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Grant recipient EIN 46-4784152Human services

Who funds Leap Innovations?

15 private foundations gave Leap Innovations in Chicago, IL $7.2 million across 47 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

47 grants

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

  1. Finnegan Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  2. The Osa FoundationLincolnshire, IL 2024

    General Operating

    $30,000
  3. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Postsecondary education

    $450,001
  4. Finnegan Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  5. John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber PhilanthropyLake Forest, IL 2023

    Program

    $100,000
  6. Leon Lowenstein Foundation IncMadison, CT 2023

    Charitable

    $75,000
  7. Best Portion FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Public

    $50,000
  8. MSBD FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2023

    To further program services

    $50,000
  9. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2022

    Program

    $250,000
  10. Leon Lowenstein Foundation IncMadison, CT 2022

    Charitable

    $175,000
  11. Best Portion FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Public

    $125,000
  12. Finnegan Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  13. The Osa FoundationLincolnshire, IL 2022

    Nextgen learning model

    $20,000
  14. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2022

    General operating

    $5,000
  15. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    Personalized Learning in Chicago: Expanding a national proof point

    $500,000
  16. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2021

    Program support

    $319,919
  17. Leon Lowenstein Foundation IncMadison, CT 2021

    Charitable

    $250,000
  18. Cme Group FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Leap innovations: chicago's center of excellence for personalized learning

    $250,000
  19. Best Portion FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Public

    $226,100
  20. Finnegan Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  21. Chicago Beyond IncChicago, IL 2021

    To build a new learning model to scale student-centered learning, mobilize parents, partners and communities, elevate future educator and leverage new technologies.

    $100,000
  22. The Spencer FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    K-12 Remote Learning, Race, and Innovation

    $75,000
  23. MSBD FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2021

    To further program services

    $50,000
  24. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2021

    Program support

    $50,000
  25. The Osa FoundationLincolnshire, IL 2021

    Nextgen learning model

    $20,000
  26. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2021

    General operating

    $1,000
  27. Cme Group FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Leap innovations: chicago's center of excellence for personalized learning

    $250,000
  28. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    K-12 education

    $200,000
  29. Best Portion FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Public

    $140,000
  30. Finnegan Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  31. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2020

    General operating

    $100,000
  32. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 2020

    General operating

    $100,000
  33. MSBD FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2020

    To further program services

    $50,000
  34. John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber PhilanthropyLake Forest, IL 2020

    Exempt Purpose of Organization

    $35,000
  35. The Osa FoundationLincolnshire, IL 2020

    Educator programming

    $20,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5
  37. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    K-12 education

    $800,161
  38. Cme Group FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Leap innovations: chicago's center of excellence for personalized learning

    $250,000
  39. MSBD FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2019

    To further program services

    $100,000
  40. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    For LEAP High School Pilot Network

    $100,000
  41. The Osa FoundationLincolnshire, IL 2019

    Educator programming

    $30,000
  42. The Lefkofsky Family FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Education.

    $10,000
  43. MSBD FoundationNorthbrook, IL 2018

    To further program services

    $100,000
  44. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    For LEAP High School Pilot Network

    $100,000
  45. The Lefkofsky Family FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    Charitable

    $1,500
  46. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    K-12 education

    $1,000,000
  47. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2017

    For the LEAP High School Pilot Network

    $100,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Leap Innovations’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 323 grants Preselected only $6,191,495 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 613 grants Accepts applications $3,237,549 to similar organizations
  3. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 185 grants Preselected only $7,680,397 to similar organizations
  4. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 122 grants Preselected only $3,242,885 to similar organizations
  5. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 280 grants Accepts applications $10,561,414 to similar organizations
  6. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 180 grants Accepts applications $9,190,032 to similar organizations
  7. The Allstate FoundationNorthbrook, IL 149 grants Accepts applications $1,813,052 to similar organizations
  8. Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago (aka) VNA FoundationChicago, IL 60 grants Accepts applications $2,656,564 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-4784152 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.