Field Foundation of Illinois
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6059408. Reported 783 grants totalling $21.6M to 504 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$21.6Mgranted, 2020-2023
504organizations funded
31%of grantees funded again the next year
$61.2Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Field Foundation of Illinois did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $120 and the largest $1,113,528. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 504 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YWCA Northwestern Illinois | Rockford, IL | $1,143,528 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Champaign County | Savoy, IL | $475,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern Illinois Community Foundation | Marion, IL | $421,509 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Central Illinois | Springfield, IL | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 10 Individuals - Details Upon Request | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Public Narrative | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Borderless Magazine Nfp | Chicago, IL | $245,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Community Bond Fund | Chicago, IL | $220,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Invisible Institute | Chicago, IL | $215,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| True Star Foundation | Chicago, IL | $208,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago United for Equity | Chicago, IL | $195,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Floating Museum | Chicago, IL | $185,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Southside Together Organizing for Power | Chicago, IL | $180,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alt Space Chicago | Chicago, IL | $172,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Torture Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $160,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hana Center | Chicago, IL | $160,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prison Neighborhood Arts Project | Chicago, IL | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Block Club Chicago | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Media | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Blue Tin Production Cooperative | Chicago, IL | $130,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Definition Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | $126,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alternative Newsweekly Foundation | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Investigative Project on Race and Equity | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sisters in Cinema | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Side Weekly Nfp | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Healing to Action Nfp | Chicago, IL | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | $120,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance of the Southeast (ase) | Chicago, IL | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reader Institute for Community Journalism Inc | Chicago, IL | $114,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arab American Action Network | Chicago, IL | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | Chicago, IL | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pigment International | Chicago, IL | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Public Media Institute | Chicago, IL | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Red Clay Dance Company Inc | Chicago, IL | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Equity and Transformation | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hartman Publishing Ltd | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Side Community Art Center | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Triibe | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Yr Media | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mandala South Asian Performing Arts | Chicago, IL | $97,500 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Forefront | Chicago, IL | $95,250 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Latino Policy Forum | Chicago, IL | $95,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Logan Square Neighborhood Association | Chicago, IL | $95,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lugenia Burns Hope Center | Chicago, IL | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Organized Communities Against Deportations | Chicago, IL | $95,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grassroots Collaborative | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Honey Pot Performance | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Kenwood Oakland Community Organization | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Little Village Environmental Justice Organization | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Resident Association of Greater Englewood | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Streetwise Inc | Chicago, IL | $86,515 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice -- Chicago | Chicago, IL | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Chicago Art Department | Chicago, IL | $85,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| People Matter | Chicago, IL | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Urbantheater Company | Chicago, IL | $85,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Communities United | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Free Street Theater | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lawndale Pop-Up Spot | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Trace | Brooklyn, NY | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The #letusbreathe Collective | Chicago, IL | $79,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Young Chicago Authors | Chicago, IL | $77,800 | 4 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Indian Center of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cicero Independiente | Cicero, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| E3 Radio | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Global Philanthropy Partnership | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Il Muslim Civic Coalition | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kuumba Lynx | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mitchell Museum of the American Indian | Evanston, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muntu Dance Theatre | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pilsen Alliance | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tgi Movement | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Hoodoisie | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Working Family Solidarity | Chicago, IL | $72,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Full Spectrum Features | Chicago, IL | $71,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Black Ensemble Theater | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Independent Film Alliance | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Point School of Music | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Deeply Rooted Dance Theater | Chicago, IL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elastic Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kartemquin Educational Films | Chicago, IL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Change the Name Documentary | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Changing Worlds | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Chicago South Side Film Festival | Flossmoor, IL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Chicago Video Project | Evanston, IL | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Votes | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kehrein Center for the Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reunion Chicago | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Silk Road Rising | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harvey World Hearld--Fs Is Tiny News Collective | Philadelphia, PA | $58,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communications Problem Solvers | Harvey, IL | $57,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Congo Square Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | $57,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Real Men Charities | Chicago, IL | $56,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Black Alphabet Nfp | Chicago, IL | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Collaboraction Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Threewalls | Chicago, IL | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Children's Museum | Chicago, IL | $54,750 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brave Space Alliance | Chicago, IL | $53,450 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Crossroads Fund | Chicago, IL | $53,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heaven Gallery | Chicago, IL | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Public Housing Museum | Chicago, IL | $50,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| African American Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts & Business Council of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts Alliance Illinois | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Assata's Daughters | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Artists Coalition | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Crusader Newspaper | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chicago Dancemakers Forum | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Defender Charities Inc | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City Bureau--Fs for Cicero Independiente | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Bureau--Fs for Juneteenth Productions | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Co-Op Ed Center | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Community Film Workshop of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eta Creative Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas--Fs for Rebellious Magazine | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Write Arts & Literacy | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Girls Like Me Project | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Growing Community Media Nfp | Oak Park, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inner City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Joel Hall Dancers & Center | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Juneteenth Productions | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Korea Times of Midwest | Wheeling, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lawyers for the Creative Arts | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mama Gloria Film LLC | New Fairfield, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Memorials March 13 Fund | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Midway Broadcasting Corporation | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Musical Arts Institute | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Side Housing Center | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Open Center for the Arts | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Puerto Rican Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reparations Media Nfp | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| School Film LLC | Bolingbrook, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shorefront Legacy Center | Evanston, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Traces of Home | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Univision | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Watched Films LLC | Bridgeview, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westside Media Project | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Windy City Media Group | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yollocalli Arts Reach | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Forgiving Cain | Chicago, IL | $48,550 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chicago Learning Exchange | Chicago, IL | $47,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mujeres Latinas En Accion | Chicago, IL | $47,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Strategy for Access Foundation Nfp | Chicago, IL | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Albany Park Theater Project | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Indian Assoc of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equity Arts | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Firebird Community Arts | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Little Black Pearl Workshop | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Chicago Dance Theatre | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Water People Theater Group | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Vanguard | Merrillville, IN | $42,585 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lighthouse Foundation a Program of the Public Health Institute of Metropoli | Chicago, IL | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Guild Literary Complex | Chicago, IL | $40,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Apna Ghar Inc (our Home) | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assata Daughters | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| BYP100 Education Fund | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Centro De Trabajadores Unidos Immigran | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Mahogany Foundation | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council | Park Forest, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dissenters | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gage Park Latinx Council | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Injustice Watch | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Injustice Watch Nfp | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute for Nonprofit News | Beverly Hills, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jazz Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Love Unity & Values Institute | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Organized Crimes Against Deportation | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Public Health Institute of Metro Chgo--Fs for Chicago Torture Justice Cente | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative (caicc) Co American Indian | Chicago, IL | $39,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rebellious Magazine for Women | Chicago, IL | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| African Amer Arts Alliance | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arc Chicago | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arise Chicago | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Equality Illinois Institute--Fs for Safe Work Coalition | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Spirit Media | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lighthouse Foundation of Chicagoland | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mamas Activating Movements for Abolition and Solidarity (mamas) | Orland Park, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Museum of Gospel Music | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Monroe Foundation | Hillside, IL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Silver Room Foundation | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trace Media Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Tucson, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Camp Association Illinois | Evanston, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Indian Association of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Archi-Treasurers Association | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Art West Collective | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts of Life Inc | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Centro De Trabajadores Unidos Immigrant Workers' Project | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund 2020 | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Circles & Ciphers | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dekalb County History Center | Sycamore, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Enlace Chicago | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Floating Museum--Fs in Co Black Women | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Lunch Academy | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Henry Williams Love Foundation | Hazel Crest, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Latin United Community Housing Association | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing--Fs for Chicago Housing Justice Leagu | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Des Plaines, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Northside | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Otv Open Television | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Paso - West Suburban Action Project | Melrose Park, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pilsen Housing Cooperative | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Restore Justice Foundation | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rohingya Culture Center | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Ctr | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stop (me Not We) | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Storycorps Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Community Renewal Society - the Chicago Reporter | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Field Museum | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Peoples Lobby Educ Institute | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Workers Ctr for Racial Justice | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Empowerment Performance Project | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Chicago Torture Justice Memorials | Chicago, IL | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Crossroads Fund--Fs Chicago Torture Justice Memorials | Chicago, IL | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Swop Chicago | Chicago, IL | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 2ND Story | Chicago, IL | $27,900 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ballet Folklorico De Chicago | Chicago, IL | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Urban Prescriptives | Chicago, IL | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 3ARTS Inc | Chicago, IL | $26,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Latino Union of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,990 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Enrich Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Long Walk Home--Leaders Award | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Access Community Health Network | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Africa International House | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Africa International House USA Inc | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| AIDS Foundation Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Indian Assoc of Illinois--Leaders Award | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asian Health Coalition | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bandwith Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Become Inc | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Researchers Collective | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blackroots Alliance | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bloomington Public Schools District 87 | Bloomington, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Cultural Innovation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Native Futures | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Transformative Neighborhoods at Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Commons | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Community Loan Fund | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chicago Freedom School | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
129 of 504 (26%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 31%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
Plus 2 grants to individuals totalling $500,000 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- YWCA Northwestern Illinois
OPERATING - FUNDING FOR ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION - Borderless Magazine Nfp
CAPACITY - FUNDING TO INCREASE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPABILITIES OR EFFECTIVENESS - Global Philanthropy Partnership
OPERATING - FUNDING FOR FISCALLY SPONSORED WORLDVIEW SOLUTIONS INC. - Fractured Atlas--Fs for Rebellious Magazine
PROJECT - FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PROGRAM - The Chicago Community Foundation
FIELD FOUNDATION SPECIAL CONSIDERATION - Independent Film Alliance
CAPACITY - FUNDING TO INCREASE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPABILITIES OR EFFECTIVENESS FOR FISCALLY SPONSORED FERTILE GROUND FACTORY LLC
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 510 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 185 | $3,812,553 | $20,000 |
| 2021 | 166 | $3,884,419 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 164 | $4,112,882 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 268 | $9,799,287 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Field Foundation of Illinois has 33 of them, worth $2,850,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Alt Space Chicago | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| True Star Foundation | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| Mitchell Museum of the American Indian | Evanston, IL | $150,000 |
| Muntu Dance Theatre | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Prison Neighborhood Arts Project | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Independent Film Alliance | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Eta Creative Arts Foundation | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Floating Museum | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Joel Hall Dancers & Center | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Kuumba Lynx | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Musical Arts Institute | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| South Side Community Art Center | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Young Chicago Authors | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Tgi Movement | Chicago, IL | $90,000 |
| Jazz Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $80,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 95% of this one's giving went to organizations in Illinois. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Field Foundation of Illinois's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 200 W Madison 3RD Floor, Chicago, IL, 60606. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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