Funding search · EIN 821503941 · Chicago, IL

Builders Vision Foundation

$266.3M
in grants paid: 1,052
grants: 521
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$4.0M
Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support a program focused on reducing, mitigating and preventing street violence
$3.0M
Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support a food resilience program in Chicago
$3.0M
Creo Family Office Syndicate · New York, NY · 2024
to support growth and sustainability planning
$2.0M
Rewiring America · Washington, DC · 2024
to support the decarbonization of low-income homes in Indiana
$1.9M
Walton Family Foundation · Bentonville, AR · 2024
to support its grantmaking program focused on advancing sustainability efforts in the Midwest
$1.0M
Proofing Station · Chicago, IL · 2024
to provide general operating support
$1.0M
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024
to support the operating costs of a pet resource center and shelter in Bentonville, Arkansas
$1.0M
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2024
to support a research and education project focused on building a national soil data repository
$1.0M
Everyday People for Change · San Leandro, CA · 2024
to support an entrepreneurship project
$1.0M
Mission Edge San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024
to support clean energy development on Midwest tribal lands
$1.0M
Maine Community Foundation · Ellsworth, ME · 2024
to support its funding of research on blue carbon in Maine
$1.0M
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support organizations working in support of environmental and climate efforts in Chicago
$1.0M
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization · Chicago, IL · 2024
To provide general operating support
$1.0M
The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
to support an environmental grantmaking coalition
$1.0M
Common Market Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
to support its work in the Great Lakes region
$1.0M
Elevate · Chicago, IL · 2024
To provide general operating support
$905,000
Practical Farmers of Iowa (Pfi) · Ames, IA · 2024
to support educational opportunities for beginning farmers and food production and procurement partners
$900,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
to support seaweed and shellfish aquaculture programming in Maine
$864,000
Ecoworks · Detroit, MI · 2024
to support educational programs related to building electrification and efficiency in Michigan
$862,446
Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
to support community-based queen conch aquaculture development on Grand Bahama
$750,000
The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
to support long-term regional movement infrastructure building
$750,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
to support its work to increase regenerative farming in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
$700,000
Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support a food assistance project in North Lawndale
$668,203
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
to support a state-based technical assistance program on food as medicine
$615,938
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
to support research and education on healthy food and nutrition
$600,000
Minneapolis St Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
to support its work on sustainable protein supply chains in the Midwest
$600,000
People for Community Recovery · Riverdale, IL · 2024
To provide general operating support
$600,000
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
to support a fellowship program involving climate resilience and sustainability
$583,881
Healthy Hoosiers Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
to support educational efforts focused on food and medicine in Indiana
$560,000
Public Media Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support an artist-run spaces program in the Midwest
$500,000
Walton Family Foundation · Bentonville, AR · 2024
to support a technical assistance fund for charitable organizations
$500,000
Milken Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
to support a strategic framework for collaboration on food as medicine initiatives
$500,000
548 Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support implementation of a clean jobs workforce training program
$500,000
The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
to support a coalition seeking to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and other climate impacts
$500,000
No Kid Hungry By Share Our Strength · Washington, DC · 2024
to support a program to decrease food insecurity for children in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Human Services
$500,000
Big Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024
to increase capacity-building and programmatic support for an energy program focused on accessibility and affordability
$500,000
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2024
to support a research project focused on evaluating soil inventory
$500,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
to support a grantmaking project focused on supporting coal-impacted communities and workers in the Midwest
$500,000
Common Market Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
to support expansion of its programming to the Great Lakes region
$500,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
to support increased programmatic capacity for blue carbon ecosystem restoration projects in Maine and new projects for innovations in fisheries
$500,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
to support the development of innovative climate solutions in rural communities across the Midwest
$500,000
Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2024
to support innovation in the lobster and aquaculture industry in Maine and increase environmental resilience
$452,395
San Diego Food System Alliance · San Diego, CA · 2024
to support a project helping small-scale farmers, ranchers, fishermen and other community partners involved in the utilization of local seafood in San Diego
$450,000
Equity Legal Services · Fairview Heights, IL · 2024
to provide general operating support.
$450,000
Center for Neighborhood Technology · Chicago, IL · 2024
To provide general operating support
$450,000
The Green Door Initiative · Detroit, MI · 2024
to provide general operating support
$430,000
Everyday People for Change · San Leandro, CA · 2024
to support expansion of activities in Chicago
$421,500
University of Maine · Orono, ME · 2024
To support the development of cost effective and scalable kelp cultivation and carbon sequestration strategies
$407,906
One Eleuthera Foundation · Clemson, SC · 2024
to support training and education programs focused on a sustainable ocean economy in Eleuthera
$400,016
The Perry Institute for Marine Science · Waitsfield, VT · 2024
to support research and education on the development of a national framework to address the impact of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
$400,000
United States Artists · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support a fellowship program and national convening for artists
$400,000
Plant Based Foods Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2024
to support a program focused on research, education and collaboration in agricultural resilience
$400,000
Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute · San Diego, CA · 2024
to advance restorative aquaculture opportunities in San Diego County
$400,000
Center for Disaster Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2024
to provide financial support for communities affected by Atlantic hurricanes
$400,000
Inner-City Muslim Action Network · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support a project focused on healthy food access in the South Side of Chicago
$400,000
Sweet Water Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
to provide general operating support
$400,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
to support an ocean clean-up initiative in Baja California Sur, Maine, and the Pacific Northwest
$400,000
Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of its plant-based eating program
$400,000
Springboard for the Arts · St Paul, MN · 2024
to support a fellowship program focused on rural development and community building
$379,000
Hope Village Revitalization Aka Focus Hope Revitalization · Detroit, MI · 2024
To provide general operating support
$375,000
Hurricane Island Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2024
to support research related to aquaculture and fisheries in Penobscot Bay.
$375,000
Grow Greater Englewood · Chicago, IL · 2024
to provide general operating support and support its sustainable food economy project
$356,982
Trustees of Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2024
to support a program focused on strengthening local farmers' sustainable agriculture practices
$355,000
Plant Chicago Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support a renovation project
$355,000
Ocean Strategies · Seattle, WA · 2024
To support strategic engagement and education at the state and national level of the benefits of restorative aquaculture
$350,000
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support legal and regulatory programs on solar energy across the Midwest
$350,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2024
to support a program focused on engaging new communities in marine conservation
$350,000
Lawndale Christian Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support a project to help individuals with chronic illness receive access to nutritious food
$350,000
University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2024
to support a project to develop and publish educational resources concerning state marine aquaculture policies
$350,000
The San Diego Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
to support an initiative focused on coastal resilience in the Baja California region
$350,000
Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2024
to support healthy procurement standards in hospital systems
$350,000
Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation · Porcupine, SD · 2024
to provide general operating support
$350,000
Great Barrier Reef Foundation USA · Washington, DC · 2024
to support the development and scaling of a novel 'coral restoration automation' facility and technique
$350,000
The Corbin Hill Food Project · New York, NY · 2024
to support a project focused on improving food access
$344,095
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
to support charitable matching gift initiatives
$343,026
Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) · 2024
to support initiatives focused on minimizing plastic packaging and single use plastics
$334,959
Coastal Enterprises · Brunswick, ME · 2024
to support training and technical assistance projects for Maine's marine resources sector
$325,000
Michigan Saves · Lansing, MI · 2024
to support a program focused on ensuring the availability of energy efficient home financing for all
$325,000
We Want Green Too · Detroit, MI · 2024
to provide general operating support
$325,000
University of Maine · Orono, ME · 2024
to support its student-centered research and work-force development programming focused on sea scallop aquaculture and scallop fishery
$325,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
to support a project focused on reducing harmful emissions and increasing clean electricity use in homes
$325,000
The Savanna Institute · Madison, WI · 2024
to support a research project involving the scaling of agroforestry nationwide
$315,782
Secore International · Hilliard, OH · 2024
to support its activities focused on sustaining coastal resilience and livelihoods of communities in the Caribbean
$307,625
Waterkeeper Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
to support efforts to restore mangroves damaged by Hurricane Dorian and to increase community engagement, workforce development and ecosystem protection opportunities
$300,000
Economic Security Project · New York, NY · 2024
to support cash as care research and education projects
$300,000
Urban School Food Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
to provide general operating support
$300,000
Latinos Progresando · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support grantmaking focused on cross-cultural collaboration and community unity in Chicago
$300,000
Washington Maritime Blue · Seattle, WA · 2024
to support increased programmatic capacity for its youth maritime programs
$300,000
Artspace Projects · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
to support an arts project in Chicago
$300,000
Illinois Arts Alliance Dba Arts Alliance Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support a project focused on continued revitalization efforts for the arts and culture sector in Illinois
$300,000
Ecology Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
to provide general operating support
$300,000
Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2024
to provide educational resources to healthcare facilities concerning plant-based diets
$300,000
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods · Deerfield, IL · 2024
To provide general operating support
$300,000
Public Media Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
to provide general operating support
$300,000
The Circulate Initiative · New York, NY · 2024
to support research and development of solutions to address plastic pollution
$300,000
Carbon180 · Washington, DC · 2024
to support its research on agroforestry and carbon sequestration financing opportunities
$298,736
Willapa Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Association · Ocean Park, WA · 2024
to support programmatic capacity in helping to protect the bays
$297,663
Regents of the University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
to support research on the contributions of coral adaptation to conservation and restoration efforts
$286,800
Food Works · Carbondale, IL · 2024
to support a program focused on food accessibility
$285,000
Dakota Rural Action · Brookings, SD · 2024
To provide general operating support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.