Illinois · Public charity
Choose Chicago Foundation
The CHOOSE CHICAGO FOUNDATION accelerates the civic, cultural, and economic growth of chicago through travel and tourism initiatives.
- $197k
- Granted FY2023
- 4
- Grants FY2023
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $85,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $102,221
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 15
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $782k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Choose Chicago Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $112k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | $112k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $71k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $2.4M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uptown United | $261,000 | 2 | 31% |
| Puerto Rican Cultural Center | $255,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Devcorp North Dba Rogers Park Business Alliance | $250,000 | 1 | 19% |
| South Chicago Parents & Friends Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council | $250,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Northwest Side Community Development Cor | $220,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Greater Chatham Initiative | $220,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Austin Chamber of Commerce | $142,800 | 1 | 66% |
| Development Now for Chicago | $102,221 | 1 | 1% |
| Little Village Community Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 12% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uptown United | $261,000 | 2 | 31% |
| Puerto Rican Cultural Center | $255,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Devcorp North Dba Rogers Park Business Alliance | $250,000 | 1 | 19% |
| South Chicago Parents & Friends Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council | $250,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Northwest Side Community Development Cor | $220,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Greater Chatham Initiative | $220,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Austin Chamber of Commerce | $142,800 | 1 | 66% |
| Development Now for Chicago | $102,221 | 1 | 1% |
| Little Village Community Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 12% |
| West Ridge Chamber of Commerce | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Shore Chamber Community Development Corp | $98,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Woodlawn Chamber of Commerce | $79,000 | 2 | 68% |
| Morgan Park-Beverly Hills Business Association | $75,000 | 1 | 49% |
| Logan Square Chamber of Commerce | $73,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Lake View East Chamber of Commerce | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| National Louis University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Depaul University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Choose Chicago Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 17 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: The Coleman Foundation Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Small Business Advocacy Council · Robert R McCormick Foundation · Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Fifth Third Chicagoland Foundation · Women's Business Development Center · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Choose Chicago Foundation
- How much does Choose Chicago Foundation give?
- Choose Chicago Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $197,231 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 15 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Choose Chicago Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2023, its largest causes are Community Improvement (80%), Arts & Culture (10%), Health (10%).
- Who are Choose Chicago Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2023: Uptown United ($261k), Puerto Rican Cultural Center ($256k), Devcorp North Dba Rogers Park Business Alliance ($250k).
- Does Choose Chicago Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Choose Chicago Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Coleman Foundation Inc, The Chicago Community Trust, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation.
- Where is Choose Chicago Foundation based?
- Choose Chicago Foundation is based in IL.
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