Funding search · EIN 454847768 · Chicago, IL
Choose Chicago Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 7
- grants reported
- $268,221
- total given
- 2022–2023
- filing years
- $12,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Grant history
All 7 reported grants, largest first.
- $102,221
Development Now for Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant to defray costs of hosting 2024 democratic nationsl convention
- $85,000
Chicago Neighborhoods Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grant to help beautify outdoor space for the general public
- $48,000
South Shore Chamber of Commerce · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community beautufication efforts
- $12,000
Woodlawn Chamber of Commerce · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community beautufication efforts
- $11,000
Uptown United · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community beautufication efforts
- $5,000
Depaul University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarship funds for student - molly mcnulty
- $5,000
National Lewis University · Wheeling, IL · 2023
Scholarship funds for student - andrea salazar
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- The Chicago Community Trust14,939 grants · $5.82B
- The Big Ten Conference60 grants · $3.91B
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