Funding search · EIN 363466802 · Evanston, IL

Evanston Community Foundation

Name: Evanston Community Foundation 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.

197
grants reported: $5.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,000
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

advised education special community access development distribution emerging

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Evanston Public Library3 grants · $383,010
University of Chicago1 grant · $300,000
Books & Breakfast3 grants · $174,500
Eths District 202 Educational Foundation2 grants · $170,009
Ywca Evanstonnorth Shore2 grants · $163,422
Evanston Township High School District 2021 grant · $158,379
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project3 grants · $110,000
Evanston Community Foundation2 grants · $104,830
Youth Job Center3 grants · $83,060
James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy3 grants · $80,150

Giving over time

$1.1M

2022

$1.3M

2023

$2.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 197 grants.

$300,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Donor Advised
$179,260
Evanston Public Library · Evanston, IL · 2023
Community Development
$178,320
Evanston Public Library · 2024
Agency Fund distribution
$158,379
Evanston Township High School District 202 · 2024
Agency Fund distribution
$144,259
Eths District 202 Educational Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$135,522
Ywca Evanstonnorth Shore · Evanston, IL · 2022
Women and Girls (identifying as)
$94,830
Evanston Community Foundation · 2024
Donor Advised
$75,000
After School Matters · 2024
Donor Advised
$75,000
Evergreen Climate Innovations · 2024
Donor Advised
$65,000
Books & Breakfast · 2024
Nonprofit Growth & Sustainability
$65,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Equity and Access
$65,000
Youth Job Center · Evanston, IL · 2022
Youth
$64,500
Books & Breakfast · Evanston, IL · 2023
Early Childhood
$50,150
Rebuilding Exchange · 2024
Donor Advised
$46,350
Open Studio Project · Evanston, IL · 2022
Arts and Humanities
$46,000
Evanston Early Childhood Council · Evanston, IL · 2022
Early Childhood
$45,000
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project · 2024
Nonprofit Growth & Sustainability
$45,000
Padres Empoderados · 2024
Grassroots/Emerging Nonprofits
$45,000
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
Equity and Access
$45,000
Books & Breakfast · Evanston, IL · 2022
Equity and Access
$45,000
Northlight Theatre · Skokie, IL · 2022
Arts and Humanities
$45,000
You (Youth & Opportunity United) · Evanston, IL · 2022
Youth and Education
$40,000
Childcare Network of Evanston · Evanston, IL · 2022
Early Childhood
$40,000
Community Coalition To End Homelessness in Evansto · Evanston, IL · 2022
Housing
$38,500
Firstrepair · 2024
EC2C Systems Change Distribution
$36,000
C&W Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
Donor Advised
$36,000
C&W Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Community Development
$35,000
Evanston Latinos · 2024
Grassroots/Emerging Nonprofits
$32,000
Literacy Works · Chicago, IL · 2022
Youth
$30,000
Reparations Stakeholder Authority of Evanston (Rsae) · 2024
ECRRF Collective & Enduring Grants
$30,000
Reparations Stakeholder Authority of Evanston (Rsae) · Evanston, IL · 2023
Equity and Access
$29,563
King Arts Pta · 2024
Special Project
$29,563
King Arts Pta · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$29,450
James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy · 2024
Nonprofit Growth & Sustainability
$28,050
Connections for the Homeless · 2024
ECRRF Collective & Enduring Grants
$27,900
Ywca Evanstonnorth Shore · 2024
EC2C Systems Change Distribution
$27,748
Oakton School Pta · 2024
Special Project
$27,748
Oakton School Pta · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$27,500
Connections for the Homeless · Evanston, IL · 2023
Basic Human Needs
$27,489
Washington School Pta · 2024
Special Project
$27,489
Washington School Pta · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$27,320
Open Studio Project · 2024
Grassroots/Emerging Nonprofits
$25,846
Oscar M Chute Middle School Pta · 2024
Special Project
$25,846
Oscar M Chute Middle School Pta · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$25,750
Eths District 202 Educational Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
Workforce
$25,700
James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy · Evanston, IL · 2023
Youth
$25,500
Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum · 2024
Nonprofit Growth & Sustainability
$25,500
Kuumba Evanston · 2024
Grassroots/Emerging Nonprofits
$25,500
McGaw Ymca · 2024
Nonprofit Growth & Sustainability
$25,430
Evanston Public Library · Evanston, IL · 2022
Education
$25,250
Infant Welfare Society of Evanston · 2024
Nonprofit Growth & Sustainability
$25,250
Infant Welfare Society of Evanston · Evanston, IL · 2023
Community Development
$25,000
Artsie · 2024
Grassroots/Emerging Nonprofits
$25,000
Erie Family Health Centers · 2024
Nonprofit Growth & Sustainability
$25,000
Evanston Aspa · 2024
Grassroots/Emerging Nonprofits
$25,000
Family Promise Chicago North Shore · 2024
Grassroots/Emerging Nonprofits
$25,000
Latinos En Evanston Northshore · 2024
Grassroots/Emerging Nonprofits
$25,000
Wings Program · 2024
Donor Advised
$25,000
Young Black & Lit · 2024
Nonprofit Growth & Sustainability
$25,000
Youth Technology Corps Nfp · 2024
Grassroots/Emerging Nonprofits
$25,000
Erie Family Health Centers · Chicago, IL · 2023
Health and Well Being
$25,000
McGaw Ymca · Evanston, IL · 2023
Women and Girls
$25,000
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian · Evanston, IL · 2023
Arts and Culture
$25,000
Young Black & Lit · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$25,000
Erie Family Health Centers · Chicago, IL · 2022
Health and Well Being
$25,000
Evanston Scholars · Evanston, IL · 2022
Equity and Access
$25,000
Impact Behavioral Health Partners · Evanston, IL · 2022
Mental Health
$25,000
James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy · Evanston, IL · 2022
Youth
$25,000
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian · Evanston, IL · 2022
Arts and Culture
$25,000
Open Communities · Evanston, IL · 2022
Equity and Access
$25,000
Rebuilding Exchange · Evanston, IL · 2022
Equity and Access
$25,000
The Aux · Evanston, IL · 2022
Equity and Access
$25,000
The Harbour · Park Ridge, IL · 2022
Women and Girls
$24,264
David E Walker School Pta · 2024
Special Project
$24,264
David E Walker School Pta · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$23,033
Lincoln Elementary School Pta · 2024
Special Project
$23,033
Lincoln Elementary School Pta · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$22,494
Bessie Rhodes Pta · 2024
Special Project
$22,494
Bessie Rhodes Pta · Skokie, IL · 2023
Education
$22,400
Tech All Stars Program · 2024
Grassroots/Emerging Nonprofits
$21,729
Nichols Middle School Pta · 2024
Special Project
$21,729
Nichols Middle School Pta · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$21,587
Dawes School Pta · 2024
Special Project
$21,587
Dawes School Pta · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$20,545
Willard School Pta · 2024
Special Project
$20,545
Willard School Pta · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$20,540
Kingsley Pta · 2024
Special Project
$20,540
Kingsley Pta · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$20,500
Evanston Grows · Evanston, IL · 2022
Community Development
$20,196
Haven Middle School Pta · 2024
Special Project
$20,196
Haven Middle School Pta · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$20,000
Boys Hopegirls Hope of Illinois (Bhgh) · 2024
E-Town Innovation
$20,000
Evanston Collective · 2024
EC2C Systems Change Distribution
$20,000
Evanston Health Dept · 2024
E-Town Innovation
$20,000
Peer Services · 2024
E-Town Innovation
$20,000
Wraparound Evanston · 2024
EC2C Systems Change Distribution
$20,000
Boys Hopegirls Hope of Illinois (Bhgh) · Wilmette, IL · 2023
Equity and Access
$20,000
Evanston First Alliance · Evanston, IL · 2023
Youth
$20,000
Evanston Health Dept · Evanston, IL · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Padres Empoderados · Evanston, IL · 2023
Mental Health

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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.