Fifth Third Chicagoland Foundation
Rosemont, IL · EIN 20-3216854. Reported 220 grants totalling $8,579,052 to 139 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Fifth Third Chicagoland Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $12,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $522,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Claretian Associates | Chicago, IL | $821,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Investment Corporation | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children First Fund | Chicago, IL | $305,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Allies for Community Business | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Window to the World | Chicago, IL | $215,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unity Way of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $201,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Urban League | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $175,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dominican University | River Forest, IL | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Youth Job Center of Evanston Inc | Evanston, IL | $145,094 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Umoja Student Development Corporation | Chicago, IL | $144,375 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Thresholds | Chicago, IL | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adler University | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Business Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Business Development Ctr | Chicago, IL | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Commons | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Sunshine Enterprises | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Resurrection Project | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Woodstock Institute | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corp | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Link Unlimited Scholars | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Quad Communites Development | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago | Chicago, IL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Academy Group | Chicago, IL | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Neighbor Project | Aurora, IL | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Enlace Chicago | Chicago, IL | $52,254 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blessings in a Backpak | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Envision Unlimited | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Forefront Co Fbrk Impact House | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girls Inc of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Englewood Cdc | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Housing Lakefront | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Working Credit Nfp | Chicago, IL | $47,254 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Debate Commission | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City Year Inc | Dorchester, MA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Safer Foundation | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aspire | Hillside, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Focus | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heartland Alliance | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Planning Council | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Moose Charities | Mooseheart, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Providence St Mel School | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Suburban Pads | Chicago Heights, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Black Star Project | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Children's Musuem | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Far Southside Cdc | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Chicago | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Housing Opportunities for Women | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwest Side Housing Center | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oak Park Regional Housing Ctr | Oak Park, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spanish Coalition for Housing | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Build Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Action Partnership | Waukegan, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Partners for Affordable Housing | Libertyville, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hacia School Scholarship & Education Fund | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helping Hand Center | Countrysid, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Housing Action Illinois | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Instituto Del Progresso Latino | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Latin United Community Housing | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Family Services of Dupage | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago, IL | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blessings in a Backpak | Lousiville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catalyst Schools | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Lawyers Committee | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Scholars Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago United Inc | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christ the King Jesuit College | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Year Chicago | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Cancer Research | Munster, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Devcorp North | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Auburn Gresham | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greenwood Archer Capital | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois | Skokie, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little City Foundation | Palatine, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Lawndale Employment Network | Hammond, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Lawndale Employment Network | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oak Park Regional Housing Center | Oak Park, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shriver Center on Poverty Law | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Swedish Hospital Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Juncture Foundation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Association House of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Austin Coming Together | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Community Loan Fund | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Bank of Northwest Indiana | Merrillvile, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hammond Development Corp | Hammond, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| KIPP Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kohl Childrens Museum of Greater Chicago | Glenview, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Libenu | Skokie, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mcdermott Center-Haymarket Center | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Music and Dance Theater Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Norwegian American Hospital (now Humboldt & Park Health Foundation) | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| P33 | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resurrection University Dba Oak Point | Oak Brook, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The African American Arts | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Gray Matter Experience | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christ the King Jesuit School | Chicago Heights, IL | $18,475 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Sinfonietta | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Wide Tax Assistance Program (ladder Up) | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest Indiana Reinvestment | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Million Degrees | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Neighborhood Project | Aurora, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Simple Good | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bottom Line - Chicago | Chicago, IL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Patrick High School | Chicago, IL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center on Halsted | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Historical Society | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Growing Home | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Trinity High School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids First Chicago for Education | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ladder Up | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leadership Greater Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lift Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Namaste Charter School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Near North Montessori School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Golden Apple Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jane Addams Resource Corp | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partners in Community Building | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Plymouth Place | La Grange, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
68 of 139 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 44%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 145 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | $3,405,069 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 100 | $3,707,475 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $1,466,508 | $20,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Fifth Third Chicagoland Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 6111 North River Road Suite 1100, Rosemont, IL, 60018. 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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