Funding search · EIN 274499625 · Chicago, IL

A Better Chicago

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

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

80
grants reported: $12.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $125,000
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

community development

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Juvenile Protective Association3 grants · $1.0M
Roosevelt University3 grants · $930,000
Bottom Line3 grants · $900,000
One Million Degrees3 grants · $762,500
Chicago Scholars3 grants · $750,000
National Louis University3 grants · $625,000
Chicago Hopes for Kids3 grants · $625,000
College Possible3 grants · $600,000
Braven3 grants · $550,000
Intrinsic Schools3 grants · $475,000

Giving over time

$4.9M

2022

$3.8M

2023

$3.5M

2024

Grant history

All 80 reported grants, largest first.

$600,000
Roosevelt University · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community development
$400,000
Juvenile Protective Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community development
$300,000
Bottom Line · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Community Development
$300,000
Juvenile Protective Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community development
$300,000
Bottom Line · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Community Development
$300,000
Bottom Line · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Community Development
$300,000
Juvenile Protective Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community development
$280,000
Kipp Chicago Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$262,500
One Million Degrees · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$250,000
Chicago Scholars · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$250,000
One Million Degrees · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$250,000
Chicago Scholars · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$250,000
One Million Degrees · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$250,000
Roosevelt University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community development
$250,000
Chicago Hopes for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community development
$250,000
Chicago Scholars · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$225,000
National Louis University · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community development
$225,000
Vocel Viewing Our Children As Emerging Leaders · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$225,000
Chicago Hopes for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community development
$225,000
Vocel Viewing Our Children As Emerging Leaders · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$200,000
Braven · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community development
$200,000
College Possible · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$200,000
College Possible · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$200,000
National Louis University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community development
$200,000
College Possible · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$200,000
National Louis University · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community development
$200,000
Vocel · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$175,000
Intrinsic Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$175,000
Braven · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community development
$175,000
Braven · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community development
$175,000
Noble Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$150,000
Alternatives · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community development
$150,000
Chicago Hopes for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community development
$150,000
Intrinsic Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$150,000
Lion'S Pride Mentoring · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community development
$150,000
Alternatives · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community development
$150,000
Barr · Maple Grove, MN · 2022
Community development
$150,000
Intrinsic Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$150,000
Lion Pride Mentoring · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community development
$125,000
Imentor · New York, NY · 2024
Community development
$125,000
Springboard Collaborative · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Community Development
$125,000
Alternatives · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community development
$125,000
Imentor · New York, NY · 2023
Community development
$125,000
Imentor · New York, NY · 2022
Community development
$125,000
Leading Educators · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community development
$100,000
Austin Childcare Provider'S Network · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$100,000
Lion'S Pride Mentoring · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community development
$100,000
Maafa Redemption Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$100,000
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$100,000
The Bloc · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$100,000
Austin Childcare Provider'S Network · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$100,000
Maafa Redemption Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$100,000
Pitch-in · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community development
$100,000
The Bloc · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$100,000
A House in Austin · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$100,000
Austin Childcare Provider'S Network · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$100,000
Maafa Redemption Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$100,000
Pitch-in · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community development
$80,000
Roosevelt University · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community development
$75,000
Project Oneten · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$75,000
The Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$75,000
Lost Boyz · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$75,000
The Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$75,000
Lost Boyz · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$75,000
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$75,000
The Bloc · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$75,000
The Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$50,000
A House in Austin · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$50,000
Barr · Maple Grove, MN · 2023
Community development
$50,000
Dream On Education · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$50,000
Kipp Chicago Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$50,000
Leading Educators · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community development
$50,000
Noble Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$50,000
Dream On Education · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$50,000
I Am Able · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$50,000
Leap Innovations · Chicago, IL · 2022
Community Development
$25,000
Lost Boyz · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$20,000
I Am Able · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community Development
$10,000
Kipp Chicago Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development
$10,000
Noble Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community Development

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.