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Grant recipient EIN 45-4103655Human services

Who funds Eastern Congo Initiative?

19 private foundations gave Eastern Congo Initiative in Stillman Vly, IL $1.2 million across 35 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 to 2024, 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

35 grants

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

  1. The Nima Taghavi FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2024

    Eastern congo initiative

    $20,000
  2. Jacobsen Family FoundationSaint Paul, MN 2024

    Asili

    $10,000
  3. Stowers Machinery Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2024

    2023 - multi year pledge payment

    $6,000
  4. The Labcorp Charitable FoundationBurlington, NC 2024

    General support

    $25
  5. Wu Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $35,000
  6. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    For general support of its mission

    $25,000
  7. Riggs Benevolent FundLittle Rock, AR 2023

    Other charitable

    $25,000
  8. The Nima Taghavi FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2023

    Eastern congo initiative

    $22,500
  9. 10100 Growth FoundationAustin, TX 2023

    Culture

    $15,000
  10. The Starbucks FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Thriving communities & disaster response

    $10,000
  11. The Horn FoundationSanta Monica, CA 2023

    General

    $5,000
  12. Helen & William Mazer FoundationBerkeley Heights, NJ 2023

    Charitable purposes.

    $2,100
  13. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2023

    Other civic / community

    $53
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $42
  15. The Chuck and Ernestina Kreutzkamp FoundationChula Vista, CA 2022

    Working with congolese communities to build health, freedom, and prosperity.

    $100,000
  16. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    The asili project

    $75,000
  17. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  18. Riggs Benevolent FundLittle Rock, AR 2022

    Other charitable

    $25,000
  19. Chase Koch Foundation IncWichita, KS 2022

    General support

    $25,000
  20. The Starbucks FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Thriving communities & disaster response

    $25,000
  21. Ortus FoundationOak Park, IL 2022

    All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.

    $20,000
  22. The Nima Taghavi FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2022

    Creating a sustainable and successful society in eastern congo.

    $15,000
  23. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  24. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  25. Stowers Machinery Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2022

    2022 - multi year pledge payment

    $6,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $61
  27. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    In support of expanding the asili platform, an integrated, scalable delivery solution, to create a clean energy service in congo

    $500,000
  28. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    Eci envisions an eastern congo vibrant with abundant opportunities for economic and social development, where a robust civil society can flourish.

    $50,000
  29. Stowers Machinery Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2021

    2021 multi-year pledge for asili

    $6,000
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $26
  31. The Starbucks FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Thriving communities & disaster response

    $100,000
  32. Stowers Machinery Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2020

    2020 multi-year pledge for asili

    $6,000
  33. Kiani FoundationIrvine, CA 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  34. The Mark E Pollack FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $55

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Illinois and are not among Eastern Congo Initiative’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 1,258 grants Accepts applications $4,314,522 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 576 grants Preselected only $6,481,177 to similar organizations
  3. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 319 grants Preselected only $5,083,407 to similar organizations
  4. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 178 grants Preselected only $170,006 to similar organizations
  5. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 252 grants Accepts applications $2,463,270 to similar organizations
  6. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 145 grants Preselected only $80,959 to similar organizations
  7. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 218 grants Preselected only $7,951,065 to similar organizations
  8. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 194 grants Accepts applications $632,028 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-4103655 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.