Playground towers, slides and climbing frames in a park

Grant recipient EIN 46-5106055Youth development

Who funds Circles and Ciphers?

3 private foundations gave Circles and Ciphers in Chicago, IL $484,250 across 14 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

14 grants

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

  1. Julian Grace FoundationHighland Park, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $95,000
  2. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2024

    Project - funding for a specific project or program

    $20,000
  3. The Hanson Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General

    $2,000
  4. Julian Grace FoundationHighland Park, IL 2023

    General operating support

    $94,000
  5. The Hanson Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General

    $1,500
  6. Julian Grace FoundationHighland Park, IL 2022

    General operating support

    $102,500
  7. The Hanson Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General

    $2,000
  8. Julian Grace FoundationHighland Park, IL 2021

    General operating support

    $78,000
  9. The Hanson Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General

    $2,000
  10. Julian Grace FoundationHighland Park, IL 2020

    General operating support

    $53,750
  11. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2020

    Building a community of healing and wellness through hip-hop infused restorative justice practices.

    $25,000
  12. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 2020

    Building up capacity for community aid

    $5,000
  13. The Hanson Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General

    $3,000
  14. The Hanson Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    General

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other youth development organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Circles and Ciphers’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 404 grants Preselected only $43,476 to similar organizations
  2. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 68 grants Preselected only $5,375,093 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 83 grants Accepts applications $551,559 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 73 grants Preselected only $1,032,356 to similar organizations
  5. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 82 grants Accepts applications $2,837,600 to similar organizations
  6. Imc Chicago Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 31 grants Preselected only $1,796,493 to similar organizations
  7. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 27 grants Preselected only $223,375 to similar organizations
  8. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 68 grants Accepts applications $7,796,666 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-5106055 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.