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Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Edassist: $18M across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert and Audrey Zinser Charitable → San Diego Dance Thearter: $67K across 4 grants, latest 2025James M Williams Jr Family Foundati → Family Promise of Hall County: $27K across 3 grants, latest 2025Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds → Three Rivers Water Keeper - 2024 Pa Roy: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Griffin Family Foundation → Royal Poinciana Chapel: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023Sergio and Laura Siderman → Together We Rise: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Fostering Success → Mercy Home for Boys and Girls: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Edassist: $14M across 1 grant, latest 2021The Robert and Audrey Zinser Charitable → The Mlk Community Choir of San Dieg: $45K across 4 grants, latest 2025Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Employment & Employer Services: $5.3M across 1 grant, latest 2021The Robert and Audrey Zinser Charitable → Pacific Sw Railway Museum: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Employment & Employer Services: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → National Able Network: $3.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → National Able Network: $3.4M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Serco Inc - Cicero: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Norc: $2.4M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Business and Career Services: $2.3M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Serco Inc - Cicero: $2.2M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Business and Career Services: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Rescare Workforce Center: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Kra Corporation: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Greater West Town Project: $1.9M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Calumet Area Industrial Commission: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Rescare Workforce Center: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Sga: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Greater West Town Project: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → YWCA Metropolitan Chicago: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Oai: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Safer Foundation: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Kra Corporation: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Phalanx: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Phalanx: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Center for New Horizons: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Metropolitan Family Services: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Central State Ser: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Lawrence Hall: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Central State Ser: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Safer Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Alternative School Network: $989K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Pyramid Partnership: $960K across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Kleo Community Family Center: $902K across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Alternative School Network: $899K across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Catholic Bishop of Chicago - St Sabina: $884K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Ada S Mckinley Community Services: $864K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Latino Resource Institute of Illinois: $858K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Uic: $858K across 2 grants, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Breakthrough: $853K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Kleo Community Family Center: $846K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Pyramid Partnership: $845K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Jane Addams Resource Center: $832K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Westside Health Authority: $829K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Southwest Organizing Project: $825K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → YWCA Metropolitan Chicago: $820K across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → The Resurrection Project: $812K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Puerto Rican Cultural Center: $787K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Plcca: $787K across 2 grants, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Instituto Del Progresso Latino: $786K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → South Side Help Center: $753K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Goodwill Industries: $719K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Envision Community Services Inc: $686K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Chicago City Wide Literacy: $683K across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Habilitative Systems Inc: $679K across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Community Assistance Program: $676K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership → Lawrence Hall: $670K across 1 grant, latest 2022Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership: $110M on this topic. Open the funder.Chicago Cook Workforce Partne…$110MThe Robert and Audrey Zinser Charitable: $137K on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert and Audrey Zinser…$137KJames M Williams Jr Family Foundati: $27K on this topic. Open the funder.James M Williams Jr Family Fo…$27KPennsylvania Organization for Watersheds: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Pennsylvania Organization for…$10KGriffin Family Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Griffin Family Foundation$10KSergio and Laura Siderman: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Sergio and Laura Siderman$2KFostering Success: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Fostering Success$2KEdassist: received $18M on this topicEdassist$18MEdassist: received $14M on this topicEdassist$14MEmployment & Employer Services: received $5.3M on this topicEmployment & Employer Services$5.3MEmployment & Employer Services: received $5.0M on this topicEmployment & Employer Services$5.0MNational Able Network: received $3.5M on this topicNational Able Network$3.5MNational Able Network: received $3.4M on this topicNational Able Network$3.4MSerco Inc - Cicero: received $2.5M on this topicSerco Inc - Cicero$2.5MNorc: received $2.4M on this topicNorc$2.4MBusiness and Career Services: received $2.3M on this topicBusiness and Career Services$2.3MSerco Inc - Cicero: received $2.2M on this topicSerco Inc - Cicero$2.2MBusiness and Career Services: received $2.1M on this topicBusiness and Career Services$2.1MRescare Workforce Center: received $2.1M on this topicRescare Workforce Center$2.1MKra Corporation: received $2.0M on this topicKra Corporation$2.0MGreater West Town Project: received $1.9M on this topicGreater West Town Project$1.9MCalumet Area Industrial Commission: received $1.8M on this topicCalumet Area Industrial Commiss…$1.8MRescare Workforce Center: received $1.8M on this topicRescare Workforce Center$1.8MSga: received $1.5M on this topicSga$1.5MGreater West Town Project: received $1.5M on this topicGreater West Town Project$1.5MYWCA Metropolitan Chicago: received $1.5M on this topicYWCA Metropolitan Chicago$1.5MOai: received $1.4M on this topicOai$1.4MSafer Foundation: received $1.3M on this topicSafer Foundation$1.3MKra Corporation: received $1.3M on this topicKra Corporation$1.3MPhalanx: received $1.3M on this topicPhalanx$1.3MPhalanx: received $1.3M on this topicPhalanx$1.3MCenter for New Horizons: received $1.2M on this topicCenter for New Horizons$1.2MMetropolitan Family Services: received $1.2M on this topicMetropolitan Family Services$1.2MCentral State Ser: received $1.1M on this topicCentral State Ser$1.1MLawrence Hall: received $1.1M on this topicLawrence Hall$1.1MCentral State Ser: received $1.0M on this topicCentral State Ser$1.0MSafer Foundation: received $1.0M on this topicSafer Foundation$1.0MAlternative School Network: received $989K on this topicAlternative School Network$989KPyramid Partnership: received $960K on this topicPyramid Partnership$960KKleo Community Family Center: received $902K on this topicKleo Community Family Center$902KAlternative School Network: received $899K on this topicAlternative School Network$899KCatholic Bishop of Chicago - St Sabina: received $884K on this topicCatholic Bishop of Chicago - St…$884KAda S Mckinley Community Services: received $864K on this topicAda S Mckinley Community Servic…$864KLatino Resource Institute of Illinois: received $858K on this topicLatino Resource Institute of Il…$858KUic: received $858K on this topicUic$858KBreakthrough: received $853K on this topicBreakthrough$853KKleo Community Family Center: received $846K on this topicKleo Community Family Center$846KPyramid Partnership: received $845K on this topicPyramid Partnership$845KJane Addams Resource Center: received $832K on this topicJane Addams Resource Center$832KWestside Health Authority: received $829K on this topicWestside Health Authority$829KSouthwest Organizing Project: received $825K on this topicSouthwest Organizing Project$825KYWCA Metropolitan Chicago: received $820K on this topicYWCA Metropolitan Chicago$820KThe Resurrection Project: received $812K on this topicThe Resurrection Project$812KPuerto Rican Cultural Center: received $787K on this topicPuerto Rican Cultural Center$787KPlcca: received $787K on this topicPlcca$787KInstituto Del Progresso Latino: received $786K on this topicInstituto Del Progresso Latino$786KSouth Side Help Center: received $753K on this topicSouth Side Help Center$753KGoodwill Industries: received $719K on this topicGoodwill Industries$719KEnvision Community Services Inc: received $686K on this topicEnvision Community Services Inc$686KChicago City Wide Literacy: received $683K on this topicChicago City Wide Literacy$683KHabilitative Systems Inc: received $679K on this topicHabilitative Systems Inc$679KCommunity Assistance Program: received $676K on this topicCommunity Assistance Program$676KLawrence Hall: received $670K on this topicLawrence Hall$670KSan Diego Dance Thearter: received $67K on this topicSan Diego Dance Thearter$67KThe Mlk Community Choir of San Dieg: received $45K on this topicThe Mlk Community Choir of San…$45KFamily Promise of Hall County: received $27K on this topicFamily Promise of Hall County$27KPacific Sw Railway Museum: received $25K on this topicPacific Sw Railway Museum$25KThree Rivers Water Keeper - 2024 Pa Roy: received $10K on this topicThree Rivers Water Keeper - 202…$10KRoyal Poinciana Chapel: received $10K on this topicRoyal Poinciana Chapel$10KTogether We Rise: received $2K on this topicTogether We Rise$2KMercy Home for Boys and Girls: received $2K on this topicMercy Home for Boys and Girls$2K
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