Illinois · Public charity
Ascend Justice
Our mission is to empower individuals and families impacted by gender-based violence or the child welfare system to achieve safety and stability through holistic legal advocacy and systemic reform. We are working toward strong communities where people have the power to navigate fair systems and overcome violence.
- $143k
- Granted FY2023
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $136k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $51,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $77,400
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $3.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Ascend Justice funded were first-time grantees, receiving 43% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | $136k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $117k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Crisis Center | $144,967 | 2 | 1% |
| Safer Foundation | $51,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Remedies Renewing Lives | $13,610 | 1 | 0% |
| Sarah's Inn | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Family Rescue Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Illinois Legal Aid Online | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Network Advocating Against Domestic Violence | $6,088 | 1 | 0% |
| Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence | $5,073 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ascend Justice supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Chicago Foundation for Women · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · The Chicago Community Trust · Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence · Michael Reese Health Trust · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
About Ascend Justice
- How much does Ascend Justice give?
- Ascend Justice reported 3 itemized grants totaling $136,400, out of $143,446 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Ascend Justice fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2023, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (80%), Human Services (12%), Health (7%).
- Who are Ascend Justice's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2023: Lake County Crisis Center ($145k), Safer Foundation ($51k), Remedies Renewing Lives ($14k).
- Does Ascend Justice fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Ascend Justice?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Chicago Foundation for Women, Polk Bros Foundation Inc, Arie and Ida Crown Memorial.
- Where is Ascend Justice based?
- Ascend Justice is based in IL.
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