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Grant recipient EIN 36-4350749Education

Who funds Literacy Works?

13 private foundations gave Literacy Works in Chicago, IL $868,973 across 48 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

48 grants

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

  1. Guy A & N Kay Arboit Charitable TrustDundee, IL 2025

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  2. John and Margaret Sagan FoundationEvanston, IL 2025

    General purpose grant

    $1,000
  3. The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support and pdta

    $43,000
  4. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2024

    Special Projects

    $25,000
  5. The Bastian Family Charitable FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2024

    36-4350749charitable

    $24,000
  6. Helen V Brach FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    To strengthen adult literacy by supporting member agencies, and training professionals and volunteers to help adult learners

    $15,000
  7. The Seabury FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating

    $10,000
  8. John and Margaret Sagan FoundationEvanston, IL 2024

    General purpose grant

    $1,000
  9. Donley Foundation-Ud DTD 12-8-86York, PA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $215,690
  10. The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operating support and pdta

    $33,000
  11. Donley Foundation-Ud DTD 12-8-86York, PA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2023

    Special Projects

    $25,000
  13. The Bastian Family Charitable FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2023

    36-4350749charitable

    $16,500
  14. Helen V Brach FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    To strengthen adult literacy by supporting member agencies, and training professionals and volunteers to help adult learners

    $15,000
  15. Wish You Well FoundationPennington, NJ 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  16. The Seabury FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  17. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2023

    Operations

    $3,000
  18. John and Margaret Sagan FoundationEvanston, IL 2023

    General purpose grant

    $1,000
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $110
  20. The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General operating support and pdta

    $33,000
  21. Donley Foundation-Ud DTD 12-8-86York, PA 2022

    The west side community literacy project

    $25,000
  22. Helen V Brach FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    To strengthen adult literacy by supporting member agencies, and training professionals and volunteers to help adult learners

    $25,000
  23. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2022

    Special Projects

    $25,000
  24. The Bastian Family Charitable FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2022

    Charitable

    $15,750
  25. The Seabury FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General operating

    $10,000
  26. John and Margaret Sagan FoundationEvanston, IL 2022

    General purpose grant

    $1,000
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $152
  28. The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General operating support and pdta

    $28,000
  29. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2021

    Special Projects

    $25,000
  30. Donley Foundation-Ud DTD 12-8-86York, PA 2021

    The west side community literacy project

    $20,000
  31. Helen V Brach FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    To strengthen adult literacy by supporting member agencies, and training professionals and volunteers to help adult learners

    $15,000
  32. The Bastian Family Charitable FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2021

    Charitable

    $15,000
  33. The Seabury FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General operating

    $10,000
  34. John and Margaret Sagan FoundationEvanston, IL 2021

    General purpose grant

    $1,000
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $167
  36. The Brinson FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General operating support and professional development and technical assistance

    $27,500
  37. Donley Foundation-Ud DTD 12-8-86York, PA 2020

    Unrestricted funding covid-19 ($10,000); the west side community literacy project ($15,000)

    $25,000
  38. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2020

    Special Projects

    $25,000
  39. Helen V Brach FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    To strengthen adult literacy by supporting member agencies, and training professionals and volunteers to help adult learners

    $10,000
  40. The Bastian Family Charitable FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2020

    Charitable

    $10,000
  41. The Pelino Charitable FoundationGlen Ellyn, IL 2020

    Ok learn program which focuses on parents and children reading together

    $3,000
  42. John and Margaret Sagan FoundationEvanston, IL 2020

    General purpose grant

    $500
  43. Origami Works FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General Support

    $500
  44. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $104
  45. Donley Foundation-Ud DTD 12-8-86York, PA 2019

    The west side community literacy project

    $10,000
  46. The Bastian Family Charitable FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2019

    Charitable

    $10,000
  47. Donley Foundation-Ud DTD 12-8-86York, PA 2018

    West side community literacy

    $10,000
  48. The Bastian Family Charitable FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2018

    Charitable

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Literacy Works’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 326 grants Preselected only $7,369,173 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 759 grants Accepts applications $5,034,904 to similar organizations
  3. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 277 grants Preselected only $26,753,147 to similar organizations
  4. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 129 grants Preselected only $21,041,009 to similar organizations
  5. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 458 grants Accepts applications $75,416,391 to similar organizations
  6. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 218 grants Accepts applications $21,185,246 to similar organizations
  7. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 120 grants Accepts applications $5,270,669 to similar organizations
  8. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 72 grants Preselected only $30,432 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-4350749 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.