Illinois · Public charity
Aurora Downtown
The mission of AURORA DOWNTOWN is to do all things necessary to relieve poverty and combat community deterioration by improving, redeveloping, aiding and assisting business enterprises and persons within the geographic boundaries described by city of aurora ordinance.
- $48k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2025
- $48,229
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $48,229
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations Aurora Downtown funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $48k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $6k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $19k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $18k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $9k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $29k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $8k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of the Fox | $61,400 | 4 | n/a |
| Balderas Beauty Salon | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($67k), not named here.
About Aurora Downtown
- How much does Aurora Downtown give?
- Aurora Downtown reported 1 grants totaling $48,229 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Aurora Downtown fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (47%), Public Benefit (35%), Philanthropy (12%).
- Who are Aurora Downtown's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Community Foundation of the Fox ($61k), Balderas Beauty Salon ($8k).
- Does Aurora Downtown fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Aurora Downtown based?
- Aurora Downtown is based in IL.
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