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The Chicago Bar Foundation

Name: The Chicago Bar Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

149
grants reported: $30.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $34,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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

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Carpls4 grants · $7.0M
Center for Conflict Resolution4 grants · $4.5M
Legal Aid Chicago4 grants · $4.3M
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services4 grants · $2.9M
Law Center for Better Housing3 grants · $2.0M
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic2 grants · $1.0M
Center for Disability & Elder Law2 grants · $998,256
Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing2 grants · $958,364
Legal Aid Society - Metro Family Services2 grants · $822,094
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic2 grants · $799,358

Giving over time

$5.8M

2021

$7.3M

2022

$7.3M

2023

$9.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 149 grants.

$2.2M
Carpls · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support, government/project grant, & project support
$1.9M
Carpls · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating and project support & government project/grant
$1.5M
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support, government/project grant, & project support
$1.5M
Carpls · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$1.4M
Carpls · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$1.3M
Center for Conflict Resolution · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support, government/project grant, & project support
$1.1M
Center for Conflict Resolution · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$1.1M
Center for Conflict Resolution · Chicago, IL · 2023
Project support & government project/grant
$1.1M
Law Center for Better Housing · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support & government/project grant
$1.1M
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$965,494
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Government project/grant
$951,066
Center for Conflict Resolution · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$820,452
Law Center for Better Housing · Chicago, IL · 2023
Government projects/grants
$781,900
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$769,909
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support, government/project grant, & project support
$741,669
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating and project support & government project/grant
$724,717
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$678,767
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$562,991
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support, government/project grant, & project support
$561,941
Center for Disability & Elder Law · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support, government/project grant, & project support
$535,833
Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$478,678
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating and project support & government project/grant
$436,315
Center for Disability & Elder Law · Chicago, IL · 2023
Project support & government project/grant
$432,616
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$424,318
Legal Aid Society - Metro Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support & government/project grant
$422,531
Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support & government/project grant
$397,776
Legal Aid Society - Metro Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2023
Project support & government project/grant
$378,349
Center for Disability and Elder Law · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$366,742
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$277,223
Center for Disability and Elder Law · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$222,711
Legal Aid Society of Metro Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$149,412
Uptown Peoples Law Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support & project support
$130,272
Legal Aid Society of Metro Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support & government/project grant
$115,000
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights · Chicago, IL · 2022
Project support
$113,000
The Resurrection Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$112,500
Legal Council for Health Justice · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$112,118
Law Center for Better Housing · Chicago, IL · 2022
Government/project grant
$110,000
Equip for Equality · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$110,000
National Immigrant Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$91,072
Shriver Center On Poverty Law · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support, project support & government/project grant
$90,000
Ascend Justice · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$82,226
Chicago Bar Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable project support
$80,000
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support & project support
$79,013
Chicago Bar Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Cba membership & cle advantage program
$72,976
Chicago Bar Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Project support, cba membership & cle advantage for grantees
$66,189
Chicago Bar Association · Chicago, IL · 2021
Cba membership & cle advantage for grantees
$65,000
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support & project support
$61,000
Cabrini Green Legal Aid · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
$60,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$60,000
Uptown Peoples Law Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$57,500
National Immigrant Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$57,500
Equip for Equality · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support & project support
$57,500
National Immigrant Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
$56,600
Shriver Center On Poverty Law · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support & project support
$55,000
Equip for Equality · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$55,000
Legal Council for Health Justice · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$55,000
Legal Council for Health Justice · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
$52,500
James B Moran Center · Evanston, IL · 2022
General operating support
$50,000
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$46,000
Uptown Peoples Law Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Project support
$45,000
Ascend Justice · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$45,000
Shriver Center On Poverty Law · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$45,000
Latinos Progresando · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$45,000
Ascend Justice · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
$40,000
Cabrini Green Legal Aid · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$40,000
Cabrini Green Legal Aid · Chicago, IL · 2023
Organization support
$40,000
Access Living · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$36,000
Life Span · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$36,000
Illinois Legal Aid Online · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
$35,000
Life Span · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
$35,000
Life Span · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$35,000
Life Span · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
$34,000
Illinois Bar Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Project support
$34,000
Illinois Bar Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Justicecorp grant
$34,000
Illinois Bar Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Project support
$34,000
Illinois Bar Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Project support
$32,500
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support & project support
$30,000
Chicago Coalition To End Homelessness · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$30,000
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights · Chicago, IL · 2023
Federal court settlement assistance desk
$30,000
Cabrini Green Legal Aid · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
Roger Baldwin Foundation of Aclu · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
Illinois Legal Aid Online · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Impact for Equity · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
James B Moran Center · Evanston, IL · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Impact for Equity · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
$25,000
Lawndale Christian Legal Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
$25,000
Bpi · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
Lawndale Christian Legal Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
$22,500
Latinos Progresando · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$22,500
Illinois Legal Aid Online · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
$22,500
Uptown Peoples Law Center · Chicago, IL · 2021
General operating support
$20,000
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$20,000
Lawndale Christian Legal Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$20,000
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic · Highland Park, IL · 2024
General operating support
$20,000
Lawyers for the Creative Arts · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
$20,000
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General operating support
$20,000
Illinois Legal Aid Online · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System · Denver, CO · 2022
Project support
$20,000
James B Moran Center · Evanston, IL · 2021
General operating support

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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.