Illinois · Public charity
Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc
To create opportunity ecosystems of evidence-based tools, learning experiences, and practices that exponentially increase access, optimize program quality, and accelerate impact for every young person. Our goal is to ensure that opportunities for learning and growth are distributed as equally as the abundance of talent in our…
- $940k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 64
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $835k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 28
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.1M
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2024 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Organization for Victim Advocacy Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Youth Advocates for Change | $26,650 | 1 | 23% |
| The Harbour Inc | $26,100 | 1 | 1% |
| Griot Arts Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Texas State University - San Marcos Research Foundation % Darryl Borgonah | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Her Rising Initiative | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Indian Science and Engineering Society | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Leaders for Change | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Campus Compact | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle Storm Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 8% |
Show all 65 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Organization for Victim Advocacy Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Youth Advocates for Change | $26,650 | 1 | 23% |
| The Harbour Inc | $26,100 | 1 | 1% |
| Griot Arts Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Texas State University - San Marcos Research Foundation % Darryl Borgonah | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Her Rising Initiative | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Indian Science and Engineering Society | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Leaders for Change | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Campus Compact | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle Storm Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Youth Technology Corps Nfp Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Coahoma Community College | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christopher Newport University Education Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Portland | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Virtutem Populo Inc | $11,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern Virginia University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Montana Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Charles Koch Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sonoma State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Antiquarian Society | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Drexel University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eastern University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Goodhue County 4-H Federation MN | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| New Voters Org | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Mississippi | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Goucher College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southern Methodist University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Denison University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Texas at Arlington | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Chicago | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bowling Green State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope College Explorehope | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The College of New Jersey | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dallas College Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| California State University Long Beach Research Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The George Washington University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Nevada Las Vegas | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Redemptorist Fathers | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greensboro College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alamo Colleges Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Baldwin Wallace University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Longwood University Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Goodwin University Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Marquette University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alvernia University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Central Arkansas Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas Woman's University Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kent State University Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| George Mason University Instructional Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Round House Theatre Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Berkeley College Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Weber State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cuny School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Emory University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| York College of Pennsylvania | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mental Health Connecticut Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Irvine Valley College Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Texas | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Chapter | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Civics Unplugged Inc | $9,350 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($27k), not named here.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
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About Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc
- How much does Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc give?
- Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc reported 64 itemized grants totaling $835,400, out of $940,300 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (78%), Arts & Culture (7%), Crime & Legal (6%).
- Who are Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: National Organization for Victim Advocacy Inc ($50k), Youth Advocates for Change ($27k), The Harbour Inc ($26k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Interfaith America, Folds of Honor Foundation, The Allstate Foundation.
- Where is Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc based?
- Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity Inc is based in IL.
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