A red brick apartment building on a city corner

Grant recipient EIN 36-2934709Housing and shelter

Who funds Open Communities?

11 private foundations gave Open Communities in Evanston, IL $121,553 across 26 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

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

26 grants

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

  1. Golder Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2025

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  2. The Potter's Clay FoundationWinnetka, IL 2025

    Program to supportfair housing

    $10,000
  3. Sally Mead Hands FoundationMadison, WI 2025

    Operating funds

    $2,000
  4. Retirement Research Foundation DBA RRF Foundation for AgingChicago, IL 2024

    A one-year grant to build technological and volunteer infrastructure to accelerate advocacy for the housing needs of older people.

    $30,000
  5. The Potter's Clay FoundationWinnetka, IL 2024

    Program to supportfair housing

    $10,000
  6. The Sharon L King FoundationGlenview, IL 2024

    Provide financial assistance

    $1,500
  7. Sally Mead Hands FoundationMadison, WI 2024

    Operating funds

    $1,000
  8. SBB Research Group FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2024

    To further the mission of the donee

    $1,000
  9. Golder Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  10. The Sharon L King FoundationGlenview, IL 2023

    Provide financial assistance

    $1,545
  11. Sally Mead Hands FoundationMadison, WI 2023

    Operating funds

    $1,000
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $52
  13. Golder Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2022

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  14. Sally Mead Hands FoundationMadison, WI 2022

    Operating funds

    $1,000
  15. The Sharon L King FoundationGlenview, IL 2022

    Provide financial assistance

    $1,000
  16. First Bank Chicago FoundationHighland Park, IL 2022

    General operating support

    $500
  17. The Arrington FoundationEvanston, IL 2022

    Charitable

    $500
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $70
  19. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Community services

    $15,000
  20. Golder Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2021

    Unrestricted

    $10,750
  21. Sally Mead Hands FoundationMadison, WI 2021

    Operating funds

    $1,000
  22. The Sharon L King FoundationGlenview, IL 2021

    Provide financial assistance

    $1,000
  23. Sheila Reynolds Berner FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Charitable

    $500
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $74
  25. Golder Family FoundationWinnetka, IL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $62

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other housing and shelter organizations in Evanston, IL and are not among Open Communities’s funders above.

  1. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 5 grants Preselected only $5,170 to similar organizations
  2. The Jerome Mirza FoundationBloomington, IL 8 grants Preselected only $825,000 to similar organizations
  3. John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber PhilanthropyLake Forest, IL 1 grant Preselected only $400,000 to similar organizations
  4. Armin and Esther Hirsch FoundationDeerfield, IL 9 grants Accepts applications $280,493 to similar organizations
  5. Reva and David Logan FoundationChicago, IL 4 grants Preselected only $247,442 to similar organizations
  6. Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago (aka) VNA FoundationChicago, IL 5 grants Accepts applications $245,850 to similar organizations
  7. The Manaaki FoundationChicago, IL 8 grants Preselected only $230,000 to similar organizations
  8. New Horizon FoundationEvanston, IL 3 grants Preselected only $202,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-2934709 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.