Funding search · EIN 362649603 · Chicago, IL
Openlands
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 62
- grants reported
- $2.0M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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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Top recipients
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- Lale County Forest Preserve1 grant · $1.4M
- The Wetlands Initiative2 grants · $66,474
- Fox Valley Park District2 grants · $20,000
- Healthy Schools Campaign2 grants · $19,908
- Kleo1 grant · $14,500
- Farm Foundation1 grant · $14,070
- Bee Haven1 grant · $10,000
- Citizens for Conservation1 grant · $10,000
- City of Belvidere1 grant · $10,000
- City of Berwyn1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 62 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.4M
Lale County Forest Preserve · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Furtherence of the organizations mission to preserve lands for public use
- $56,474
The Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2023
Subgrant to the wetlands initiative for wetland restoration at midewin national tallgrass prairie
- $14,500
Kleo · Hollywood, IL · 2022
Teachers to buy supplies
- $14,070
Farm Foundation · Oak Brook, IL · 2021
Subgrant from kinship foundation
- $13,033
Healthy Schools Campaign · Chicago, IL · 2021
Space to grow partnership
- $10,000
Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - a new pollinator habitat in southwest chicago
- $10,000
Bee Haven · Mokena, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - burnham pollinator habitat
- $10,000
City of Prospect Heights · Prospect Heights, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - public service pollinator park
- $10,000
Forest Preserve Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - climate and pollinator resilience through native seed amplification
- $10,000
Forest Preserves of Winnebago County · Rockford, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - funderburg forest preserve pollinator habitat improvement project
- $10,000
Fox Valley Park District · Aurora, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - stuart sporst complex north pollinator habitat recovery
- $10,000
History Center of Lake Forest Lake Bluff · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - interpretive signage for the history center gardens and walking paths
- $10,000
Lake Forest Open Lands Association · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - pollinator habitat restoration at carroll meadow along the middlefork greenway
- $10,000
Niles Township Government · Skokie, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - pollinator and rain garden
- $10,000
Riverdale Park District · Riverdale, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - community rain garden engagement project
- $10,000
The Forge Charitable Adventures Nfp · Lemont, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - heritage quarries pollinator meadow expansion project
- $10,000
Village of Bolingbrook · Bolingbrook, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - village of bolingbrook - lily cache creek: native plants for pollinators
- $10,000
Village of Franklin Park · Franklin Park, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - village of franklin park public parking lot pollinator garden
- $10,000
Village of Port Barrington · Port Barrington, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - supporting fox river water birds and bees
- $10,000
Village of South Holland · South Holland, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - the village of south holland stream bank naturalization project 2024
- $10,000
Young Men'S Educational Network · Chicago, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - g2t farm demonstration forest garden and landscaping
- $10,000
City of Berwyn · Berwyn, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
Crystal Lake Park District · Crystal Lake, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
Downers Grove Park District · Downers Grove, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
Forest Preserve District of Kane County · Geneva, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
Friends of the Forest Preserves · Chicago, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
Kane Forest Preserve Foundation · Geneva, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian · Evanston, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
Preservation Fdn of the Lake County Forest Presv · Libertyville, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
The Theosophical Society in America · Wheaton, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
The Wetlands Initiative · Chicago, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
Village of Algonquin · Algonquin, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
Village of Davis Junction · Davis Junction, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
Village of Schaumburg · Schaumburg, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $10,000
Citizens for Conservation · Lake Barrington, IL · 2021
Flint creek restoration
- $10,000
City of Belvidere · Belvidere, IL · 2021
6th street waterway improvements
- $10,000
City of Warrenville · Warrenville, IL · 2021
City of warrenville trailhead project
- $10,000
Community College District 502 - College of Dupage · Glen Ellyn, IL · 2021
College of dupage pollinator habitats to address climate change
- $10,000
Dundee Township · East Dundee, IL · 2021
Dundee township open space outreach & engagement project
- $10,000
Fox Valley Park District · Aurora, IL · 2021
Jericho lake park floodplain restoration
- $10,000
Gardeneers · Chicago, IL · 2021
Homan rails & prairie restoration project
- $10,000
Gaylord Building Historic Site · Lockport, IL · 2021
Phase ii - canalside pollinator project
- $10,000
Historic Downtown Long Grove Business Association · Long Grove, IL · 2021
Historic downtown long grove covered bridge conservancy and park project
- $10,000
Kane County Farm Bureau · St Charles, IL · 2021
Illinois prairie pollinator rain garden
- $10,000
Lake Bluff Open Lands Association · Lake Bluff, IL · 2021
Goetz wetland rehabilitation and pollinator enhancement
- $10,000
Libertyville Township · Libertyville, IL · 2021
Kildare restoration project
- $10,000
Neighborspace · Chicago, IL · 2021
Harambee community garden child-friendly butterfly sanctuary
- $10,000
Star Farm Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Stockyards gardens
- $10,000
University of St Francis · Joliet, IL · 2021
Reestablishing illinois prairie land: ongoing tallgrass prairie restoration at charlotte codo prairie in frankfort, il
- $10,000
Village of Oswego · Oswego, IL · 2021
Washington & van buren street pollinator conservation project
- $10,000
Village of University Park · University Park, IL · 2021
Veteran's memorial garden
- $9,069
York Center Park District · Lombard, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - park pollinators
- $9,034
Village of Waterman · Waterman, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $9,000
Outerbelt Alliance Nfp · Flossmoor, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $7,851
Chicago Parks Fdn-Eckhart Park Advisory Council · Chicago, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - eckhart park's jens jensen prairie gardens
- $7,847
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $7,460
Village of Homer Glen · Homer Glen, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - culver park pollinator migration habitat
- $6,998
Chicago Park District · Chicago, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $6,875
Healthy Schools Campaign · Chicago, IL · 2022
Space to grow project
- $6,182
Village of Lincolnshire · Lincolnshire, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
- $6,000
St Charles Park District · St Charles, IL · 2023
Comed green region 2024 grant - connecting, preserving and enhancing prairie ecosystems
- $5,253
Community Highschool District 128 · Vernon Hills, IL · 2022
Comed green region 2023 grant - open space projects
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