Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden
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Grant recipient EIN 36-2553933Community development

Who funds Chicago Defender Charities Inc?

6 private foundations gave Chicago Defender Charities Inc in Chicago, IL $282,089 across 12 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

12 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable FundChicago, IL 2025

    General charitable purposes

    $30,000
  2. Wayfarer FoundationHighland Park, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $50,000
  3. Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    The father of the great migration: archives of the abbott-sengsta

    $25,000
  4. Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable FundChicago, IL 2024

    General charitable purposes

    $22,000
  5. Wayfarer FoundationHighland Park, IL 2023

    General operating support

    $50,000
  6. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $17
  7. Wayfarer FoundationHighland Park, IL 2022

    General operating support

    $50,000
  8. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $24
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $24
  10. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2020

    Providing youth with opportunities to speak to the world from their point of view now and tomorrow

    $50,000
  11. Marquette Bank Affordable Housing FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Community development

    $5,000
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $24

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Chicago Defender Charities Inc’s funders above.

  1. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 156 grants Preselected only $28,456,656 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 111 grants Preselected only $14,201,295 to similar organizations
  3. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 154 grants Accepts applications $6,560,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 133 grants Accepts applications $4,674,631 to similar organizations
  5. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 65 grants Accepts applications $3,401,916 to similar organizations
  6. Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL 55 grants Preselected only $8,873,806 to similar organizations
  7. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 45 grants Accepts applications $5,707,973 to similar organizations
  8. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 37 grants Accepts applications $358,368 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-2553933 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.