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Grant recipient EIN 93-3878636Crime and legal aid

Who funds Nijc NFP?

78 private foundations gave Nijc NFP in Chicago, IL $4.3 million across 152 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

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

152 grants

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

  1. The New Opportunities FoundationPhoenix, AZ 2025

    Assist immigrants seeking asylum.

    $40,000
  2. Edwardson Family FoundationBoca Grande, FL 2025

    General operations

    $25,000
  3. Weatherlow FoundationPortsmouth, NH 2025

    General support

    $20,000
  4. Gochnauer Family FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2025

    General

    $15,000
  5. The Lehman-Stamm Family FundChicago, IL 2025

    All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.

    $15,000
  6. The Ethel & Joseph Spatz Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA 2025

    Support for immigration justice

    $15,000
  7. The Florence and Elinor Justice Foundation IncWakefield, MA 2025

    To support organization in establishing and defending the legal rights of immigrants.

    $15,000
  8. Matthews Family Foundation Graham W MatthewsSan Antonio, TX 2025

    Human welfare

    $10,500
  9. The Van Grinsven Family FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General

    $10,000
  10. The Kappler Marrack FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  11. Morris Family FoundationCharlottesville, VA 2025

    General operating purposes

    $10,000
  12. Frankel Family FoundationPrescott, AZ 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  13. The Okavango Private FoundationChapel Hill, NC 2025

    General

    $10,000
  14. Littler Mendelson Foundation IncKansas City, MO 2025

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General support

    $6,000
  16. The Leonard and Joan FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    Public support

    $5,149
  17. The Allyn Foundation IncNaperville, IL 2025

    Family services

    $5,000
  18. Galaxie FoundationJackson, MS 2025

    Support for purpose of organization

    $5,000
  19. Square Table FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    General purposes

    $5,000
  20. Anne Ulnick FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Lucey Charitable Foundation IncMount Pleasant, SC 2025

    Immigrant rights

    $4,000
  22. Melvin and Sylvia Kafka Foundation co Sara SuchmanBrattleboro, VT 2025

    FinancialSupport

    $3,250
  23. Usg Foundation IncChicago, IL 2025

    Community & Civic

    $2,500
  24. Usg Foundation IncChicago, IL 2025

    Community & Civic

    $2,500
  25. The Knowledge Freedom FoundationWellesley, MA 2025

    Gift

    $2,000
  26. The Doug and Betsey Schwab and Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  27. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General support

    $1,000
  28. TZP Cares FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Provides legal consultations and representation for low income immigrants seeking a wide range of immigration legal relief.

    $800
  29. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $790
  30. The ACR FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2025

    General Support

    $258
  31. Versado FoundationWake Forest, NC 2025

    Charitable donation

    $150
  32. Select Equity Group FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Matching gift

    $75
  33. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2025

    Matching gifts

    $50
  34. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2025

    Health and human services

    $50
  35. Walder FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Strengthening Legal Services for Chicago Immigrants

    $300,000
  36. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operations

    $275,200
  37. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $250,000
  38. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    For general support

    $97,256
  39. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2024

    Strong Communities

    $60,000
  40. The Gallogly Family FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    To provide legal services to low income immigrant, refugees, and asylum seekers through policy reform, impact litigation, public educations, etc.

    $58,500
  41. Steffens FoundationPullman, WA 2024

    General Operating

    $50,000
  42. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Increase access to legal services and due process

    $50,000
  43. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    President's discretionary fund

    $50,000
  44. The New Opportunities FoundationPhoenix, AZ 2024

    Assist immigrants seeking asylum.

    $40,000
  45. The Skadden FoundationWhite Plains, NY 2024

    Payment for fellows

    $39,105
  46. Carylon Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Charity

    $20,000
  47. The Lehman-Stamm Family FundChicago, IL 2024

    All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.

    $17,500
  48. Fore River FoundationPortland, ME 2024

    Unrestricted

    $12,000
  49. Frankel Family FoundationPrescott, AZ 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,025
  50. Matthews Family Foundation Graham W MatthewsSan Antonio, TX 2024

    Human welwafe

    $10,000
  51. Nayar Family FoundationLombard, IL 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  52. The Rothschild Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    To support organization

    $10,000
  53. Rowan FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  54. Littler Mendelson Foundation IncKansas City, MO 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  55. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    For general operating support

    $9,000
  56. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $6,000
  57. Carita Foundation-ImaPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General operating

    $5,000
  58. Stanley F Goldfein Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Charitable

    $5,000
  59. The Van Grinsven Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General

    $5,000
  60. Gochnauer Family FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2024

    General

    $5,000
  61. Judy and Peter Blum Kovler FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization

    $5,000
  62. Norman Miller Family FoundationGreen Bay, WI 2024

    General

    $5,000
  63. The Lawrence Katzman Charitable Foundation IncSagaponack, NY 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  64. Patricia & Bernard Goldstein Family FoundationRye, NY 2024

    For operations

    $3,000
  65. The Kappler Marrack FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  66. Usg Foundation IncChicago, IL 2024

    Community

    $2,500
  67. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General operating support

    $1,875
  68. Lucey Charitable Foundation IncMount Pleasant, SC 2024

    Immigrant rights

    $1,500
  69. Leonard J and Irene Brown Foundation IncMichigan City, IN 2024

    Immigrant advocacy

    $1,500
  70. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General support

    $1,000
  71. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2024

    General operating support

    $1,000
  72. The Warburg Pincus FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $750
  73. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2024

    Discretionary

    $500
  74. Robert & Susan Star FoundationHighland Park, IL 2024

    Unrestricted

    $250
  75. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General operations

    $400,000
  76. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2023

    Strong Communities

    $75,000
  77. Steffens FoundationPullman, WA 2023

    General Operating

    $50,000
  78. Lloyd A Fry FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    For transition support

    $50,000
  79. Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation IncChicago, IL 2023

    In order to make contributions for charitable, religious, educational or scientific purposes.

    $35,000
  80. The Gallogly Family FoundationAustin, TX 2023

    To provide legal services to low income immigrant, refugees, and asylum seekers through policy reform, impact litigation, public educations, etc.

    $27,500
  81. The New Opportunities FoundationPhoenix, AZ 2023

    Assist immigrants seeking asylum.

    $20,000
  82. Quinn Emanuel FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Charitable

    $15,000
  83. The Dla Piper FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General exempt purpose

    $15,000
  84. The Lehman-Stamm Family FundChicago, IL 2023

    All contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.

    $15,000
  85. Carylon Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Charity

    $15,000
  86. Littler Mendelson Foundation IncKansas City, MO 2023

    General support

    $7,500
  87. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $4,000
  88. The Reiling Family Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2023

    General fund

    $2,750
  89. Gochnauer Family FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2023

    General

    $2,500
  90. Leonard J and Irene Brown Foundation IncMichigan City, IN 2023

    Immigrant advocacy

    $1,500
  91. Loeb Family Foundation IncWinnetka, IL 2023

    Charitable contirbution

    $1,000
  92. Robert & Susan Star FoundationHighland Park, IL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $250
  93. Horner FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $250
  94. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General operating for advocacy activities

    $120,000
  95. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2022

    Strong Communities

    $75,000
  96. Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation IncChicago, IL 2022

    Payment to charity that is not counted as a QD since it falls under section 4941.

    $65,000
  97. Steffens FoundationPullman, WA 2022

    General Operating

    $50,000
  98. The New Opportunities FoundationPhoenix, AZ 2022

    Assist immigrants seeking asylum.

    $20,000
  99. Equitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General contribution

    $15,000
  100. The Dla Piper FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General exempt purpose

    $15,000
  101. Rowan FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General operating support.

    $10,000
  102. Littler Mendelson Foundation IncKansas City, MO 2022

    General support

    $7,500
  103. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2022

    Discretionary

    $5,000
  104. Patrick and Anna M Cudahy FundOak Park, IL 2022

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  105. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $4,000
  106. Gochnauer Family FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2022

    General

    $3,500
  107. Arkes Family FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $2,500
  108. Leonard J and Irene Brown Foundation IncMichigan City, IN 2022

    Immigrant advocacy

    $1,500
  109. The Philip J & Carol J Lyons FoundationTucson, AZ 2022

    General

    $1,000
  110. ElLaissi Urbina FoundationAlbuquerque, NM 2022

    Services for immigrantsand refugees

    $200
  111. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2021

    Strong Communities

    $125,000
  112. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General operations for advocacy

    $120,000
  113. The Skadden FoundationWhite Plains, NY 2021

    Payment for fellows

    $36,457
  114. Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation IncChicago, IL 2021

    In order to make contributions for charitable, religious, educational or scientific purposes.

    $30,000
  115. Steffens FoundationPullman, WA 2021

    General Operating

    $25,000
  116. The New Opportunities FoundationPhoenix, AZ 2021

    Assist immigrants seeking asylum.

    $20,000
  117. The Dla Piper FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General exempt purpose

    $10,000
  118. Patrick and Anna M Cudahy FundOak Park, IL 2021

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  119. Kolar Charitable Foundation of Buckley LLPWashington, DC 2021

    Donation support its mission to ensure human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants.

    $5,000
  120. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $4,000
  121. Gochnauer Family FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 2021

    General

    $3,500
  122. Leonard J and Irene Brown Foundation IncMichigan City, IN 2021

    Immigrant advocacy

    $1,000
  123. Arkes Family FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000
  124. John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber PhilanthropyLake Forest, IL 2020

    Exempt Purpose of Organization - Partial Washington, D.C. Policy Analyst Position, Asylum Team and General Operating Expenses

    $500,000
  125. Alphawood FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General operating for advocacy activities

    $120,000
  126. The Skadden FoundationWhite Plains, NY 2020

    Payments for fellows

    $84,675
  127. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2020

    Strong Communities

    $75,000
  128. Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation IncChicago, IL 2020

    In order to make contributions for charitable, religious, educational or scientific purposes.

    $30,000
  129. Frankel Family FoundationPrescott, AZ 2020

    Restricted

    $25,000
  130. Littler Mendelson Foundation IncKansas City, MO 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  131. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $4,000
  132. Harlow Foundation IncBoulder, CO 2020

    General

    $3,000
  133. Leonard J and Irene Brown Foundation IncMichigan City, IN 2020

    Immigrant advocacy

    $2,000
  134. Seyfarth Shaw Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000
  135. Arkes Family FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000
  136. Goldberg Kohn FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    To support the recipient's general charitable activities.

    $700
  137. Robert & Susan Star FoundationHighland Park, IL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $250
  138. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 2020

    Matching

    $250
  139. The Skadden FoundationWhite Plains, NY 2019

    Payments for fellows

    $38,400
  140. The Dla Piper FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General exempt purpose

    $25,000
  141. Frankel Family FoundationPrescott, AZ 2019

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  142. Arkes Family FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $5,100
  143. Frankel Family FoundationPrescott, AZ 2019

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  144. Francis Beidler FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General, religious, educational or scientific

    $4,000
  145. The Diamond Family FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    To create opportunities for immigrants

    $2,000
  146. Steffens FoundationPullman, WA 2018

    General Operating

    $25,000
  147. Robert & Susan Star FoundationHighland Park, IL 2018

    Unrestricted

    $5,250
  148. Weinbergnewton Family FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    General purpose

    $5,000
  149. The Diamond Family FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    To create opportunities for immigrants

    $2,500
  150. Rahm Emanuel & Amy Rule Charitable TrustNorthbrook, IL 2018

    General operations

    $1,500
  151. Frankel Family FoundationPrescott, AZ 2017

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  152. Robert & Susan Star FoundationHighland Park, IL 2017

    Unrestricted

    $500

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  4. Woods Fund of ChicagoChicago, IL 36 grants Accepts applications $1,257,539 to similar organizations
  5. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 17 grants Preselected only $3,678 to similar organizations
  6. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 23 grants Accepts applications $653,500 to similar organizations
  7. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL 41 grants Accepts applications $1,828,144 to similar organizations
  8. Helen V Brach FoundationChicago, IL 29 grants Accepts applications $286,400 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 93-3878636 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.