Illinois · Public charity
Communities United
COMMUNITIES UNITED is an intergenerational community organization that engages community members in efforts to preserve affordable housing, improve the quality of education, increase access to affordable health care, and increase positive investment in young people.
- $353k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $309k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $308,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $308,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $10.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Communities United funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $309k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $309k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $309k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $70k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $85k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $64k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $16k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | $617,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Law Center for Better Housing | $208,884 | 3 | 2% |
| Alianza Leadership Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Westside Health Authority | $9,200 | 2 | 0% |
| The Above and Beyond Foundation | $6,700 | 1 | 2% |
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About Communities United
- How much does Communities United give?
- Communities United reported 1 itemized grants totaling $308,500, out of $352,500 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does Communities United fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (57%), Housing & Shelter (40%), Human Services (2%).
- Who are Communities United's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago ($617k), Law Center for Better Housing ($209k), Alianza Leadership Institute ($10k).
- Does Communities United fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Communities United based?
- Communities United is based in IL.
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