Rows of old wooden school desks in an empty classroom

Grant recipient EIN 87-2848964Education

Who funds Atlas Fellows?

3 private foundations gave Atlas Fellows in Chicago, IL $4.1 million across 6 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2025.

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

6 grants

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

  1. The Lanzillotti Family Foundation IStamford, CT 2025

    Further the work

    $10,000
  2. Balyasny Foundation IncWilson, WY 2024

    To provide disadvantaged students the opportunity to gain experience through meaningful experience and valuable mentorship

    $2,500,000
  3. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    Youth organizations

    $1,500
  4. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    Youth organizations

    $1,500
  5. Balyasny Foundation IncWilson, WY 2023

    To provide disadvantaged students the opportunity to gain experience through meaningful experience and valuable mentorship

    $1,300,000
  6. Balyasny Foundation IncWilson, WY 2021

    To provide disadvantaged students the opportunity to gain experience through meaningful experience and valuable mentorship

    $319,675

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Chicago, IL and are not among Atlas Fellows’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 1,440 grants Preselected only $311,366 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 326 grants Preselected only $7,369,173 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 759 grants Accepts applications $5,034,904 to similar organizations
  4. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 277 grants Preselected only $26,753,147 to similar organizations
  5. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 129 grants Preselected only $21,041,009 to similar organizations
  6. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL 458 grants Accepts applications $75,416,391 to similar organizations
  7. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 218 grants Accepts applications $21,185,246 to similar organizations
  8. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 273 grants Accepts applications $13,925,955 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 87-2848964 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.