000 -
Planned Parenthood of IllinoisChicago, IL
Health
$44,000 -
Chicago House and Social Service AgencyChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$44,000 -
Public Interest Law InitiativeChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$44,000 -
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic IncChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$44,000 -
Equip for EqualityChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$44,000 -
Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality NorthsideChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$44,000 -
Center for Changing LivesChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$44,000 -
Community Organizing and Family IssuesChicago, IL
Education
$40,000 -
Center for Neighborhood TechnologyChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Chicago Youth ProgramsChicago, IL
Strong Families
$40,000 -
Northwest CenterChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Chicago Center for Music EducationChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$40,000 -
Greater Auburn Gresham Community Development CorporationChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Chicago Freedom SchoolChicago, IL
Strong Families
$40,000 -
Austin Coming TogetherChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NY
Special Projects
$40,000 -
Adler UniversityChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
The ARKChicago, IL
Health
$40,000 -
Center for Housing and HealthChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Enterprise Community Partners IncColumbia, MD
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Franciscan OutreachChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation NFPChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
The University of Chicago - Office of Civic EngagementChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Growing Home IncChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC)Chicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Between FriendsChicago, IL
Strong Families
$40,000 -
Project UnloadedChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
New Life Centers of ChicagolandChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
The Network Advocating Against Domestic ViolenceChicago, IL
Special Projects
$40,000 -
Lawndale Christian Development CorporationChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Community Investment CorporationChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Women's Business Development CenterChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
ResilienceChicago, IL
Strong Families
$40,000 -
Reading In MotionChicago, IL
Education
$40,000 -
Family RescueChicago, IL
Strong Families
$40,000 -
The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Metropolitan Family ServicesMerrionette Park, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Latin United Community Housing AssociationChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$40,000 -
Public Health Institute of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL
Health
$40,000 -
University of Chicago - Consortium on School ResearchChicago, IL
Education
$40,000 -
Changing WorldsChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$40,000 -
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL
Family
$37,000 -
People's Music SchoolChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$36,000 -
PoderChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$36,000 -
Inner City Computer Stars FoundationChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$36,000 -
OAI IncPark Forest, IL
Strong Communities
$36,000 -
Chicago CaresChicago, IL
Special Projects
$36,000 -
The Urban Alliance Foundation IncWashington, DC
Strong Communities
$36,000 -
Spanish Coalition for HousingChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$36,000 -
The Illinois Harm Reduction and Recovery CoalitionChicago, IL
Health
$36,000 -
Revolution WorkshopChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$35,000 -
Puerto Rican Arts AllianceChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$35,000 -
About Face Theatre CollectiveChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$35,000 -
Beyond Legal AidChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$35,000 -
New MomsChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$35,000 -
Small Business Majority Foundation IncElk Grove, CA
Strong Communities
$35,000 -
America Scores ChicagoChicago, IL
Education
$35,000 -
Jane Addams Senior CaucusChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$35,000 -
Project SYNCEREChicago, IL
Education
$35,000 -
Harris Theater for Music and DanceChicago, IL
Special Projects
$35,000 -
ACT NowChicago, IL
Education
$35,000 -
Gus Giordanos Jazz Dance ChicagoChicago, IL
Matching
$35,000 -
Grassroots CollaborativeChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$32,000 -
Network for Teaching EntrepreneurshipNew York, NY
Education
$32,000 -
Greater Chatham Initiative IncChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$32,000 -
Mobile Care ChicagoChicago, IL
Health
$32,000 -
University of Chicago-Pediatric DepartmentChicago, IL
Health
$32,000 -
Lutheran Social Services of IllinoisDes Plaines, IL
Health
$32,000 -
YWCA of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Families
$32,000 -
Housing Action IllinoisChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$32,000 -
Love Unity & Values InstituteChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$32,000 -
Public NarrativeChicago, IL
Special Projects
$32,000 -
Latinos ProgresandoChicago, IL
Special Projects
$32,000 -
Accelerate InstituteChicago, IL
Education
$32,000 -
Metro Squash NFPChicago, IL
Education
$32,000 -
La Rabida Children's HospitalChicago, IL
Strong Families
$32,000 -
Genesys Works ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$32,000 -
Embarc IncChicago, IL
Education
$32,000 -
Chicago Architecture BiennialChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$32,000 -
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois IncSkokie, IL
Education
$30,000 -
Arise ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$30,000 -
Intonation Music WorkshopChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$30,000 -
Young Men's Educational NetworkChicago, IL
Strong Families
$30,000 -
Young Chicago AuthorsChicago, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$30,000 -
Chicago Community Bond FundChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$30,000 -
Chicago's Sunshine EnterprisesChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$30,000 -
Peer Health Exchange IncOakland, CA
Health
$30,000 -
Upwardly Global ChicagoChicago, IL
Strong Communities
$30,000 -
Writers Theatre IncGlencoe, IL
Arts Access and Learning
$30,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture89 grants $2,402,66018% of the total
- Education69 grants $2,343,17018% of the total
- Human services50 grants $1,625,75912% of the total
- Health20 grants $929,7757% of the total
- Community development24 grants $923,2507% of the total
- Housing and shelter20 grants $918,2507% of the total
- 16 other causes126 grants $4,166,07031% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Illinois510 grants $18,461,059
- New York17 grants $388,650
- District of Columbia8 grants $130,450
- California5 grants $122,500
- Massachusetts5 grants $35,250
- Wisconsin2 grants $26,000
- Arizona2 grants $17,000
- Pennsylvania3 grants $11,000
- Oklahoma1 grant $10,000
- Oregon1 grant $5,370
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Gillian DarlowCEO & ASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 37.5Pay $522,424
- Elizabeth ConnellyDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
- David SnyderDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
- Nancy LewisCHAIR Hours 3Pay $0
- Ellen MultackVICE CHAIR Hours 3Pay $0
- Sandra P GuthmanCHAIR EMERITUS Hours 3Pay $0
- Cherryl ThomasSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $0
- Roberto HerenciaTREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
- Peter HowardDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
- Jill CutlerDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
- James FawleyVP INVESTMENTS/ADMINISTRATION & ASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 37.5Pay $263,792
- Amy HillVP INVESTMENTS/ADMINISTRATION & ASSISTANT TREASURER (Retired 9/15/24) Hours 37.5Pay $61,170
The return
More foundations
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- Foundations that fund human services in Illinois
Similar foundations
Same main cause (arts and culture), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
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- Reva and David Logan Foundation 215 grants Preselected only $12,592,421 giving
- Hunter Family Foundation 139 grants Preselected only $11,199,500 giving
- Field Foundation of Illinois 299 grants Accepts applications $10,789,523 giving
- Edlis - Neeson Foundation NFP 13 grants Preselected only $10,781,050 giving