Illinois · Public charity
Chicago Fire Department Foundation
The cfd foundation supports the critical lifesaving work of the chicago fire department. See schedule o.the foundation will work collaboratively with the fire department and its members to support its most crucial priorities; to reduce firefighter, paramedic, and civilian deaths and injury. The foundation will support cfd initiatives for…
- $123k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $10k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Chicago Fire Department Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | $10k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $10k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $16k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $55k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $35k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $48k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $53k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $23k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire Department Gold Badge Society | $183,176 | 7 | 82% |
| City of Chicago | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ende Menzer Walsh & Quinn Retirees' Widows' & Children's Assistance Fund | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($11k), not named here.
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About Chicago Fire Department Foundation
- How much does Chicago Fire Department Foundation give?
- Chicago Fire Department Foundation reported 1 itemized grants totaling $10,000, out of $122,534 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Chicago Fire Department Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Safety & Disaster (70%), Public Benefit (20%), Recreation & Sports (8%).
- Who are Chicago Fire Department Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Chicago Fire Department Gold Badge Society ($183k), City of Chicago ($50k), Ende Menzer Walsh & Quinn Retirees' Widows' & Children's Assistance Fund ($5k).
- Does Chicago Fire Department Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Chicago Fire Department Foundation based?
- Chicago Fire Department Foundation is based in IL.
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