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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 85-1329885Crime and legal aid

Who funds Free Root Operation?

9 private foundations gave Free Root Operation in Chicago, IL $23,455 across 14 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 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

14 grants

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

  1. Ellen & Ronald Block Family Foundation IncPalm Beach, FL 2025

    Restricted to support food insecure individuals and families

    $2,500
  2. Together We Can Make It Happen FoundatioBerkeley, CA 2025

    Cash contribution

    $263
  3. Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary TrustChicago, IL 2024

    for the BLOOM Program

    $5,000
  4. Assurant FoundationAtlanta, GA 2024

    Financial Assistance

    $558
  5. Together We Can Make It Happen FoundatioBerkeley, CA 2024

    Cash contribution

    $256
  6. Flowers for Dreams FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General support

    $12,291
  7. Assurant FoundationAtlanta, GA 2023

    Financial Assistance

    $442
  8. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $22
  9. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General Support

    $500
  10. Assurant FoundationAtlanta, GA 2022

    Financial Assistance

    $96
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $22
  12. Susan Crown Exchange IncChicago, IL 2021

    Public charity

    $1,000
  13. The Pierce Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Chicago Food Pairing Program

    $500
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other crime and legal aid organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Free Root Operation’s funders above.

  1. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 122 grants Accepts applications $5,837,950 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 46 grants Preselected only $933,470 to similar organizations
  3. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 66 grants Preselected only $9,005,812 to similar organizations
  4. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 75 grants Preselected only $2,412,250 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 60 grants Accepts applications $261,973 to similar organizations
  6. Woods Fund of ChicagoChicago, IL 36 grants Accepts applications $1,257,539 to similar organizations
  7. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 17 grants Preselected only $3,678 to similar organizations
  8. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 62 grants Accepts applications $3,130,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-1329885 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.