Funding search · EIN 260894840 · Chicago, IL

Best Portion Foundation

Name: Best Portion 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.

50
grants reported: $3.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $42,222
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

public

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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

The Chicago Scholars Foundation3 grants · $1.6M
Randolph College3 grants · $300,732
A Better Chicago2 grants · $260,307
Teach for America3 grants · $225,416
School Year Abroad3 grants · $200,000
Leap Innovations2 grants · $175,000
Partnership for College Completion3 grants · $149,871
Educators for Excellence2 grants · $100,000
Chiarts3 grants · $89,836
Invest for Kids3 grants · $75,000

Giving over time

$1.4M

2022

$1.3M

2023

$1.1M

2024

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

$539,663
The Chicago Scholars Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public
$523,548
The Chicago Scholars Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public
$511,875
The Chicago Scholars Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$159,835
A Better Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public
$125,000
Leap Innovations · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$100,732
Randolph College · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
Public
$100,472
A Better Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public
$100,000
Randolph College · Lynchburg, VA · 2023
Public
$100,000
School Year Abroad · North Andover, MA · 2023
Public
$100,000
Randolph College · Lynchburg, VA · 2022
Public
$75,416
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
Public
$75,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
Public
$75,000
Partnership for College Completion · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$75,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022
Public
$54,910
Kids First Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public
$50,000
School Year Abroad · North Andover, MA · 2024
Public
$50,000
Educators for Excellence · New York, NY · 2023
Public
$50,000
Leap Innovations · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public
$50,000
Chiarts · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$50,000
Educators for Excellence · New York, NY · 2022
Public
$50,000
School Year Abroad · North Andover, MA · 2022
Public
$50,000
The Cafe Group · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$50,000
Thrive Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$49,871
Partnership for College Completion · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public
$49,444
The Chicago Public Education Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$35,000
Evergreen Climate Innovations · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public
$35,000
Evergreen Climate Innovations · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public
$25,000
Dream for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public
$25,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public
$25,000
Manny & Pat Pulido Sanchez Foundation · Lisle, IL · 2024
Public
$25,000
Stryv 365 · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Public
$25,000
Chiarts · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public
$25,000
Chicago Media Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public
$25,000
Dream for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public
$25,000
Genunity · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Public
$25,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public
$25,000
Partnership for College Completion · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public
$25,000
Urban Gateways · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public
$25,000
Genunity · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Public
$25,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$25,000
Kipp Chicago Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$25,000
One Goal · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$25,000
The Bridgespan Group · Boston, MA · 2022
Public
$25,000
Urban Gateways · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$20,248
Bulamu Healthcare International · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Public
$20,000
Bulamu Healthcare International · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Public
$20,000
Bulamu Healthcare International · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Public
$14,836
Chiarts · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public
$12,500
Chicago Media Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public
$5,000
Mikva Challenge · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public

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