Funding search · EIN 450575574 · Chicago, IL

Cme Group Foundation

Name: Cme Group Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

410
grants reported: $18.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

14 grants matching “kindergarten” · $740,000

$75,000
Juvenile Protective Association Jpa · Chicago, IL · 2024
Connect 2 kindergarten (c2k)
$75,000
Chapter One Nfp · Odessa, FL · 2024
High impact tutoring for cps kindergarteners
$70,000
Christopher House · Chicago, IL · 2024
Increasing kindergarten readiness: ch & cbc
$50,000
Friends of Dekalb Regional Office of Education · Dekalb, IL · 2024
Kindergarten readiness: basics dekalb county parent playgroups
$50,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2024
Advance kindergarten readiness at educare illinois
$75,000
Juvenile Protective Association Jpa · Chicago, IL · 2023
Connect 2 kindergarten (c2k)
$70,000
Christopher House · Chicago, IL · 2023
Increasing kindergarten readiness: ch & cbc
$50,000
Friends of Dekalb Regional Office of Education · Dekalb, IL · 2023
Kindergarten readiness: basics dekalb county parent playgroups
$25,000
Council for a Strong America · Washington, DC · 2023
Raising the voices of civic leaders for kindergarten readiness
$50,000
Christopher House · Chicago, IL · 2022
Increasing kindergarten readiness for low-income children through christopher house's innovative early childhood model
$50,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Kindergarten readiness: teacher research group
$50,000
Juvenile Protective Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Connect 2 kindergarten (c2k)
$25,000
Council for a Strong America · Washington, DC · 2022
Civic leaders for kindergarten readiness
$25,000
Holy Family Ministries · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Little learners academy pre kindergarten program

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Scholarship America3 grants · $1.8M
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation6 grants · $919,000
The Barack Obama Foundation3 grants · $600,000
City Colleges of Chicago Foundation3 grants · $600,000
Chicago Public Education Fund3 grants · $550,000
Youth Guidance3 grants · $530,000
Latino Policy Forum3 grants · $300,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation (Cplf)3 grants · $300,000
George W Bush Foundation3 grants · $300,000
Start Early6 grants · $270,000

Giving over time

$6.1M

2022

$6.1M

2023

$6.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 410 grants.

$634,000
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Cps computer science after-school clubs
$625,000
Scholarship America · St Peter, MN · 2023
2023 cme group foundation scholarship program
$600,000
Scholarship America · St Peter, MN · 2024
2024 cme group foundation scholarship program
$600,000
Scholarship America · St Peter, MN · 2022
2021-2022 cme group foundation scholarship program
$250,000
Youth Guidance · Chicago, IL · 2024
Working on womanhood (wow)
$250,000
Youth Guidance · Chicago, IL · 2023
Working on womanhood (wow)
$250,000
Chicago Public Education Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Fund 5
$200,000
City Colleges of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
The chicago roadmap
$200,000
Sinai Health System · Chicago, IL · 2024
Examining the mental health of middle/high school
$200,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Obama foundation chicago programming
$200,000
City Colleges of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
The chicago roadmap
$200,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Obama foundation chicago programming
$200,000
City Colleges of Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
The chicago roadmap
$200,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Obama foundation chicago programming
$150,000
Carole Robertson Center for Learning · Chicago, IL · 2024
Bases-k and innovation fund
$150,000
Chicago Public Education Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Chicago leads
$150,000
Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Cultivate collective
$150,000
Chicago Public Education Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Chicago leads
$150,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2022
Expanding the impact of the ems program
$125,000
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Robotics ost connecting to our community
$125,000
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Sy24 computer science: ms to hs learning pathways
$100,000
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2024
Uiuc cs teacher endorsement support
$100,000
Build Incorporated · Chicago, IL · 2024
Building girls 2 women (bg2w)
$100,000
Catholic Bishop of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Leadership development program
$100,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation (Cplf) · Chicago, IL · 2024
The 2023-2025 early learning & school readiness initiative at chicgao public library
$100,000
Children'S Research Triangle · Chicago, IL · 2024
Girls moving in new directions (girls mind)
$100,000
Demoiselle 2 Femme Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024
Cug revive ii
$100,000
George W Bush Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
Bush institute education program
$100,000
Latino Policy Forum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Promoting equity in early education for english le
$100,000
Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
Aspiring principal program & capacity building for
$100,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Productive play in pk andk
$100,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation (Cplf) · Chicago, IL · 2023
The 2023-2025 early learning & school readiness initiative at chicgao public library
$100,000
Children'S Research Triangle · Chicago, IL · 2023
Girls moving in new directions (girls mind)
$100,000
George W Bush Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
Bush institute education program
$100,000
Latino Policy Forum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Promoting equity in early education for english le
$100,000
The Center Resources for Teaching and Learning · Arlington Heights, IL · 2023
Pre to k project
$100,000
Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Principal preparation, development, and formation
$100,000
Board of Trustees of Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2022
Leadership for early learning micro-credentials
$100,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation (Cplf) · Chicago, IL · 2022
Closing chicagos opportunity gap: the 2020-2025 early childhood learning initiative at chicago public library
$100,000
Dewitt Logan Livingston McLean Regional Office of Education · Bloomington, IL · 2022
Pilot for early learning microcredentials for admi
$100,000
George W Bush Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
Bush institute school leadership initiative
$100,000
Latino Policy Forum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Promoting equity in education
$100,000
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
The elementary mathematics specialist project
$100,000
The Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Progressive pathways for postsecondary success
$75,000
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · Champaign, IL · 2024
Digital explorers and teacher intensives
$75,000
Chapter One Nfp · Odessa, FL · 2024
High impact tutoring for cps kindergarteners
$75,000
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Student success coach
$75,000
Juvenile Protective Association Jpa · Chicago, IL · 2024
Connect 2 kindergarten (c2k)
$75,000
Ladies of Virtue · Chicago, IL · 2024
Ladies of virtue general operating
$75,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Early childhood research alliance of chicago
$75,000
Reflections Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Polished pebbles girls mentoring program
$75,000
Something Good in Englewood · Chicago, IL · 2024
Consistent assistance for englewood (c.a.f.e.)
$75,000
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Student success coach
$75,000
Juvenile Protective Association Jpa · Chicago, IL · 2023
Connect 2 kindergarten (c2k)
$75,000
Ladies of Virtue · Chicago, IL · 2023
Ladies of virtue general operating
$75,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Studying the impact of chicagos universal prekind
$75,000
Reflections Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Polished pebbles girls mentoring program
$75,000
Something Good in Englewood · Chicago, IL · 2023
Consistent assistance for englewood (c.a.f.e.)
$75,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2023
Start early k-readiness
$75,000
The Center Resources for Teaching and Learning · Arlington Heights, IL · 2023
Computer science for every learner (csel)
$75,000
Hope Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Student success coach
$75,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Steambassadors
$75,000
Something Good in Englewood · Chicago, IL · 2022
Consistent assistance for englewood (c.a.f.e.)
$70,000
Christopher House · Chicago, IL · 2024
Increasing kindergarten readiness: ch & cbc
$70,000
Sinai Health System · Chicago, IL · 2024
Empower their voice
$70,000
Christopher House · Chicago, IL · 2023
Increasing kindergarten readiness: ch & cbc
$65,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2022
K-readiness at educare schools in illinois
$60,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
Presidents strategic initiative fund
$55,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Expanding & sustaining ready, set, stem! In cps
$55,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Expanding & sustaining ready, set, stem! In cps
$50,000
Academy for Urban School Leadership · Chicago, IL · 2024
Chicago teacher residency - diverse learner ece
$50,000
Advance Illinois Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024
Illinois education and career success network
$50,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2024
Computer science initiative
$50,000
America Needs You · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support for college & career services
$50,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Productive play in pk and k
$50,000
Bottom Line · Chicago, IL · 2024
Bottom line chicago region: access and success
$50,000
Braven Incorporated · Chicago, IL · 2024
Braven-chicago: career accelerator programs
$50,000
Chicago Children'S Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Curiosity classroom learning and evaluation
$50,000
College Possible Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
College possible chicago program expansion fy24-25
$50,000
Computer Science Teachers Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Empowering illinois and chicago cs teachers
$50,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Project connect
$50,000
Focus Fairies Mentoring · Chicago, IL · 2024
What
$50,000
Friends of Dekalb Regional Office of Education · Dekalb, IL · 2024
Kindergarten readiness: basics dekalb county parent playgroups
$50,000
Genesys Works - Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Improving college and career outcomes for chicago
$50,000
Girls Inc of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Mind + body health initiative
$50,000
Greenlight Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
Greenlight fund chicago
$50,000
Illinois Action for Children · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community parenting support saturation program
$50,000
Illinois Science and Technology Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
The stem challenge and 6x3 project series
$50,000
Junior Achievement of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Ja of chicago digital programs
$50,000
Juvenile Protective Association Jpa · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grandparent project
$50,000
Kohl Children'S Museum of Greater Chicago · Glenview, IL · 2024
Early childhood connections
$50,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
General operations
$50,000
National Louis University · Chicago, IL · 2024
Accelerate u at national louis university
$50,000
One Goal · Chicago, IL · 2024
Closing the degree divide in chicago
$50,000
One Million Degrees · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Partnership for College Completion · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support for pcc's higher ed
$50,000
Project Exploration · Chicago, IL · 2024
Cs for all west side / 2024 stem learning convention
$50,000
Project Syncere · Chicago, IL · 2024
Cs for e-cademy & enpowerment games
$50,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2024
Start early k-readiness
$50,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2024
Advance kindergarten readiness at educare illinois

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