The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 86-1206324Civil rights

Who funds Iron Light Labs?

10 private foundations gave Iron Light Labs in Chicago, IL $255,000 across 11 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

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

11 grants

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

  1. The Dunn FoundationCollegeville, PA 2025

    General support

    $10,000
  2. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Towards support of building "an army of normal folks" in houston.

    $5,000
  3. WL Amos Sr Foundation Inc co William L Amos IIIColumbus, GA 2024

    General Support

    $1,000
  4. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2023

    Project support

    $50,000
  5. Moglia Family FoundationBellevue, NE 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  6. Ramsey Evergreen Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  7. The Summerlee FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Towards support of the "an army of normal folks" project.

    $4,000
  9. Dragonfly FundGrand Rapids, MI 2022

    Program support

    $20,000
  10. Adolph Coors FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    General operating grant

    $10,000
  11. John William Pope FoundationRaleigh, NC 2020

    Restricted - marketing apprentice at the john locke foundation

    $95,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Iron Light Labs’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 124 grants Preselected only $15,719 to similar organizations
  2. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 56 grants Preselected only $5,792,557 to similar organizations
  3. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 45 grants Accepts applications $1,275,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 34 grants Accepts applications $1,316,564 to similar organizations
  5. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 40 grants Accepts applications $914,025 to similar organizations
  6. Woods Fund of ChicagoChicago, IL 32 grants Accepts applications $1,384,078 to similar organizations
  7. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 23 grants Accepts applications $319,975 to similar organizations
  8. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 11 grants Preselected only $5,719 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 86-1206324 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.