Grantee List

Here is a complete list of all the organizations we have supported and currently support.

2020/2021 Grantees

• Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
• Action Center on Race and the Economy Institute
• Action Now Institute
• Arise Chicago
• Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
• Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
• Chicago Housing Initiative
• Community Organizing and Family Issues
• Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange (CCRx)
• Enlace Chicago
• Grassroots Collaborative
• Grow Your Own
• Kaleidoscope Inc.
• Logan Square Neighborhood Association
• Lugenia Burns Hope Center
• Northside Action for Justice
• Parents 4 Teachers
• Pilsen Alliance
• Profound Gentlemen
• Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education
• Southside Together Organizing for Power
• Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP)

2019 Grantees

• Action Now Institute
• Alternatives, Inc.
• American Indian Center
• Art Helps Heal
• Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
• Chicago Housing Initiative
• Communities United
• Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange (CCRx)
• Equip for Equality
• Grassroots Collaborative
• Illinois Humanities
• Institute for Positive Living
• Journey for Justice Alliance
• KEEN (KIDS ENJOY EXERCISE NOW) Chicago
• Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization
• Legal Council for Health Justice
• Logan Square Neighborhood Association
• Lugenia Burns Hope Center
• Manufacturing Renaissance
• Mini Medical Program of North Lawndale
• New Moms, Inc.
• Northside Action for Justice
• Parents 4 Teachers
• Pilsen Alliance
• Rainbows for All Children
• Sacred Ground
• Southside Together Organizing for Power
• Storycatchers Theatre
• The Adjoin Fund, Inc.
• Youth Network Council dba Illinois Collaboration On Youth
• UIC Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy

2018 Grantees

• A Just Chicago
• Access Living
• Action Now Institute
• Adjoin Fund
• ARISE Chicago
• Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC)
• Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth
• Chicagoland Laborers Union
• Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce & Community Initiative
• Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI)
• Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange
• Enlace Chicago
• eta Creative Arts Foundation
• Fair Test
• Grassroots Collaborative
• Grow Your Own Illinois
• Story Catchers Theater
• Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO)
• La Casa Norte
• Local Motions
• Manufacturing Connect
• Mikva Challenge
• New Moms
• Northeastern Illinois University
• Parents 4 Teachers (P4T)
• Profound Gentlemen
• Project Fierce
• Raise Your Hand
• ReFund America Project
• Reparations
• Special Education Committee
• Sojourner Scholars
• Paul Ministry
• Telpochcalli Community Education Project
• The Night Ministry
• The Well of Mercy
• Trauma Circle for Teachers
• United States Hispanic Leadership Institute
• Young Chicago Authors

2017 Grantees

• A Just Chicago
• Access Living
• Action Now Institute
• Albany Park Theater Project
• Alternatives
• ARISE
• Art Helps Heal
• Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
• Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth
• Centro de Trabajadores Unidos
• Chicago Freedom School
• Chicago Jobs with Justice
• Chicago Workforce Community Initiative
• Community Organizing Family Issues
• Community United
• Crossroads Fund
• CTU Women’s Rights Committee
• DuSable Museum of African American History
• Empowerment Through Education and Exposure
• ENLACE
• Equip for Equality
• ETA Creative Arts Foundation
• Grassroots Collaborative
• Grow Your Own
• Illinois Collaboration on Youth
• Journey
• for Justice Alliance
• Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
• La Casa Norte
• Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
• Local Motions
• Logan Square Neighborhood Association
• Lugenia Burns Hope Center
• Network for Public Education
• New Moms
• Northeastern Illinois University
• ONE Northside
• Parents4Teachers
• Pilsen Alliance
• Profound Gentlemen
• Project Fierce
• Rainbow PUSH Coalition
• Raise Your Hand
• Refund America Project
• ROLFE Foundation
• Save Our Schools
• SkyArt
• Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP)
• Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP)
• St. Paul Community Development Ministry
• The Night Ministry
• University of Illinois Foundation
• YMCA of Metro Chicago: Urban Warriors
• Young Chicago Authors

2016 Grantees

• Action Now Institute
• Adjoin Fund
• Albany Park Theater Project
• Alternatives Inc.
• ARISE Chicago
• Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC)
• Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
• Chicago Federation of Labor/CFL-WAC
• Chicago Freedom School
• Chicago Housing Initiative
• Communities United
• Community Organizing and Families Issues (COFI)
• Crossroads Fund
• Dainty Warrior Project
• DuSable Museum of African American History
• Empowerment through Education and Exposure
• Equip for Equality
• FCHN Program
• First Book
• Grow Your Own Illinois
• Infinite Scholars
• Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization (KOCO)
• Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN)
• La Casa Norte
• Legal Assistance Fund (LAF)
• Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA)
• Network for Public Education
• Network for Public Education Action
• New Moms
• New Sector Alliance
• Night Ministry
• ONE Northside
• Parents Across America
• Pilsen Alliance
• Profound Gentlemen
• Project Fierce Chicago
• Raise Your Hand Illinois
• ReFund America Project
• Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP)
• Special Olympics
• St Paul Church of God in Christ Community Development Ministries (SPCDM)
• YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago (Urban Warriors Program)
• Young Chicago Authors

2015 Grantees

• Access Living of Metro Chicago
• Action Now Institute
• Albany Park Neighborhood Council/Communities United
• Albany Park Theater Project
• Blocks Together
• Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC)
• Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI)
• Crossroads Fund
• Dainty Warrior Project
• DuSable Museum of African American History
• Enlace
• eta Creative Arts Foundation
• First Book
• Grow Your Own Illinois
• Health and Medicine Policy Research Group
• Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO)
• Kids Enjoy Exercise Now Foundation (KEEN(
• Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA)
• Mary E Smith Foundation
• Misericordia
• Mission of Our Lady of Mercy
• Network for Public Education
• Pilsen Alliance
• Raise Your Hand Illinois
• Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP)
• Special Olympics
• Studio One Art and Soul Foundation
• University of Illinois Foundation
• Veterans for Peace
• Young Chicago Authors

2014 Grantees

• Access Living of Metro Chicago
• Action Now Institute
• Albany Park Neighborhood Council/Communities United
• Blocks Together
• Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC)
• Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI)
• Crossroads Fund
• DuSable Museum of African American History
• Enlace
• eta Creative Arts Foundation
• First Book
• Grow Your Own Illinois
• Infinite Scholars
• Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO)
• Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA)
• Mission of Our Lady of Mercy
• Pilsen AllianceMission of Our Lady of Mercy
• Raise Your Hand Illinois
• Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP)
• Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP)
• Young Chicago Authors