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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $15,165,205 | $14,362,605 | $12,057,777 | $202,104,697 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 72% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See StatementChicago, IL | Program Support | $7,884,475 | 2017 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unmi Song | PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY | 40.00 | $300,000 |
| Amina Dickerson | CHAIR | 2.50 | $40,000 |
| Graham Grady | VICE CHAIR AND TREASURER | 2.50 | $40,000 |
| Lloyd A Fry Iii | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $196,393,297 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $5,688,272 | $11,707,566 | $11,456,742 | $198,005,600 | $193,157,735 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $7,655,383 | $14,332,973 | $11,381,254 | $195,307,873 | $189,839,070 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $15,717,163 | $11,952,159 | $10,515,063 | $220,288,049 | $216,518,302 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $9,329,713 | $11,606,189 | $10,432,177 | $179,499,313 | $175,712,005 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $10,597,777 | $11,919,343 | $9,771,570 | $187,598,807 | $183,618,159 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $20,718,543 | $10,713,498 | $9,471,768 | $189,128,277 | $186,187,440 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $9,449,597 | $10,720,021 | $9,352,006 | $180,619,932 | $177,695,317 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $7,123,503 | $9,832,595 | $9,407,045 | $167,886,853 | $165,283,790 |
| FOR SUPPORT OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER |
| $250,000 |
| 2023 |
| Community Restorative Justice HubsChicago, IL | To Build Restorative Justice Hubs Infrastructure for Community Healing Decarceration and Investment | $250,000 | 2019 |
| THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, IL | FOR SUPPORT OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER | $250,000 | 2024 |
| THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, IL | FOR SUPPORT OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER | $250,000 | 2022 |
| COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HUBSCHICAGO, IL | FOR SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HUBS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY HEALING, DECARCERATION AND INVESTMENT | $225,000 | 2022 |
| COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HUBSCHICAGO, IL | FOR SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HUBS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY HEALING, DECARCERATION AND INVESTMENT | $225,000 | 2023 |
| COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HUBSCHICAGO, IL | FOR SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HUBS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY HEALING, DECARCERATION AND INVESTMENT | $225,000 | 2024 |
| Community Restorative Justice HubsChicago, IL | For support of Community Restorative Justice Hubs Infrastructure for Community Healing, Decarceration and Investment | $225,000 | 2021 |
| Chicago Public Education FundChicago, IL | For the CPS Principal Database and the Principal Summer Design Project | $200,000 | 2018 |
| Community Restorative Justice HubsChicago, IL | To Build Restorative Justice Hubs Infrastructure for Community Healing, Decarceration, and Investment | $200,000 | 2020 |
| METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICESCHICAGO, IL | FOR THE METROPOLITAN PEACE ACADEMY AND THE RAPID EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (READI) | $200,000 | 2024 |
| UIC College of Education Center for Urban Education LeadershipChicago, IL | For the Center for Urban Education Leadership | $150,000 | 2018 |
| UIC College of Education Center for Urban Education LeadershipChicago, IL | For the Center for Urban Education Leadership | $150,000 | 2019 |
| Illinois College of OptometryChicago, IL | For the Chicago Vision Outreach and a Diabetes Eye Clinic Initiative | $150,000 | 2016 |
| Illinois College of OptometryChicago, IL | For the CPS Vision Clinic and Diabetes Eye Clinic | $150,000 | 2018 |
| Institute for Nonviolence ChicagoChicago, IL | For general operations and capacity building support | $150,000 | 2021 |
| Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty LawMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Chicago, IL | For support of the Shriver Center's Health Care Justice Program | $140,000 | 2018 |
| Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty LawMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Chicago, IL | For the Health Care Justice Program | $140,000 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIONCHICAGO, IL | FOR THE NETWORK FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS FOR WORK WITH R&D PARTNER SCHOOLS AND FOR THE FRESHMAN SUCCESS FOR EQUITY COLLABORATIVE | $130,000 | 2022 |
| University of Chicago School of Social Service AdministrationChicago, IL | For the Network for College Success for work with R&D Partner Schools and for the Freshman Success for Equity Collaborative | $130,000 | 2021 |
| INSTITUTE FOR NONVIOLENCE CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $125,000 | 2024 |
| CHICAGOLAND WORKFORCE FUNDER ALLIANCECHICAGO, IL | FOR SUPPORT OF THE CHICAGOLAND WORKFORCE FUNDER ALLIANCE (F995) | $125,000 | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Education FundChicago, IL | For the expansion of the Summer Design Program and investment in priority schools in Chicago | $125,000 | 2019 |
| UIC College of Education Center for Urban Education LeadershipChicago, IL | For the Center for Urban Education Leadership | $125,000 | 2021 |
| 2.50 |
| $40,000 |
| Stephanie Pace Marshall | DIRECTOR | 2.50 | $40,000 |
| Librada Killian | DIRECTOR | 2.50 | $40,000 |
| Howard M Mccue Iii | DIRECTOR | 2.50 | $40,000 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202521289349101547
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202411319349101006
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202311329349100811
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202211229349101501
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Jun 30, 2020
Filing id 202131319349100003
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Jun 30, 2019
Filing id 202011349349100006
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Jun 30, 2018
Filing id 201900589349100605
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Jun 30, 2017
Filing id 201830389349100113
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Jun 30, 2016
Filing id 201720199349100202
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.