Funding search · EIN 922376770 · Chicago, IL
Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 67
- grants reported
- $900,400
- total given
- 2023–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2024. 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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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.
- National Organization for Victim Advocacy1 grant · $50,000
- What We All Deserve (Wwad)1 grant · $27,200
- Youth Advocates for Change1 grant · $26,650
- Harbour1 grant · $26,100
- Young Leaders for Change Dba United By Serving1 grant · $25,000
- The American Indian Science and Engineering Society1 grant · $25,000
- Her Rising1 grant · $25,000
- Campus Compact1 grant · $25,000
- Griot Arts Inc Meraki Roasting Co1 grant · $25,000
- Texas State University1 grant · $25,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 67 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
National Organization for Victim Advocacy · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $27,200
What We All Deserve (Wwad) · New York, NY · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $26,650
Youth Advocates for Change · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $26,100
Harbour · Park Ridge, IL · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $25,000
Campus Compact · Boston, MA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $25,000
Griot Arts Inc Meraki Roasting Co · Clarksdale, MS · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $25,000
Her Rising · Skokie, IL · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $25,000
Seattle Storm Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $25,000
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $25,000
Young Leaders for Change Dba United By Serving · Dallas, TX · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $25,000
Youth Technology Corps Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $25,000
Texas State University · San Marcos, TX · 2023
Support college service initiatives
- $20,000
Coahoma Community College · Clarksdale, MS · 2023
Support college service initiatives
- $20,000
University of Portland · Portland, OR · 2023
Support college service initiatives
- $11,100
Virtutem Populo · Miami Lakes, FL · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Alamo Colleges · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Alvernia University · Reading, PA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, OH · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Berkeley College · Woodland Park, NJ · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Bowling Green State University · Bowling Green, OH · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
California State University Long Beach Research Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Christopher Newport University · Newport News, VA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Concordia College Moorhead · Moorhead, MN · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Cuny School of Labor & Urban Studies · New York, NY · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Dallas College Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Eastern University · St Davids, PA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Goodwin University · East Hartford, CT · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Goucher College · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Greensboro College · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Harford Community College Foundation · Bel Air, MD · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Hope College Explorehope · Holland, MI · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Irvine Valley College Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Kansas State University Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Kennesaw State University Foundation · Kennesaw, GA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Kent State University Foundation · Kent, OH · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Longwood University Foundation · Farmville, VA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
New Voters Org · Paoli, PA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Oglethorpe University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Kasson, MN · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Saint Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Saint Mary'S College of California · Moraga, CA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Sonoma State University · Rohnert Park, CA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Southern Virginia University · Buena Vista, VA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Springfield College · Springfield, MA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Texas Woman'S University Foundation · Denton, TX · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
The College of New Jersey · Ewing Township, NJ · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Trinity College · Hartford, CT · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
University of Central Arkansas Foundation · Conway, AR · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
University of Montana Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
University of Nevada Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
Weber State University · Ogden, UT · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $10,000
York College of Pennsylvania · York, PA · 2024
Support college service initiatives
- $9,350
Cofund Civics Unplugged · New York, NY · 2024
Support college service initiatives
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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- Seattle Foundation14,012 grants · $457.3M
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