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Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago

Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2167943. Reported 276 grants totalling $12.1M to 139 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$49,250median grant
$12.1Mgranted, 2020-2023
139organizations funded
52%of grantees funded again the next year
$63.2Massets, 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. Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago 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 $49,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $30,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $750 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
4 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
1 grant
$5,000 - $10,000
6 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
22 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
105 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
134 grants
$100,000 and Up
4 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Health & Medicine Policy Research GroupChicago, IL$384,500542023
Illinois Association of Free and Charitable ClinicsLemont, IL$300,000542023
Heartland Alliance HealthChicago, IL$290,000442023
AIDS Foundation of ChicagoChicago, IL$250,000332023
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee RightsChicago, IL$225,000442023
Shriver Center on Poverty LawChicago, IL$216,000442023
The Network Advocating Against Domestic ViolenceChicago, IL$210,000332023
Everthrive IllinoisChicago, IL$200,000442023
Lawndale Christian Health CenterChicago, IL$200,000442023
Connections for the HomelessEvanson, IL$176,600542023
Planned Parenthood of IllinoisChicago, IL$170,000332022
ResilienceChicago, IL$170,000442023
Deborah's PlaceChicago, IL$161,600542023
Housing ForwardMaywood, IL$160,000332023
North Side Housing & Supportive ServicesChicago, IL$160,000332023
Old Irving Park Community ClinicChicago, IL$160,000332022
South Suburban PadsChicago Heights, IL$160,000332023
Mujeres Latinas En AccionChicago, IL$155,000332022
New Moms IncChicago, IL$155,000332023
Enlace ChicagoChicago, IL$150,000332022
The Night MinistryChicago, IL$150,000332023
Tapestry 360 HealthChicago, IL$145,000212022
Chicago Coalition for the HomelessChicago, IL$140,000332022
Juvenile Protective AssociationChicago, IL$140,000332023
Greenlight Family ServicesChicago, IL$136,000442023
Chinese American Service LeagueChicago, IL$135,000332023
Housing Opportunities for WomenChicago, IL$135,000332022
Primecare Community Health IncChicago, IL$125,000222021
Anew Building Beyond Violence and AbuseHomewood, IL$120,000332022
Communities in Schools of ChicagoChicago, IL$120,000222023
La Rabida Children's HospitalChicago, IL$120,000332022
The Josselyn CenterNorthfield, IL$120,000222022
Maven ProjectSan Francisco, CA$119,000332022
Between FriendsChicago, IL$110,000332023
Indo-American CenterChicago, IL$110,000332023
Institute for Therapy Through the ArtsEvanston, IL$110,000332023
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL$110,000332022
Christopher HouseChicago, IL$105,000222023
The ArkChicago, IL$100,564332022
Become IncChicago, IL$100,000222023
Chicago Volunteer Doulas IncChicago, IL$100,000332023
CommunityhealthChicago, IL$100,000222023
Esperanza Health CentersChicago, IL$100,000112023
Fenix Family Health CenterHighwood, IL$100,000222023
Heartland Alliance InternationalChicago, IL$100,000222021
Partnership for a Connected IllinoisSpringfield, IL$100,000222023
RefugeeoneChicago, IL$100,000222022
The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisChicago, IL$100,000222023
The Boulevard of ChicagoChicago, IL$100,000222023
Youth GuidanceChicago, IL$100,000222022
Sinai Health SystemChicago, IL$98,500222023
Chicago South Side Birth CenterGlenwood, IL$97,000112022
360 Youth ServicesNaperville, IL$90,000222021
AlliancechicagoChicago, IL$90,000212023
Breakthrough Urban MinistriesChicago, IL$90,000332023
Infant Welfare Society of ChicagoChicago, IL$90,000222022
Michael Reese Research and Education FoundationChicago, IL$85,000222022
Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook CountyHillside, IL$80,000222021
Antioch Area Healthcare Accessibility AllianceAntioch, IL$80,000332023
Beds Plus IncLagrange, IL$80,000222023
Healing to ActionChicago, IL$80,000222021
Youth Outreach ServicesChicago, IL$80,000222021
YWCA Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL$80,000222023
Options for YouthChicago, IL$75,000332022
Well Child CenterElgin, IL$75,000222022
YogacareChicago, IL$75,000222021
Ethiopian Community Association of ChicagoChicago, IL$70,000112023
Girls Inc of ChicagoChicago, IL$70,000222022
Heartland Health CentersChicago, IL$70,000112020
Mobile Care ChicagoChicago, IL$70,000432023
Will-Grundy Medical ClinicJoliet, IL$70,000112022
Wings Program IncPalatine, IL$70,000222023
Chicago Children's Advocacy CenterChicago, IL$65,000222023
Young InvinciblesChicago, IL$65,000112020
Asian Human Services Family Health CenterChicago, IL$60,000112023
Beds Plus Care IncLagrange, IL$60,000112021
Primo Center for Women and ChildrenChicago, IL$60,000112023
Nourishing HopeChicago, IL$55,000112023
Pillars Community HealthCountryside, IL$55,000112022
Pcc Community Wellness CenterOak Park, IL$50,436112021
Access to CareWestchester, IL$50,000112021
Advocates for Community WellnessChicago, IL$50,000112023
Alternatives IncChicago, IL$50,000112023
Bolingbrook Christian Health CenterBolingbrook, IL$50,000112022
Center on HalstedChicago, IL$50,000112023
Chicago Coalition to End HomelessChicago, IL$50,000112023
Children's Research Triangle IncChicago, IL$50,000112023
Connections for Abused Women and Their ChildrenChicago, IL$50,000112022
Crisis Center for South SuburbiaTinley Park, IL$50,000112020
Equal HopeChicago, IL$50,000112021
Erie Family Health CentersChicago, IL$50,000112023
Facing Forward to End HomelessnessChicago, IL$50,000112022
Harvard Community Senior CenterHarvard, IL$50,000112022
Haymarket CenterChicago, IL$50,000112021
Howard Area Community CenterChicago, IL$50,000112021
Impact Behavioral Health PartnersEvanston, IL$50,000112021
Journey's Community Centers IncChicago, IL$50,000112021
Kids Above AllChicago, IL$50,000222022
Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness CareJoliet, IL$50,000222023
Melanated Midwives NfpChicago, IL$50,000112023
New Life-Knew SolutionsChicago, IL$50,000112023
Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare SocietyOak Park, IL$50,000222022
Sga Youth & Family ServicesChicago, IL$50,000112022
The Chicago Community FoundationChicago, IL$50,000112023
University of Illinois at Chicago College of DentistryChicago, IL$50,000112020
Holy Family MinistriesChicago, IL$48,000222022
Ecker Center for Behavioral HealthElgin, IL$45,000112023
Apna GharChicago, IL$40,000112020
Chicago Jesuit AcademyChicago, IL$40,000222023
Family FocusChicago, IL$40,000112023
Family Health Partnership ClinicCrystal Lake, IL$40,000112021
Gary Comer Youth CenterChicago, IL$40,000112022
Healthy Illinois CampaignChicago, IL$40,000112022
Michael Reese Health TrustElgin, IL$40,000112023
NAMI ChicagoChicago, IL$40,000112022
Refuge for WomenCrystal Lake, IL$40,000222022
Teen Parent ConnectionGlen Ellyn, IL$40,000222022
The Harbour IncPark Ridge, IL$40,000112023
Swedish HospitalChicago, IL$35,000222023
Youth & Family CounselingLibertyville, IL$35,000112022
Illinois Contraceptive Access Now (ican) - a Project of AlliancechicagoChicago, IL$30,000112022
James B Moran Center for Youth AdvocacyEvanston, IL$30,000112022
Un Nuevo Despertar - a New Awakening NfpChicago, IL$30,000112023
Zacharias Sexual Abuse CenterGurnee, IL$30,000112021
Port MinistriesChicago, IL$28,000112021
ForefrontChicago, IL$25,534332023
Association House of ChicagoChicago, IL$25,000112023
Bridge CommunitiesGlen Ellyn, IL$25,000112021
Centro San BonifacioChicago, IL$25,000112023
IgniteChicago, IL$25,000112023
Nurse-Family PartnershipDenver, CO$25,000112022
Pads Lake CountyWaukegan, IL$25,000112022
Youth & Opportunity UnitedEvanston, IL$25,000112020
Dupage Health CoalitionCarol Stream, IL$23,000112023
Dental Lifeline Network - IllinoisDenver, CO$20,000222022
Fox Valley Hands of HopeGeneva, IL$20,000112023
Tri City Health PartnershipSt Charles, IL$20,000112020
Grantmakers in HealthWashington, DC$18,750442023
Zion Benton Children's ServiceZion, IL$15,000112020

77 of 139 (55%) 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 52%, 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.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 193 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
58 grants
Health Care
35 grants
Housing & Shelter
22 grants
Education
13 grants
Mental Health
12 grants
Community Improvement
8 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
8 grants
Crime & Legal
8 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202062$2,711,105$46,750
202168$3,004,320$45,000
202275$3,116,650$40,000
202371$3,226,409$50,000

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

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% 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.

Illinois
$11.9M
California
$119K
Colorado
$45K
District of Columbia
$19K

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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund85 shared recipientsThe Chicago Community Trust84 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc68 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc64 shared recipientsUnited Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc63 shared recipientsCircle of Service Foundation54 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $49,250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Visiting Nurse Association of Chicago'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 St 300, 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.

EIN 36-2167943 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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