Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-1408475. Reported 174 grants totalling $13.6M to 91 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Loyola University of Chicago, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B430) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 91 distinct organizations, with 18% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 64% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $32,574. Half of what it reported fell between $11,825 and $94,585; the smallest was $5,086 and the largest $856,851. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $2,387,150 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,392,849 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $1,015,310 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $716,437 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $531,961 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | $510,906 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sisters of Charity Bvm | Dubuque, IA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI | $489,984 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Varian Medical Systems Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $392,051 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $292,131 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $287,405 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Curriculum Analysis | Madison, WI | $229,033 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory | Los Alamos, NM | $227,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Scripps Research Institute | La Jolla, CA | $227,175 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $225,324 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boise State University | Boise, ID | $219,663 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $210,620 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of California Davis | Davis, CA | $183,360 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | Irvine, CA | $165,402 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $160,948 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $156,907 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | $139,256 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory | Los Alamos, NM | $113,561 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Law Foundation of the University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $113,037 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Auburn University | Auburn, AL | $110,827 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | $107,236 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $107,045 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vietnamese Asso of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $106,563 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Measures for Justice Institute | Rochester, NY | $100,005 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Tech Univ Health Science | Lubbock, TX | $93,226 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, TN | $90,630 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $89,043 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $88,899 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science | Hines, IL | $88,101 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $82,044 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $80,994 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | $80,713 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Argonne National Lab | Carol Stream, IL | $75,443 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | $66,089 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $66,051 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, TN | $58,102 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Devcorp North | Chicago, IL | $56,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $54,669 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Institute | Denver, CO | $54,592 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America Inc Nfp | Chicago, IL | $51,703 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $51,153 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI | $48,878 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $48,097 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $47,548 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Chicago Academy of Sciences | Chicago, IL | $47,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart Schools | Chicago, IL | $45,965 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living Works | Chicago, IL | $45,882 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Old Dominion University Research Foundation | Norfolk, VA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cardno Inc | Dallas, TX | $39,130 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Centro Romero | Chicago, IL | $34,273 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Portland State University | Portland, OR | $32,862 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $32,351 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $30,239 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $29,802 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Denver, CO | $28,573 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village of Maywood | Maywood, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science | North Chicago, IL | $22,927 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Bronx, NY | $22,735 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians | Sault Ste Marie, MI | $18,897 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| County of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $18,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Chicago, IL | $18,475 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | $16,341 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maywood Park District | Maywood, IL | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Research | College Station, TX | $15,846 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Geisinger Clinic | Danville, PA | $15,380 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | $14,020 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Humanity First USA | Silver Spring, MD | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute of the National Network for Social Work Managers | Lincoln, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Misericordia Home | Chicago, IL | $11,604 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California | Oakland, CA | $11,419 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Immanuel Luthern Church | Chicago, IL | $10,870 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medstar Health Research Institute Inc | Columbia, MD | $10,024 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Lung Association | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Bishop of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Leadership Roundtable Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of American Law Teachers Inc | Albany, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX | $8,328 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Empowerment Centers | Chicago, IL | $8,297 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Urban League | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holy Name Cathedral | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ignatian Spirituality Project | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Eulalia Church | Maywood, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus Inc | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Benedictine University | Lisle, IL | $5,570 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| By the Hand Club for Kids | Chicago, IL | $5,331 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mcgaw YMCA | Evanston, IL | $5,149 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
47 of 91 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Center for Curriculum Analysis
Professional Learning Partnership - Los Alamos National Laboratory
HCV Molecular Virology Research - Wayne State University
Opiod Tapering Outcomes Study - University of California Davis
Health and Disease Research - Vietnamese Association of Illinois
Minority Prevention Program - Regents of the University of California Irvine
Glyoxal Toxicity Research
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 46 of 91 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 42 | $3,128,736 | $35,719 |
| 2021 | 41 | $2,574,903 | $17,656 |
| 2022 | 44 | $3,408,156 | $36,303 |
| 2023 | 47 | $4,476,616 | $45,965 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
35% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $32,574 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Loyola University of Chicago's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 46 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 820 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60611.
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