Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2256036. Reported 167 grants totalling $23.7M to 83 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 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E240) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 83 distinct organizations, with 34% 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. 71% 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 $37,076. Half of what it reported fell between $12,820 and $104,685; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $2,711,642. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $8,153,638 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $3,129,624 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National University | San Diego, CA | $1,190,023 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $1,150,617 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,133,607 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | Irvine, CA | $883,511 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cirtec Medical LLC | Los Gatos, CA | $821,817 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Denver, CO | $796,349 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Veterans Research and Education | Minneapolis, MN | $548,016 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Research Triangle Institute | Durham, NC | $471,929 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kessler Foundation Inc | East Hanover, NJ | $420,720 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $354,730 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Alabama - Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $329,636 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $289,344 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northcentral University | Scottsdale, AZ | $247,048 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $236,573 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $223,829 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shepherd Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $222,905 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Slice Mr | Dallas, TX | $219,164 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hcbs Strategies Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $183,709 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | $175,711 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $165,691 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of California Irvine Foundation | Irvine, CA | $125,586 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University | Blacksburg, VA | $113,182 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $111,586 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Medical Engineering & Development Institute Inc | West Lafayette, IN | $108,078 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | Notre Dame, IN | $100,670 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | $100,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $100,047 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of North Texas | Denton, TX | $99,252 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine | Bethesda, MD | $87,782 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $75,123 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Namsa (north American Science Association) | Northwood, OH | $74,288 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Massachusetts | Shrewsbury, MA | $73,158 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $72,656 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Advancing States Inc | Arlington, VA | $63,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $62,821 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $55,309 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $51,290 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Datos Health Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science | Hines, IL | $44,169 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nfx | Detroit, MI | $43,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rancho Research Institute | Downey, CA | $42,976 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $42,075 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $42,070 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $40,013 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $39,625 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | $36,373 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $35,813 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Inchworms Pediatric Therapy LLC | Chicago, IL | $33,715 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | $31,331 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ktd Plus LLC | Evanston, IL | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX | $29,338 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Health Tech Pal Corp | Cherry Hill, NJ | $27,088 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brett Mensh Optimize Science | San Rafael, CA | $23,470 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $21,889 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | Chicago, IL | $21,434 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baylor Research Institute | Dallas, TX | $21,248 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alexian Brothers Health System | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS | $17,073 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | $16,938 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | Boston, MA | $16,502 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Support Development Associates LLC | Greensboro, NC | $16,114 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $14,009 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $11,838 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Handicare USA LLC | Chicago, IL | $9,177 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Diego State University Foundation | San Diego, CA | $9,150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eckmaahs & Associates LLC | Plymouth, MN | $7,964 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Amita Health | Rockford, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $7,220 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kozlowski Health Services Consulting LLC | Grand Rapids, MI | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agate Publishing Inc | Evanston, IL | $6,443 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Childerguild | New Lenox, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Park District | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Silver Cross Foundation | New Lenox, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Side Archery Club | Chicago, IL | $5,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Magnificent Mile Association | Chicago, IL | $5,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Djs Scuba Locker Inc | Brookfield, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parkinsons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sih Foundation Nfp | Carbondale, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
44 of 83 (53%) 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.
- Northwestern University
Payments for research study related activities - Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
Operational Support & Payments for research study related activities
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 43 of 83 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 | 29 | $5,007,589 | $43,362 |
| 2021 | 41 | $5,784,809 | $32,195 |
| 2022 | 45 | $7,114,312 | $36,460 |
| 2023 | 52 | $5,805,314 | $34,524 |
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
54% 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 $37,076 -- 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 Rehabilitation Institute 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 40 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 12 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: 355 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL, 60611.
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